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Comment: Sustainability dominates at a typically upbeat Pitti Uomo
Menswear trade show Pitti Uomo gets the spring 19 buying season off to a positive start
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The Drapers Independent Awards celebrate the most influential brands and highly-respected independent retailers, and reward those businesses that are changing the landscape of fashion. Book your place at the event now to make sure you don't miss out
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The Shop at Bluebird spreads its wings
Drapers meets the head of luxury concept store The Shop at Bluebird, Claire Miles, to discuss the retailer’s new Covent Garden home.
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This year's Drapers Fashion Forum will put productivity at its heart and investigate how retailers can future-proof their businesses to survive and thrive. Don't miss out, and apply for your ticket now!
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My Fashion Life: Manny Kohli, president and owner of Matt and Nat
Manny Kohli, president and owner of Canadian vegan accessories brand Matt and Nat, talks to Drapers about veganism, sustainability and pioneering future fabrics.
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How immigration shapes UK fashion
Immigration was one of the biggest factors in the Brexit vote. Yet British fashion retail would be much poorer without the people who came to settle here
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The Drapers Awards 2018 are now open for entries! The event on 29 November recognises and celebrates the best of the best in the fashion sector. Book your table now before it's too late
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Drapers meets the head of luxury concept store The Shop at Bluebird, Claire Miles, to discuss the retailer’s new Covent Garden home.
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Immigration was one of the biggest factors in the Brexit vote. Yet British fashion retail would be much poorer without the people who came to settle here
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Comment: Sustainability dominates at a typically upbeat Pitti Uomo
Menswear trade show Pitti Uomo gets the spring 19 buying season off to a positive start
London Fashion Week Men’s finds strength in dynamic emerging talent
Despite questions over the future of London Fashion Week Men’s following the departure of some big names, emerging labels flourished in the limelight at a successful spring 19 edition.
Comment: House of Fraser shows tough decisions are required to survive
House of Fraser’s announcement today that it is proposing to close 31 of its 59 stores is a sad but necessary development.
Editor's Comment: Footwear's finest march onwards
This week we took the opportunity to celebrate the best that the footwear sector has to offer at the Drapers Footwear Awards. Held at Grosvenor House in London, the awards highlight achievements of footwear brands, businesses and individuals over the last 12 months.
Editor's Comment: Adopt an agile culture to boost productivity
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this Friday (25 May). Menswear designer Simon Carter, founder of the eponymous brand, recaps what retailers need to know about the wide-ranging legislation and explains why GDPR could be as much an opportunity as it is an imposition.
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Save the high street! It’s a cry we have heard for many years that continues as many big high street names struggle.
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As news of the supermarket mega-merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda emerged this week, Drapers speaks to Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe, head of womenswear buying Anna Clarke and Sainsbury’s Argos CEO John Rogers, about how the grocer is evolving its clothing division, Tu, and gaining market share in a tough trading environment.
Editor's Comment: Customer convenience is the way to drive sales
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High-profile company voluntary arrangements from New Look and Select have sent shockwaves across fashion retail.
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Luxury's Digital Revolution
Despite the success of early trailblazers such as Net-A-Porter and Farfetch, the luxury sector has lagged behind the rest of fashion world when it comes to adapting to a digital future.
Taking the supply chain digital
3D sampling is here, and it is transforming the way companies design, develop and produce fashion.
Webinar: Why RFID is gaining momentum in fashion
Earlier this month Drapers hosted a live discussion with SML and Zebra on how – and why – fashion retailers are adopting RFID at an accelerating rate.
Making multichannel fashion fast, instant and seamless
Fashion consumers today want fast, easy and seamless. Drapers’ report on the growth of instant fashion explores how retailers should respond to this in a multichannel era.
How artificial intelligence is transforming the customer journey
Artificial intelligence is the buzzphrase on everyone’s lips and in this report, we delve into how it is changing the customer experience.
The future of automation in fashion
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Influencer marketing: Science, strategy and success
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International Report: India, Russia and Japan
When UK fashion brands think about going international, Europe, the US and China are often the first port of call.
How to find a brand's most profitable customers
Retailers’ most loyal and profitable customers can be hard to identify and get to know. With so many drowning in customer data, how can we make sense of it?
Drapers Salary Survey 2017
The Drapers Salary Survey provides a glimpse into pay levels across the fashion industry.
Changing the mindset around excess stock
Off-price product, rather than being a problem to avoid, is a part of every retail business and is fast becoming a bona-fide channel in its own right.
Protecting brand reputation while discounting
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Webcast: Achieving a single stock view in real time
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The fit guide: tackling a business-critical issue
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Webcast: Supporting the customer journey across all channels
Watch Drapers’ webcast on supporting the customer journey across all channels, in association with Cegid.
Expanding your off-price horizons
Many retailers succumb to the temptation to sell off excess stock through big discounters at deeply reduced prices, but there are other options
Customer insights from Drapers Multichannel Report
Download Drapers’ fourth annual Multichannel Customer Insight Report for free.
Strategies for converting excess stock into a revenue stream
With a structured, strategic approach, excess stock is an opportunity to generate new revenue.
Turn your excess stock into an opportunity
With a structured, strategic approach, excess stock is an opportunity to generate new revenue.
The Drapers guide to international online expansion
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Drapers Textiles Report 2017: latest developments, pricing patterns and trends
The innovations, trends and people shaping the material world in 2017 and beyond.
Property special: The future of the high street is taking shape
Rarely a year goes by that isn’t filled with shock departures from the high street and new players coming to the fore – 2016 has been no different.
Exclusive Drapers research: Has discounting gone too far?
Following a survey of Drapers readers, we examine what compels retailers and brands to discount, the impact it has and how to control it.
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