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Editor's Comment: 'Make or break' Christmas is endnote to tough 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, many in the industry will be breathing a sigh of relief. For some, it has been an incredibly difficult 12 months.
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Entries are now open for the Drapers Digital Awards - recognising the best of the best in ecommerce across the fashion industry in the UK and Ireland.
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Carmel Clothing: a supplier's secrets of success
As the UK’s mid-market faces ongoing challenges, supplier Carmel Clothing is looking overseas for new opportunities.
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Drapers Footwear Awards 19 will recognise and celebrate the footwear's very best from across the UK and Ireland.
We have 18 exciting categories up for contest, including International Footwear Business of the Year and Best Sustainable Initiative of the Year.
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My Fashion Life: Francesca Aiello, founder of Frankies Bikinis
Francesca Aiello, founder of cult swimwear brand Frankies Bikinis, has a new label, and is getting ready for spring 19
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Fashion retail's highs and lows of 2018
As this year comes to a close and a new one approaches, Drapers recaps the twists and turns in the retail industry over the past 12 months
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Taking place on 29 November 2018, the Drapers Awards recognises and celebrates the best of the best in the fashion sector.
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Carmel Clothing: a supplier's secrets of success
As the UK’s mid-market faces ongoing challenges, supplier Carmel Clothing is looking overseas for new opportunities.
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This week, we were once again gripped by a parliamentary committee hearing, this time featuring the formidable Mike Ashley.
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This week we gathered the industry’s greatest at London’s Roundhouse in Camden to celebrate the very best of the fashion sector at the annual Drapers Awards.
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Bricks-and-mortar retailers are under pressure to evolve quickly to meet changing consumer behaviours and landlords must adapt to changing retailer requirements.
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Black Friday has been plagued with issues since the US shopping event first arrived on these shores.
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Archie Hume, managing director of independent fashion retailer A Hume Country Clothing, is taking a stand against Black Friday discounting
Comment: High street must be heard over Brexit noise
The high street is changing at a faster pace than ever before, and some town centres are becoming virtually unrecognisable as big-name retailers scale back their store portfolios.
Editor's Comment: Strong medicine is needed to survive in today’s market
This week we gained more insight into how some of the high street’s biggest names are refocusing their strategies to tackle ongoing trading headwinds.
Mary Creagh: on a parliamentary mission to clean up fashion
The environmental audit committee, led by Mary Creagh, is halfway through investigating the social and environmental impact of disposable fast fashion and the wider UK industry.
Comment: Is this fashion retail’s #metoo moment?
The allegations that Arcadia Group boss Sir Philip Green bullied, racially abused and sexually harassed some of his employees have sent ripples through the industry.
Editor's Comment: Selling on social media – the next steps
Social media has become a daily obsession for many consumers, and savvy brands have embraced these channels to maximise engagement and – until now indirectly – drive sales.
Comment: Whatever happened to service, let alone with a smile?
As retailers do everything they can to attract shoppers into stores, why are so many on the high street offering disappointing levels of customer service?
Comment: How are Gen Z shopping for fashion?
Generation Z – those born since 1995 – are the all-important next generation of consumers. So how are they shopping for fashion?
Editor's Comment: Thread has menswear etailing all sewn up
Six years ago, serial entrepreneur Kieran O’Neill launched a small start-up business that combined technology and fashion to offer men a personal styling service. This week, that business has received $22m (£16.7m) in funding, bringing its total investment to more than $40m (£30.4m).
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