Boohoo
This coverage tracks Boohoo’s position and performance in the UK fashion retail market, focusing on financial results, leadership moves, sustainability initiatives, marketing and expansion strategy. With analysis tailored to brand managers, retail executives and strategists, the reporting examines how Boohoo navigates fast-fashion challenges and compliance demands to maintain competitiveness.
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Sep- 2020 -28 SeptemberHigh Street
Arcadia Group to put Burton HQ on the market
Sir Philip Green has reportedly put Burton’s former London headquarters on the market, according to The Sunday Times. The owner of Arcadia Group has drafted in agents from BNP Paribas to bring the Tottenham Court Road site to market for an asking price of £80m. The move follows rising pressure…
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25 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Independent review ‘identifies many failings’ in Boohoo supply chain
Boohoo has published the results and response to the independent review of its UK supply chain. Alison Levitt QC was appointed to conduct the review, with a purpose to “consider boohoo’s obligations and duties of care in relation to the workforce in its Leicester supply chain”. The retailer first announced…
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Jul- 2020 -20 JulyClothing & Shoes
UK retailers call for ‘urgent action’ to end labour exploitation
A number of fashion retailers including Asos, Missguided, River Island and M&S have called on the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, to take “urgent action” to address exploitation in the UK’s fashion supply chain. Retailers including George at Asda, Joules, Matalan, Morrisons, Mountain Warehouse, N Brown, Next and The Very Group,…
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16 JulyCoronavirus
Asos to consider legal action against Leicester supplier
Asos is reportedly considering legal action against a Leicester supplier after it was found to be in breach of its ethical standards during the lockdown period. According to The Guardian, following an “ethical audit” the online fashion retailer has classed one of its suppliers as “red critical” meaning that action…
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14 JulyComment
Risk, regulation and reputation: The three ‘R’s for retailers
The three ‘R’s are the building blocks for our children’s education. The joy of re-visiting these as a parent-teacher in lockdown has not been unbridled, but a necessary and worthwhile investment that will hopefully reap dividends. Retailers devising survival strategies likewise need a diligent focus on the three ‘R’s of…
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13 JulyClothing & Shoes
Quiz suspends supplier over non-compliance allegations
Fashion retailer Quiz has said it is “extremely concerned” following allegations of non-compliance with National Living Wage requirements in a Leicester warehouse. An undercover investigation launched by The Times alleged that factory workers at a Quiz supplier were offered as little as £3 an hour to make clothes. Bosses at…
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8 JulyClothing & Shoes
Boohoo launches independent review of supply chain
Boohoo has launched an “immediate, independent” review of its supply chain, following revelations of poor working conditions in a Leicester warehouse. Boohoo first responded to allegations of malpractice earlier this week, after a Sunday Times exposé highlighted the conditions at supplier Jaswal Fashions in an undercover report. The retailer had…
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6 JulyClothing & Shoes
NCA confirms probe into Boohoo working conditions
The National Crime Agency has confirmed it is investigating fashion retailer Boohoo following allegations of poor working conditions in a Leicester warehouse. An NCA spokesman told Retail Sector: “Within the last few days NCA officers, along with Leicestershire Police and other partner agencies, attended a number of business premises in…
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6 JulyClothing & Shoes
Boohoo to investigate illegal practices at factory
Boohoo has responded to allegations of slavery and poor working conditions after a Sunday Times exposé highlighted the conditions at supplier Jaswal Fashions in a recent undercover report. Only last week, the fashion retailer defended its business practices against accusations that it was putting workers at factories in Leicester at…
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3 JulyClothing & Shoes
Boohoo denies it ‘puts workers at risk’
Online clothing retailer Boohoo has defended its business practices against accusations that it was putting workers at factories in Leicester at risk of contracting coronavirus. The allegations made by worker’s rights group Labour Behind the Label come after the East Midlands city was placed under lockdown earlier this week. The…
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