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Have you taken part in The Drapers Indie Indicator 2024? We want to hear about the issues that matter to you and your business, and the support that the independent sector needs in order to thrive. Take our survey below to share your thoughts. #survey #independents #indieretail #fashionretail #fashion

Frasers Group has increased its investment in German premium fashion brand HUGO BOSS, bringing its total shares in the company to £415m from £305m in May. Find out more below. #FrasersGroup #HugoBoss #retailnews #fashionnews

Exclusive: British handbag and accessories brand Radley London has reported a 2.1% year-on-year group revenue growth to £77.3m in the year to 29 April 2023, fuelled by double-digit increase in wholesale and US market sales. Read more below. #revenue #wholesale #Radley #fashionnews #retailnews

At Gymshark's new Westfield Stratford City store, product takes centre stage. Founder and CEO Ben Francis MBE took Drapers on a tour of the brand's second physical retail location, which opens to public this Saturday (13 July). Click the link below to read more about the new store and Gymshark's plans for the UEFA Euros final. #fashionnews #retailnews

Demand for England football shirts has boomed since the squad secured a place in the final of Euro 2024, but not all retailers have benefited from the side’s success.

Everything you need to know from this week’s fashion retail news, in numbers, featuring Radley London and Represent. Subscribe to read more below. #retailnews #fashionnews

Exclusive: Boohoo Group PLC has promoted Sophie Rycroft to the position of responsible sourcing director, succeeding Andrew Reaney who has joined PDS Limited, Drapers can reveal. Read more below. #boohoo #sourcing #peoplemove #retail #fashion #retailnews #fashionnews #PDS

Labour has pledged to replace the business rates system to "raise the same revenue but in a fairer way". The new government should achieve this by decoupling the tax from inflation and utilising other income streams, says David Jones, managing director of business rates at property firm Avison Young. Read the full comment below. #retail #property #businessrates #stores #Labour

British streetwear brand Represent will open its first UK store in Manchester this autumn. Read the full story below. #represent #fashion #retail #retailnews #manchester #fashionnews

The UK economy has grown by 0.4% in May after showing no growth in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported. Read more below. #ONS #retailsales #economy #retailnews