Companies

UK clothing sales up in March despite dip in consumer confidence

Physical store non-food sales dropped 0.1% year-on-year in March 2025. Credit: DC Studio/Shutterstock. Total UK retail sales increased 1.1% year-on-year in March, but this was lower than the 3.5% ...
Companies

UK clothing association to discuss fashion’s future at 2025 conference

This year’s annual ASBCI conference will take place at the University of Manchester and will discuss what’s next for UK fashion. Credit: ASBCI. The ASBCI annual conference, which is taking place on 16 ...
The Conversation

Reviving the UK’s textile industry could help replace fast fashion with homegrown clothes, but there are barriers

Jess Davies has received funding from UKRI and Defra, and Helena Pribyl's studentship is supported by the European Regional Development Fund, Community Clothing and the Society of Dyers and Colourists ...
Reuters

UK clothing retailer Next ups profit outlook again on strong Christmas

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - British clothing retailer Next (NXT.L), opens new tab on Thursday raised its profit forecast for the year to end-January 2024 for the fifth time in eight months as it ...