Industry observations, commercial thinking and honest perspectives from 25 years working across wholesale, retail and brand development.
Westminster is debating growth and confidence. Fashion is asking how to get people spending again. Why margins, smarter buying and commercial thinking matter more than the next Budget.
Read the perspective →ME+EM growing 24% to £215m, M&S launching The Sports Edit, and independents opening new stores. A Friday reflection on what still makes this industry genuinely exciting — and a question for the network.
Read the perspective →A visual editorial carousel built around the conversation happening across British retail right now. Eight slides designed for sharing.
View the carousel →UKFT, JOOR, Business of Fashion, Vogue Business — the reports are all pointing in the same direction. After 25 years in international wholesale, I don't see a decline. I see an industry becoming more considered.
Read the perspective →71% of independent retailers are stable or growing. John Lewis is bringing Topshop back. So where does that leave the emerging designer? A prestigious stockist isn't necessarily a successful one.
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