Insight

The latest features, analysis and commentary, spanning the different fashion industry sectors including department stores, high street chains, online retailers, independent retailers, brands and suppliers, and covering topics including sustainability, CVAs and administrations, business rates, Brexit and discounting.

Analysis

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Fallout of Middle East conflict continues for fashion retail

Introducing knitwear brand Alpaca Apparel, Drapers' One to Watch

Founder's Diary: Peachy Den's Isabella Weatherby

City trails and sleek silhouettes: Merrell's EMEA boss on getting consumers to step outside

How retailers can weather Bangladesh’s latest storm

Lapin House x Mary Katrantzou in Selfridges

How Mary Katrantzou’s love of prints sparked a kidswear line

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Founders' Diary: How Salts Cashmere cuts through the crowded new-brand market

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Cyber-attacks one year on: is fashion retail more secure?

Hyper-personal shopping: The rise of AI shopper bots

Meet the team: Anthropologie’s marketing and PR ensemble

Comment

Following the Lionesses' victory against Spain at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday evening (14 April), Matt Slade, retail director at property investment and development business Quintain, which owns the nearby London Designer Outlet, explains how retailers are adapting to the rising consumer interest in women's sports – and how the industry can benefit further. Read more here

Why Albaray is womenswear’s ‘best kept secret’

The female triumvirate behind Albaray are marking their womenswear brand’s fifth anniversary with new collaborations, retail partnerships and big ambitions. Ahead of International Women's Day (8 March) Drapers hears their strategies.