19-08-2022 
Consumers Turn to Charity Shops For Their Guilt – Free Fashion Fix
New research reveals that the feel-good factor that accompany’s buying a new item of clothing soon fades after just four wears. The poll compiled...
11-08-2022
Love At First Listing
What is the impact of eBay’s Partnership with Love Island on pre-loved clothing listings? Love is very much in the air for pre-loved clothing...
08-08-2022
Why You’re Seeing More Fashion Collabs & High End / Mass Market Brand Mashups
These days, fashion collabs are daily occurrences. From high fashion take overs of the high street to designers working with artists, lifestyle and...
03-08-2022
Trends to Follow to Improve Your Brand Loyalty
Building customer loyalty is an important aspect to any business. In fact, in many instances loyal customers are worth their weight in gold compared...
01-08-2022
UK Shipping Costs Named Biggest Growth Risk
Small UK brands selling online have warned that rising shipping costs, currently surging thanks to currency fluctuations, fuel surcharges and...
26-07-2022
Bringing Your Side Hustle to Life at the Local Market
Local markets are quickly becoming a staple Sunday activity for young and old folk alike, following their reinvention with miscellaneous gifts,...
19-07-2022
How to Buy Designer Clothes on a Budget
Want to buy big fashion brands on a bijou budget? Read our article for six ways to get the most bang for your buck. Designer brands are defined by...
18-07-2022
Kimonos & Canapés with Anaqaa Apparel at the FC Designer Collective
The FC Designer Collective was literally a hive of activity on Saturday (16th July 2022) with the highly successful in-store sales event for Majida...
04-07-2022
Inflation Nation: New Report Reveals UK Public Have Pulled Back on Online Shopping
A new report from Attest, a consumer research platform for the world’s biggest and fastest-growing brands, finds over a quarter (26%) of British...
28-06-2022
What Enterprise Brands Can Learn From Start – ups About Agility & Personalisation
By Kamran Iqbal, Commerce Strategist at PFS From clothing and accessories to tech and homeware, you’ve probably purchased an item from a start-up...
23-06-2022
Summer 2022 Trends Embracing the Zeitgeist
At the beginning of each season there is always the question: what moves us, what are the driving forces, the inspirations for the new collections?...
06-06-2022
Zara’s Return Policy and the Future of Retail
With inflation and supply chain issues crippling retail, the announcement that Zara has started charging customers £1.95 for returning items online...
31-05-2022
The Need For Mental Health Support in the Workplace at an All Time High
A new report by industry charity the Retail Trust has found that one in five (21%) British retail workers and nearly a third (31%) of people working...
27-05-2022
Marks & Spencer To Move Away From Town Centres
In response to declining town centre footfall and extortionate business rates Marks & Spencer has announced a company restructure. The...
06-05-2022
Diva Choice Celebrates A Decade in Business with In – Store Event
Last Saturday, 30th April 2022, Tricia Blake founder of the accessories and swimwear brand Diva Choice, celebrated the 10th anniversary of her brand...
25-04-2022
Profit Plunge for ASOS.com Amid High Hopes for the Future
There is no doubt that the pandemic hit businesses hard, with no where to dress up and go fashion in particular suffered from poor sales figures...
14-04-2022
Earth Day 2022: Amex Trendex Report Reveals Today’s Consumers Expect More
‘Earth Day’ is just around the corner (22nd April 2022), this year’s theme is to ‘Invest In Our Planet’. Consumers can support this...
11-04-2022
The Retail Trust Launches First Wellbeing Festival for Retail Workers
From multiple store closures and poor sales figures to lockdowns and abusive customers, retail in today’s climate is certainly no walk in the...
28-03-2022
New Anti – Harassment Certification for Shop Workers from Foot Anstey & the Retail Trust
National law firm, Foot Anstey LLP and the UK’s retail industry charity, the Retail Trust have launched a new certification aimed...
25-03-2022
3 Modest Brands Make Their Debut
On the 23rd March 2022 the FC Designer Workspace in Islington, north London held a unique preview event to introduce debut collections from three...
21-03-2022
Returns Policies – The Long and the Short of it
When it comes to fashion, return windows seem to have become never-ending as a result of the pandemic and Brexit. Over the last two years experts...
16-03-2022
Modern Modesty Wear Brands to Launch at the FC Designer Workspace
On 23rd March from 10am – 1pm three brands will unite as they collectively launch three separate collections with a focus on ethical,...
18-03-2022
Overcoming Challenges as an Independent Retailer
The consumer market has evolved significantly in recent years. As a result, independent retailers have faced many challenges, from a dissipating...
17-03-2022
Poor Payment Experiences Drive Online Customers Away
As the shift to digital accelerates, online merchants that fail to offer a strong payments experience face significant risk of losing customers to...
