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Business delivery
Business delivery: Logistics
With delivery prices rising across the board, fashion retailers and carriers alike will have to look for new ways to work together to keep costs down.
Feature
Timeline: Punkyfish
Last week Punkyfish managing director Kemal Gediz was jailed for 18 months after failing to pay VAT. Drapers looks back at the company’s history.
International roundtable
International roundtable: Overseas opportunities
A selection of UK brands and retailers met up to compare international strategies and experiences.
Ecomm
This is getting personal
Retailers have to navigate the fine line between collecting vital customer data and scaring people off.
Close up
Close up: Michele Malenotti, marketing and business expansion director, Matchless
After selling Belstaff, the Malenotti brothers climbed aboard motorcycle brand Matchless. Michele Malenotti brings us up to speed with its plans.
Shopwatch
Men’s bodywear department - Selfridges, London
Underwear was once something most men spent little time thinking about.
In depth
M&S turnaround will not be easy
After a second year of declining clothing sales, Marks & Spencer will have to work harder to dispel the gloom.
Fashion Blogs and Comment
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British talent gets top billing on the global stage
The fashion business is the most people-dependent and talent-rich sector I’ve ever covered as a journalist - something I think all of you out there should be extremely proud of.
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‘Foreign manufacturers just don’t compare on quality’
Ketan Jethwa, Creative director at bespoke tailoring company Tailoring UK in Leicester
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‘The high street is changing, but we must look forward’
David Conaghan, Owner of young fashion indie Chocolate Clothing in Derry, Northern Ireland
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Dior cruise 2014: Wow with a capital W
Raf Simons’ show in Monaco was a gamble that’ll surely pay off.
Competition
Drapers and Cotton USA launch search for next big cotton designer
Celebrating 10 years of successful designer sponsorship.
Drapers Supply Chain Report Survey
In June 2013 Drapers will publish its ‘Supply Chain Report'. For the report, in association with Kerry Logistics and Quantum Retail, Drapers is running a brief multiple-choice survey and we would very much appreciate it if you could fill it out.
