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...
08-03-2022
Get Involved: Made in UK Day 9th March 2022
This week, Wednesday 9th March, the Make It British team will be championing ‘Made in UK Day’. The UK manufacturing industry is worth £192...
11-02-2022
Rising from the Ashes: How Retailers Can Come Back Even Stronger in 2022
By Kamran Iqbal, Commerce Strategist at PFS If 2020 was the year of unprecedented events, then 2021 was the year of the aftermath. Even at the...
04-02-2022
A Boot For All Seasons
You can’t go wrong with a pair of boots during colder seasons or simply when the weather has taken a turn for the worst. But with so many...
02-02-2022
SilkFred Visit & Scout New Brands at the FCDesignerWorkspace
On Tuesday 1st February brand scouts from the women’s fashion online boutique SilkFred.com visited the FC Designer Workspace to discuss how...
20-01-2022
Meet Brand Scouts from SilkFred.com
Online independent fashion platform SilkFred.com was launched in 2011 and from small beginnings has grown to now feature over 800 independent...
18-01-2022
How Retail Businesses Can Adapt in a Post – COVID World
By Karl Baxter, CEO of Wholesale Clearance UK The past year has been challenging for the retail industry, with the...
06-01-2022
Diva Choice Gets the Party Started with a Fun In – Store Event
On Saturday, 18th December 2021, Tricia Blake founder of Diva Choice held her second in-store Cupcake & Cocktails event at the FC Designer...
16-12-2021
2022: The Future of Retail and Returns
Al Gerrie, CEO at retail returns specialists, ZigZag reveals his thoughts on the future of retail and returns as we head into the new...
