By Amy Sheilds & Colleen McDonnell ( Drapers Record May 20th 2011)
Indies have welcomed the high profile appointment of Mary Portas to lead a government review into the future of the high street, but the self-proclaimed Queen of Shops has admitted to underestimating the size of the task.
Portas has met to ” brainstorm” with planners [...]
Portas’s high street task
May 20th, 201170’s Revival
March 30th, 2011Sping/ Summer 2011 will see 70’s inspired designs from the catwalk to the high street.
Maxi dresses, maxi skirts, wide leg trousers, floral prints, clogs and high platform shoes are a must have this season.
Definetly a look any style concious lady should been see in!
Brits can make it here
January 31st, 2011Drapers Record January 28th 2011
Taken from an article by Peter Lucas (Chairman of the UK Fashion & Textile Association)
‘When the uk Fashion and Textile association embarked on developing it’s ‘Let make it here’ database of the British suppliers a year ago, their reasons were not entirely nostalgic; They also recognised a change in the sourcing [...]
Snow-blind reatailers mull next move
December 14th, 2010Taken from Article by Jessica Brown, Editor Drapers Record
Retailers are feeling the ‘Big Freeze’ as temperatures plummeted to below freezing over the last two weeks, resulting in less footfall in what should be their busiest time with pre-Christmas sales.
“Many retailers are considering accelerating markdowns early in an effort to drive footfall and beginning to clear [...]
Joseph Ribkoff
December 14th, 2010Jane McDonald who was previously a memeber of ITV1 Loose women panel, looked amazing in her new magazine column wearing Joseph Ribkoff 03876 and 03077.
Stocked at Dunedin Shoes & Clothing
Penelope & Parker
November 18th, 2010‘Penelope & Parker’s Tabitha bag named as ‘Shape of the season in this weeks Grazia’
Stocked at Dunedin Shoes & Clothing.
Retail spend to rise
November 17th, 2010Christmas retail spend to rise by 1% this year
By Caroline Parry, Drapers
This Christmas UK retail spend is expected to rise by 1%, according to a survey by consultants Deloitte.
Despite the difficult economic climate consumers will continue to spend, which will increase the value of retail sales in December to just over £37bn.
The report, which surveyed [...]
National Minimum Wage
October 30th, 2010The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for a cap on the National Minimum Wage to help retailers protect jobs.