Week in review: The confidence gap behind soft apparel sales
A third of buyers have given up on a fashion purchase because they couldn't picture how they'd wear it. That…
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How AI is reshaping supply chains
McKinsey & Company says many retailers are failing to adopt AI at scale, creating a growing gap between ambition and…
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Is Topshop plotting a return to UK high streets?
Topshop closed all its physical retail sites in 2021, when the brand was sold to Asos, following the collapse of…
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Apparel exporters have more options than Washington thinks
Washington’s tariff posture still leans on the idea that the US is the customer of last resort, the market every…
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M&S eyes doubling of fashion business with £67.5m DC facility acquisition
M&S said the 437,000 square foot logistics hub will become operational within its network in 2027 and employ 600 people.…
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AI, personalisation in, discounts out in growth ambitions says Asos
Calamonte described a decisive shift away from the high-volume, promotion-led model that defined much of online fashion’s pandemic boom. Instead,…
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Asos makes “steady progress” on topline in H1 as losses narrow
In the 26 weeks to 1 March 2026, Asos saw its gross merchandise value (GMV) improve sequentially to £1.17bn. The…
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Half of UK shoppers want laws to stop ultra-cheap goods flooding the market
Consumers have voted for a level-playing field as competition from ultra-cheap ecommerce players continues to intensify, the latest research from the Retail…
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TrusTrace says compliance platform is delivering time savings
TrusTrace says the One Retail Hub platform can remove fragmented, retailer-by-retailer data requests for sustainability teams. Brands using the platform…
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Could Frasers Group be eyeing a future takeover of Asos?
Frasers Group has been steadily increasing its stake in Asos over several years, although with this most recent update, its…
