Fashion suppliers turn the tables on UK retail closure
Author: just-style.com | 23 June 2009
A group of disgruntled suppliers to collapsed high street retailer Principles has teamed up to launch a new website selling the brand's unsold stock. But what started out as a reaction to the Western retail crisis is taking on a life of its own, with new lines and even stores being planned. Richard Woodard asks if this marks a turning point in the sometimes fractious relationship between retailer and supplier.
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