Asos: Will fast fashion darling see share price fly off the shelf? May 7, 2023 Online fashion giant Asos is expected to post another half-year loss and shareholders will hope for signs of improving demand from cash-strapped shoppers. It is among fast-fashion retailers to have become heavily pressurised over the past year by a brutal combination of rocketing costs, supply chain disruption and weaker consumer spending. The FTSE 250 company [...]
We shouldn’t be running out of tomatoes because we can’t sort out our supply chains May 5, 2023 Over the last month, bad weather in Europe and Northern Africa led to certain salad items being in short supply across the UK. Leading supermarkets, including Tesco’s, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl all limited the number of tomatoes, peppers and lettuce that consumers can buy. Product shortages aren’t necessarily unusual, but since the pandemic, they have [...]
Boohoo settles £156m court case over fake discount claims May 4, 2023 Boohoo has settled a staggering $197m (£156m) US court case in which the fast fashion giant was accused of faking discounts for customers. The pure-play online retailer, which also owns Pretty Little Thing and Nasty Gal, was accused of engaging in a “deceptive pricing scheme”, with the court filing claiming Boohoo would falsely raise the [...]
Gymshark chief brands UK ‘a great place to do business’ as firm eyes expansion April 28, 2023 Despite much criticism about the UK’s high level of corporation tax and struggling capital markets, the boss of sportswear brand Gymshark said today the Britain is a “great place to do business.” Asked by LBC’s Nick Ferrari, how easy is it to start and to grow a business in the UK, chief executive Ben Francis [...]
Fashion for change as Pretty Little Thing founder quits to build ‘new brands’ April 17, 2023 Umar Kamani, the founder and chief executive of Pretty Little Thing, is stepping down from the fashion brand after 12 years at the helm. Kamani, who founded the business in 2012 with his brother in his home town of Manchester, said he was leaving the £3.8bn company to explore new challenges and “build new brands”. [...]
ASOS announces new interim CFO as fast fashion chain attempts to rebuild after £32m loss February 10, 2023 Online fashion giant ASOS has brought in an experienced new interim CFO with as it continues its post-pandemic overhaul to plug on-going losses. The pandemic darling announced that 75 per cent of its new 12-person decision-making team has been filled, as part of a major turnaround bid called ‘Driving Change’. Its new ‘reinforced leadership and [...]
Slow fashion: Retailers embrace second-hand clothing to draw in thrifty eco-conscious fashion lovers January 23, 2023 High street retailers are following in the footsteps of their online rivals, offering more second-hand clothes to lure in shoppers wanting to steer clear of fast fashion and hunt for bargains amid a cost of living crisis. The second-hand clothing market has exploded over the last decade to an estimated £6.5bn last year, largely thanks [...]
Boohoo shares slide after PrettyLittleThing owner admits consumer squeeze has hit profits January 19, 2023 Online fashion retailer Boohoo expects full year revenue to be below market expectations as it continues to suffer from the squeeze on consumer spending. The company anticipates revenue will fall by 12 per cent over the financial year ending 28 February, after it reported a fall in revenue in a trading update released this morning. [...]
British retailers cheer Christmas sales, but City analysts warn of coming storm January 15, 2023 Britain’s largest retailers kicked off 2023 strongly last week, posting better than expected Christmas sales, signalling the consumer is holding up a bit better than feared. Tesco’s like for like sales were 7.9 per cent higher, while Marks and Spencer pocketed a 7.2 per cent rise. Sainsbury’s also posted record Christmas sales. Those bumper numbers, [...]
Asos’ UK sales slip as analysts warn firm has a “mountain to climb” January 12, 2023 Pandemic darling Asos reported a further decline in UK sales this morning, with the fast fashion flagship’s boss insisting the firm was making good progress on a turnaround plan. UK sales slipped eight per cent year on year in the four months into December 31, with the firm blaming “weak consumer sentiment.” Fast fashion firms, [...]