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Select Fashion's administrator: Retail CVAs will be rife
Brian Burke, a director at business advisory firm Quantuma, which oversaw Select Fashion’s administration process last year, says the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill will help protect some retail businesses. However, he predicts CVAs “will form a large part of the future retail landscape”.
Comment: Industry heavyweights unite to realign calendar
Just a week after luxury designers and retailers teamed up to demand a shift in fashion’s selling calendar, the fashion industry’s leading bodies have put up a united front to support the new direction.
Editor’s Comment: Let pragmatism prevail as we reset fashion retail
Over the past few weeks, the Drapers team has been speaking to wholesale brands, agents, independent retailers and multiples about how they will tackle the autumn/winter season as we come out of lockdown – including plans to discount unsold stock.
Comment: A LFW brand 'thinking beyond traditional seasons' post-Covid-19
Demon Zhang, founder and chief designer of Chinese womenswear brand Mithridate, which shows at London Fashion Week, tells Drapers how the business coped with the Covid-19 outbreak and how it is getting back to work.
Comment: Why I am launching a sustainable online brand in a crisis
Scott Joseph, founder of vegan, gender-neutral accessories brand Fashion Without a Face, discusses how he launched his sustainable Manchester-based business in the middle of the coronavirus crisis.
Comment: How can fashion sustain itself as green goes mainstream?
David Stevens, senior strategy director at brand consultancy Wolff Olins, says a green recovery from Covid-19 offers an economic and ecological opportunity.
Comment: 'We invited customers to give us a call and have a chat'
Mike Lester, CEO of lifestyle retailer WoolOvers, unexpectedly doubled its sales in April.
What's behind Next's bold bet on beauty halls?
Next’s decision to launch beauty halls in struggling shopping centres across the UK is risky, but boss Lord Wolfson rarely makes the wrong call.
Comment: 'Stay lean, pivot quickly and look after your team'
Victoria Prew, Drapers 30 Under 30 alumna and co-founder of peer-to-peer fashion rental start-up Hurr Collective, tells Drapers how the business is adapting to life under lockdown.
Can Footasylum stand alone after ‘absurd’ CMA decision?
Drapers examines the future of footwear chain Footasylum, after its proposed merger with retail giant JD Sports was thwarted by the Competition and Markets Authority
Editor’s Comment: Oasis/Warehouse collapse is a blow to us all
The high street is going to look very different when we come out of lockdown, in more ways than one.
Comment: What do struggling retailers have in common?
Fashion brand consultant Elizabeth Stiles, who formerly worked in fashion buying and supplier account management for brands such as Urban Outfitters, Next, Miss Selfridge, New Look and Asda, reveals the common factors responsible for several retailers’ current troubles.
Who is vulnerable in fashion retail – an administrator's view
Erin Brookes, managing director and head of retail at Alvarez & Marsal, discusses how the restructuring firm behind Cath Kidston’s administration and footwear retailer Office’s sale process is spotting vulnerable retailers in the current retail climate.
Comment: How technology is enhancing sustainability
Tahira Taylor, strategy director at retail experience design agency Fitch, discusses how embracing technology, fashion brands can better evolve to create sustainable alternatives to fast fashion.
Coronavirus: Coming out the other side
Erica Vilkauls, former CEO for womenswear retailers LK Bennett and East, discusses the importance of leadership and offers her predictions for the retail landscape post-coronavirus.
Coronavirus: 'We are cutting costs wherever possible'
Contemporary womenswear brand Paisie is stocked online at Wolf & Badger, Silkfred, Atterley, and at independent boutiques across the UK and Europe. Its founders, Vicky Ng and Kate Yiu, tell Drapers scaling down their spring collection as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Editor’s Comment: Post-lockdown discounting will not be enough to revive footfall
Just over five weeks into the UK’s coronavirus lockdown, and fashion retailers are – tentatively – planning how to reopen stores.
Comment: Eight steps to creative disruption
Alastair Kean, development director at retail design agency Dalziel & Pow, explains why retailers and brands should use the coronavirus shutdown to pivot creatively.
Walpole CEO: How British luxury is adapting and thriving amid Covid-19
Helen Brocklebank, chief executive officer of Walpole, the official sector body and voice of UK luxury, discusses British luxury brands’ ability to adjust to change and grow.
Comment: Looking to a fairer future post-pandemic
Understandably, fashion is not thinking about its gender pay gap amid the pandemic. But creating more equal workplaces must be part of the industry’s future after coronavirus.
Editor’s Comment: We have the capacity to make PPE – let us use it
Fashion and textile manufacturers across the UK have the capacity and skills to make much-needed scrubs and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and social care workers, which makes the current nationwide shortages incredibly frustrating.
Coronavirus: London Fashion Week fights back
The British Fashion Council announced that menswear and womenswear shows will merge into a “gender neutral” digital platform for June. It seems likely that flexibility will be a key trend for the new season.
Comment: Retailers facing huge liquidity issue
Stuart McClure, co-founder of retail sales aggregator Lovethesales.com, provides insight into how retailers and brands are using marketplaces to accelerate the sale of, and clear, discounted inventory.
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Comment: JoJo Maman Bébé's ethical approach to coronavirus
The industry must navigate an ethical way through this crisis by providing support not only for businesses’ immediate teams but also international and developing world partners, says Maman Bébé founder Laura Tenison
Comment: Helping brides through this traumatic time
Bridal and occasionwear designer Kate Halfpenny tells Drapers about how her business is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic, and supporting legions of brides in the process.
Comment: Retail parks to reap benefits of post-Covid-19 footfall
Diane Wehrle, Springboard’s marketing and insights director digs into the fashion industry’s unpredicted Easter weekend, and predicts that retail parks will benefit most from an increase in footfall after Covid-19.
'I hope the fashion industry learns from this'
Three designers who show at London Fashion Week and London Fashion Week Men’s tell Drapers how the coronavirus pandemic has affected their businesses
'I had to bypass NHS to make PPE for hospitals'
Christopher Nieper, CEO of womenswear brand and manufacturer David Nieper, explains how he responded to local hospitals’ needs for gowns and scrubs.
Comment: A stock level rethink is needed after coronavirus
Helen Riley, fashion acquisition manager at Ebay UK, says fashion brands must think carefully and responsibly about stock levels after the coronavirus crisis.
Comment: Start-up Nudea hopes to weather the coronavirus storm
Lingerie brand Nudea’s co-founder and CEO, Priya Downes, tells Drapers she is lucky that the six-month-old brand is digital first, but finds it “tough to see the light” about future funding possibilities.
How agency Claret Showroom is handling Covid-19
Claire Spencer-Churchill and Alex Lyles, co-founders of agency Claret Showroom and resortwear trade show Splash Paris, explain how they are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Comment: Retailers and brands must #PayUp
One supplier has called for retailers and brands to pay up for cancelled goods. The author has asked to remain anonymous.
'SS20 is no more': one supplier's view of the coronavirus crisis
Oliver-Matei Buhus, operations director of high street supplier Paragon Clothing, tells Drapers how the coronavirus pandemic is shaking every aspect of fashion retail industry.
Comment: The retail property revolution needed after Covid-19
The retail property industry must let go of upward-only rent reviews if shops are to survive after coronavirus, argues Mark Burlton, managing director of independent retail real estate business Cross Border Retail.
How Covid-19 has impacted my start-up brand
Sunny Bird launched Bournemouth-based women’s fashion brand Perfect Dress Company three months ago. She discusses how she is keeping the business going through the coronavirus outbreak.
Comment: We need to be ready for the new normal
Nick Whitworth, co-founder and managing director of Cornish sheepskin brand Celtic & Co, talks to Drapers about how the Drapers Footwear Award-winning label plans to pull through the coronavirus crisis.
Black White Denim's positive approach to coronavirus survival
Jo Davies, owner of Cheshire-based boutique Black White Denim, says independents have the agility to survive the coronavirus crisis and fight it with positivity.
How Seasalt is navigating the coronavirus storm
Paul Hayes, CEO of Seasalt, explains how the lifestyle retailer is coping with the coronavirus pandemic.
Retailer Insight: Never Fully Dressed's lockdown strategy
Founder Lucy Aylen shares how agility and a focus on community spirit is helping womenswear brand Never Fully Dressed cope with coronavirus’s impact on wholesale partners.
Comment: We buyers need to protect the supply chain
Julia Redman, founder of consultancy BuyersEye and former head of buying for menswear, kidswear and homeware at value retailer M&Co, discusses the responsibility buyers have to support their suppliers through the Covid-19 crisis
Comment: The compelling case for slow fashion
Daniel Odermatt, senior product and marketing manager at Swiss textile company Ventile Fabrics, discusses the rise in “well-made” and performance-driven clothing materials.
Comment: 'Completely re-strategising' streetwear brand Represent
George Heaton is the founder of luxury streetwear label Represent, which is stocked by Harvey Nichols and Selfridges. He tells Drapers how the business is reacting to the impact of coronavirus.
Comment: Northampton footwear is weathering the coronavirus storm
Martin Mason, managing director of footwear manufacturer and brand Tricker’s, explains how the 191-year-old Northampton business has reacted to the coronavirus epidemic.
Editor’s Comment: Social distancing casts doubt on trade shows
The future of the traditional wholesale model in fashion has been the subject of much debate over the past few years.
An indie ready for the coronavirus fight
Vanessa Hodgson, founder and managing director of Suffolk- and Norfolk-based independent womenswear chain Collen & Clare, discusses how communicating amid the coronavirus crisis is the “only hope of moving forward”.
Comment: The good, the bad and the ugly will be remembered
Simon Berwin, owner of Simon Berwin Advisory, and former managing director of menswear supplier Berwin & Berwin, discusses the importance of supporting those less fortunate during the coronavirus outbreak.
Editor’s Comment: Retailers will be judged on their coronavirus actions
During times of crisis, difficult decisions are necessary to save businesses in the long term. But the way in which some retailers have culled staff and cancelled orders will rankle for months to come.
Comment: KPMG's advice on accessing government support
Blair Nimmo, UK head of restructuring at advisory firm KPMG, tells businesses to make claims “clearly, early and with evidence” for the best chance of securing extended credit quickly.
Kurt Geiger CEO: Why I suspended my salary amid coronavirus
Neil Clifford, CEO of high street footwear chain Kurt Geiger, explains why he has taken the decision to suspend his salary until stores reopen and how the business is supporting NHS workers fighting the virus on the frontline.
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