Next’s full-year profits beat expectations, however, the retailer forecasts that sales and profits will fall in its current year. Pre-tax profits rose 5.7% to £870.4m in the year to January…
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Research* just published by FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) reveals that UK small firms are kept at distance from overseas markets by complex customs procedures. The Customs Clearance Report which…
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This Friday Underlines chats with Rosie Musgrave, Founder & Director of Beautifully Buxom, who created her brand and website from passion and frustration. The brand is entirely designed and manufactured…
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The British Independent Retailers Association has said today’s inflation rate surprise of 10.4% is adding unnecessary pressure to the high street and traders will be hit hard. BIRA, which works with over…
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The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative fibre and technology solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, announced today that several of its manufacturing sites had their…
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Desall, the global platform that connects companies with a community of creative professionals to develop new products and services through design contests, open innovation challenges, and other collaborative activities has…
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Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold has passed away at the age of 62 (on 16th March 2023). She had been fighting Stage 4 breast cancer for over 7 years. Gold…
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This Friday Underlines talks with Nicholas Hardy, CEO & Creative Director of Lasvicious. Lascivious was created in 2004 and immediately won hearts and minds and became a darling of supermodels…
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John Lewis Partnership has plunged to a loss of £234 million (to year end 28th January 2023) and admitted it could not afford to pay staff their traditional annual bonus.…
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Solving Fashion’s Product Returns: this just published solution-focused report highlights the detrimental effect of fashion returns. The report is a result of collaboration between The British Fashion Council’s (BFC) Institute…
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A report released today by the Local Data Company indicates continued recovery overall for the GB retail and leisure market. The analysis, which covers retail and leisure market performance over…
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Underlines marks the sad passing of Arthur Gerald Burgess (or Gerry as everyone knew him). Peter Burgess remembers him here. Arthur Gerald Burgess or Gerry as he was known…
