Image copyright Getty Images Online fashion retailer Asos has said “stronger than anticipated” demand for its clothes has continued even as High Street rivals reopened after lockdown. Sports gear and face creams had continued to sell well, it said. And customers had not been returning items at anything like the rate Asos was expecting, it said in a statement. As… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Asos will repay cash to the government it claimed for furloughing workers after its sales grew in lockdown. The online retailer said that group sales increased by 10% to £1bn in the four months to 30 June. The rise was driven by shoppers in international markets, with sales in the UK dipping by 1%. It came… Read more →
Image copyright Boohoo Fast fashion brand Boohoo has ordered an independent review of its UK supply chain following reports of poor working conditions at a factory in Leicester. It comes after retailers Next and Asos dropped Boohoo goods from their stores amid claims workers were underpaid and not socially distancing. Boohoo, which said it was “shocked and appalled” by the… Read more →
Image copyright Boohoo Three major online retailers have dropped fast fashion brand Boohoo over allegations of low pay and unsafe conditions at a supplier’s factories. Next dropped Boohoo clothes from its websites last week, while Asos and Zalando followed suit on Tuesday. This follows a Sunday Times report claiming workers at a Leicester factory were paid £3.50 an hour, while… Read more →