uk
Garment Workers Are Being Exploited in the UK. One MP Calls it a ‘National Shame.’
A British MP has voiced concern over garment workers in Leicester who are believed to toil under conditions…
UK’s Largest Footwear Maker Wants to Boost Margins. Will Predictive Analytics Help?
U.K. footwear maker Hotter Shoes is using First Insight's predictive analytics and decision-making platform…
British Startup’s Open Skin Tone Database to Boost Nude-Color Inclusivity
Underwear startup, Heist, is opening up its data on global skin tones to give brands a leg up when it comes…
WWD Recommends
UK Retail Sales Fall for a Second Month as Economy Loses Steam
The volume of goods sold in stores and online declined 0.5 percent following a 0.1 percent drop in April, the…
Millennial Spending Power
The demographic is spending money in new places.
UK Consumers Wary of Brexit Hold Off Big Purchases in March
Consumer spending declined in March as concerns over Brexit and the late timing of the Easter holiday held…
Britain’s Battered Shopping Streets are Seeing Stores Close Daily
Stores are closing daily on the UK's shopping streets in a crisis reminiscent of the US retail apocalypse…
UK Report Says Internet Retailers Should Pay Higher Taxes
Internet retailers such as Amazon.com, Asos Plc and Boohoo Group Plc should pay higher U.K. taxes to help…
UK Lawmakers Could Tax New Clothes to Improve Recycling
British lawmakers are proposing a one-penny tax on new apparel to fund better clothing sorting and recycling…
A Shopping Mall Near Edinburgh Sold for Less Than a London Flat
A UK shopping mall sold at auction for 310,000 pounds, underscoring the perilous state of a retail industry…
UK Parliament Denounces Fast Fashion As “Unsustainable” and “Exploitative”
The UK parliament committee's report details the fashion brands that are failing and flourishing on the…
U.K. Retail Woes Continue Into 2019 as Brexit Uncertainty Mounts
The brutal conditions facing U.K. retailers were confirmed by a survey published Friday.
Ferragamo Receives Corporate Social Responsibility Award by U.K. Government
The U.K.-Italy Business Awards ceremony took place at the Milan Bourse on Thursday night.
UK Retailers May Face Up to £1 Billion in Recycling Costs
A new waste strategy by the U.K. government this could see retailers cough up millions of pounds more to…
British Luxury Lands With Annual Walpole U.S. Trade Tour
Walpole, Great Britain campaign, U.K. government and New West End partner for British luxury trade mission.