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Childrenswear shows strength of character
Kidswear brands and retailers are dusting off their school uniforms and preparing for a return to the playground. We examine whether the market has proved resilient throughout Covid-19 and look at what’s in store for 2021.
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The last 12 months have been devastating for many categories of the fashion industry, as housebound shoppers had little reason to dress up and no holidays to shop for. But there is one market where where growth is literally guaranteed: childrenswear.
Growing children need a continuous supply of new clothing to fit them. Nevertheless, the market has not been completely immune to the impact of Covid – although it did not decline in value as much as men’s and women s wear. Kantar reports that in 2020, UK childrenswear sales fell by 11.1%, to £4.8bn, compared with a fall of 23.7% for men’s and women s wear combined to £29bn. For the 12 weeks to 12 January 2021 the gap widened: chil
The Pud Store, with store in St Mark s Place, Newark, buys out Precious Little One
| Updated: 12:07, 02 March 2021
A childrenswear brand with a store in Newark has bought out an online baby business.
The Pud store, with a shop in St Markâs Place, has acquired the leading online nursery retailer Precious Little One.
The buy-out includes a transition of all of Precious Little Oneâs stock, websites, customer databases and other assets.
The Pud Store, St Mark s Place, Newark. (43449709)
It comes a month after the brand went into administration, despite making £15m in 2020.
The Pud Store was founded by The Apprenticeâs Frances Bishop in 2015.
Grantham baby store has new online owner after going into administration
| Updated: 09:32, 19 February 2021
A Grantham baby store has been taken over by an online childrenâs clothing retailer .
PreciousLittleOne, formally located on London Road Industrial Estate, is now in the hands of The Pud Store, which was founded by The Apprentice star Frances Bishop in 2015.
Precious Little One. (42234446)
A spokesperson said: âWe will be relaunching preciouslittleone.com in early March 2021, and look forward to building a relationship with you all.
âHere at The Pud Store we are proud to have built a company which places strong values on customer service, loyalty and great prices - all of which we will bring to Precious Little One.â
Fran Bishop expands business with Precious Little One takeover It s an opportunity of a lifetime
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Fran Bishop, who appeared on The Apprentice, inside her boutique children s shop Pud, in Newark
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Business owner Fran Bishop has announced her baby product business has taken over a leading online nursery retailer after a multi-million pound turnover.