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100 Stores Threatened by Property Taxes, UK Shoe Chain Boss Warns
Store rents are falling but commercial property taxes have more than doubled in a decade for one value…
British Luxury Wants to be a Sustainability Leader—Here’s How It’ll Get There
The British luxury industry wants to be at the frontlines of the sustainability movement.
A No-Deal Brexit Could Spell Tariff-Laden Calamity for the UK’s Fashion Industry
The U.K.'s fashion industry will be pummeled by tariffs should the country engage in a no-deal Brexit at the…
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UK Retailers Gripped by Rise in Excess Stock, Markdowns
UK retailers are plagued by excess stock due as weather woes, stagnating incomes and Brexit uncertainty…
Brexit Starts Next Week and UK Trade Hangs in the Balance
On Wednesday, the U.K. is expected to begin the two-year formal process that will see it separate from the…
Clothing Sales Wilt During UK’s Second-Warmest September on Record
More woes for Britain's apparel retailers in September, as official figures reveal consumers responded to…
Britain Votes to Quit the EU, Uncertainty Unleashed
Britain won't be a part of the European Union anymore, and the U.K.'s prime minister has already resigned…
British Stores Suffer Record Declines in Fashion Sales
An unusually cold start to spring stopped British consumers from splashing out on warm weather clothes and…
Deloitte: Technology Could Eliminate 2M Retail Jobs in UK
Automation is already responsible for wiping out 338,000 jobs in the United Kingdom's retail and wholesale…
WRAP Charity Publishes 5-Year Plan to Reduce Textile Waste
The Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP) published a 5-year plan, which lays out how the charity will…
UK Apparel Employers Fail to Pay Workers National Minimum Wage
The U.K. government called out three apparel companies who have not paid their workers the national minimum…
UK Textile Workers Paid Less Than Half Legal and Living Wage
"Made in Britain" may not conjure notions of an exploited workforce, but according to a new report, workers…
British Textile Industry Boosted by $30M Grant
The British government today granted the country’s textile industry around £19.5 million (or nearly $30…
Argos Partners with Sainsbury’s to Open 10 Digital Stores
Some U.K. shoppers will soon be able to pick up online purchases with their groceries. Digital retailer Argos…