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Online shopping giants are celebrating a boom in profits today as the High Street gets set to see yet more tumbling sales in the face of another lockdown. While Britain’s High Streets may have suffered irreparable losses in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, online stores have seen a surge in orders with fashion giants … Read more
Asos booms in lockdown: Sportswear and fewer returns help power huge sales surge at Britain’s biggest online fashion store By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 August 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 12 August 2020 Shares in Britain’s biggest online fashion store soared yesterday as sales boomed in lockdown and consumers … Read more
Asos calls for clothing brands to reveal their supply chains in wake of Boohoo sweatshop scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 August 2020 Asos has demanded greater transparency from brands which want to sell their clothes on its site, following an industry-wide … Read more
Hundreds of workers at online retail giant ASOS are set to lose their jobs as the firm moves the bulk of customer service work to the Philippines, according to staff. Around 500 day shift employees at its customer care centre in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, were informed earlier this week they were facing possible redundancy in light of … Read more
A woman who noticed her jeans fit differently depending on where they’re bought from, has urged others not to shape their views of their body based on their clothing size. Fashion blogger Rebecca, from Leeds, who boasts over 5,000 followers on Instagram, revealed the differences in how similar pairs of jeans from popular UK retailers … Read more
Asos probes supply chain: Boss raises concerns over sweatshops as online fashion giant reports 10% lockdown sales boost By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 Sweatshop fears: Asos reported a 10% rise in sales during lockdown Asos is reviewing its operations in Leicester … Read more
Fashion retailer Asos dropped its Leicester clothing factories two years ago after concerns began to emerge over their poor ethical standards and working conditions. The online giant stopped production in two factories after concerns were raised over their ‘illegal wages’, ‘poor health and safety standards’ and the employment of vulnerable employees It comes after it … Read more
Asos has confirmed it plans to repay the Government the money it saved by furloughing around 1,000 staff via the Job Retention Scheme as the pandemic hit. In a trading update, Asos said: ‘As a result of our expectation that we will deliver a better than initially anticipated full-year performance, we are repaying the support … Read more
Asos has confirmed it plans to repay the Government the money it saved by furloughing around 1,000 staff via the Job Retention Scheme as the pandemic hit. In a trading update, Asos said: ‘As a result of our expectation that we will deliver a better than initially anticipated full-year performance, we are repaying the support … Read more
Under fire fashion retailer Boohoo has launched an independent review of its supply chain after a scandal about working conditions at factories. The investigation will be led by lawyer Alison Levitt QC and comes after the company’s shares plummeted £1billion amid the claims of poor pay and practices. Boohoo said it was going to invest … Read more