COVID19

Despite breast cancer screenings in the UK plummeting by a staggering 60% over lockdown, Royce Lingerie and breast cancer charity Future Dreams have supported women by providing care packages, many…

This week Underlines speaks to Caroline Randell of her eponymous store in Wimbledon Village, opened in 2009. Lingerie retailing was the life that you could say she was borne into…

Underlines speaks to Mary Whatley, owner of Hidden Agenda in Botley (a small village on outskirts of Southampton) which opened in April 2007. Previously working as Sales Director for a…

A lack of training has left frontline retail associates underprepared to perform during the pandemic, research from the latest report from Axonify, the modern training and communication solution for frontline…

This Friday Underlines interviews Tessa Brand, owner of The Dressing Room (Bath). As she laughingly says, she kind of bought the shop by accident! The Dressing Room was first opened…

Textile Forum, London’s premier luxury fashion fabric show, has been postponed until next spring. The show was due to take place in October 2020, however the Government’s new Covid restrictions…

The Office for National Statistics recently reported that retail sales volumes have continued to rise, growing by 0.8% between July and August; household goods and DIY, in particular, saw a…

Underlines speaks to sisters Paula Farrington & Lisa Farrington-Martin, who opened Embrace Boutique in Worcester in 2013, initially to cater for women going through cancer treatment. The business has grown…

Online sales growth continued to slowly slide in August, falling against July by -4.1%, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of…

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) is ‘delighted’ the Government has extended its protection for commercial tenants from eviction until the end of the year. Today (Wednesday, September 16), Communities Secretary…

This week Underlines speaks with Sheila Wilson owner of Sugar & Spice on the Isle of Wight. Sheila led an interesting career in senior management in the NHS leaving but…

As industries across the world have been forced to innovate and be creative in the challenges of COVID-19, one sector that was surprisingly quick to adapt was fashion buying, with virtual…