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Next-level tech From updates to ecommerce platforms, to new mobile apps and digital transformation projects, where are UK fashion brands and retailers investing the smart money?
Optimising operations Hotter Shoes operations director Paul Harnetty explains how the footwear manufacturer uses tech to drive efficiency and increase productivity at its factory in Skelmersdale.
Fashion retail powers up Female tech leaders tell us how they are innovating and investing – and what would attract more women into this area of the industry.
The product of intelligence Leading retailers including The Very Group, Asos and Shein, and experts, reveal how artificial intelligence is driving smarter forecasting, greater efficiency and strategic growth within their merchandising departments.
My fashion life Lynda Petherick, CIO of New Look, and non-executive director of the British Fashion Council is always “wedding ready”.
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Inflation rose to 3.5% in April 2025 as households were hit with steep rises in utility bills, but clothing and footwear prices fell.
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Retail sales volumes in May showed the largest drop since December 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.
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Retail sales volumes in May showed the largest drop since December 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.
over 1 year ago
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Nike and Skims, the shapewear brand owned by Kim Kardashian, are reported to have delayed the launch of their new brand, NikeSkims.
over 1 year ago
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The industry celebrated Drapers Footwear Awards 2025 at a glittering ceremony in London on Thursday 26 June – see the winners here.
over 1 year ago
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We reveal the winners at Drapers Awards 2025 – the biggest night in fashion retail.
12 months ago
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Retail sales fell in the three months to 31 December 2025, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.
10 months ago
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The winners of Drapers Conscious Fashion Awards 2026 have been revealed.
8 months ago
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Global transport and logistics company DSV is supporting Drapers Supply Chain Summit 2026 – the market-leading conference on fashion retail operations – on 22 April in London as headline partner.
8 months ago
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Signatories from some of the high street’s biggest names, brands, universities and organisations operating in the sustainable fashion space have joined our call for government to provide more support for businesses that are trying to drive meaningful change and deliver the wider economic benefit
7 months ago