In partnership with Microsoft, our journey to discover the UK SMEs adopting digital for business growth continues as we hear from the founder of Katherine Elizabeth Millinery about her love of tech and how it’s helped her build her luxury fashion business.
Women’s fashion site Missguided crashed on 14 March – a result of a 50 per cent off sale sending customers wild. However, with transactions unavailable, shoppers were left frustrated and the company’s banter-based updates did little to placate customers.
As our quest to find out Britain’s digital champions picks up steam, we turn to the manufacturing sector to have a look at fast-growing Augustus Pili, a business which has a mission to explore what it means to be a man.
By Paul Vale
Black Friday was once an American trend but it has crashed into the UK to signal the start of the Christmas shopping season, thus shoppers will run riot searching for bargains. But Paul Vale, MD of TVSC Clothing has closed up shop determined to boycott the big day (27 November) and promote a much more wholesome message.
By Simon Brooke
As the debate over skinny female models rages – Victoria Beckham demanded an end to the size zero look in September – it’s ironic that, away from the glamorous world of fashion, British women are actually getting larger.
By David Craik
The stars of E4’s reality TV show Made in Chelsea are setting up businesses in jewellery, fashion and food.
By David Craik
Swedish fashion chain H&M has launched a €1m prize to find new ideas to help it and its customers recycle old clothes.
Following the sale of its business in May, which has resulted in a Q1 revenue increase, New Look has revealed an operational strategy that includes a focus on standalone menswear stores and expansion across China.
Private equity firm Livingbridge has sold its stake in 12-year-old fitness clothing company inov-8, following a £13.5m investment back in May 2012.
British online fashion store ASOS achieved a 27 per cent sales rise in the UK in the four months ended 30 June, outstripping the overall international sales growth of 16 per cent. By contrast, US firm American Apparel has embarked on a $30m cost-cutting programme.
