How to win in the new independent retail landscape
Drapers wants to help owners of independent stores make the most of their business. Here, experts from the retail and business industries answer the questions submitted by indies.
The past year has been one like no other for owners of independent fashion stores. Non-essential retail was ordered to close for eight of the last 12 months, prompting quick-thinking independents to switch to selling online and through social media.
As if that were not enough to contend with, following a year of brinkmanship, the Boris Johnson s Brexit deal, which came into effect just days after it was signed, on 1 January 2021 brought with it chaos and confusion over new customs procedures, and new VAT and tariff charges.