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 As lockdown measures are slowly relaxed and the UK returns to a “new normal”, the public can once more begin to go about their everyday lives. But the return to work, the inevitable increase in the use of public transport, and the reopening of high street stores has prompted the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to write to major supermarkets to encourage them...

Throughout the world, governments are slowly easing the restrictions and lifting the stay-at-home orders which were put into force to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. This is great news for long-suffering retailers and boutique owners who will now be able to re-open their doors to the public and get back to the task of bringing the latest fashion trends to their customers. But...

Retailers are worried about the AW20 season - and for good reason. With so much uncertainty surrounding the re-opening of non-essential stores and spending at an all-time low, forward orders written in January and February were decided in a wholly different era.  As the UK lockdown continues, the period retailers will be able sell SS20 clothing, even at a discount, is dwindling.  Fashion retailers...