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IFS Public Spending in the UK. Global Recession Impacts on Fashion Industry: Strategies for Survival. The whole world is facing global recession. The economy is slowing, the business environment is unpredictable and the consumers are getting increasingly diverse, informed, technologically strong and demanding. The global meltdown has, in no way, spared the fashion industry. This industry, along with other textile products industry, is also feeling the pinch of financial adversity. The Fashion Industry The fashion industry can be termed as complicated with no standard for defining fashion companies. They belong to a wide range of enterprises working in the apparel, clothing & garments, footwear, home furnishings and textile accessories markets. Impacts of Recession on Global Fashion Industry The trends all over the world is that of rising unemployment, credit squeeze and plummeting home budgets.

Many big names in the fashion industry are facing financial problems, many of whom have even declared their negative condition. The Top 50 Fashion Schools In The World: The Fashionista Ranking - Fashionista. If you want to work in fashion and are about to enter college, finding the right school for you can be a difficult task.

We'd like to help. So we've painstakingly rounded up the 50 best fashion schools in the world. (Click here for the full list.) These are not just design schools. We’ve included tons of colleges and universities that offer stellar fashion business, marketing, styling, textiles, and technology programs. Methodology: To generate our list, we spoke to students, employees at the schools, companies who hire graduates, and industry professionals. We also considered tuition costs, demographics, famous alums, and variety in programming. Tuition: Art and design schools are generally expensive.

How To Apply: Most of the schools have very similar application requirements, so we decided not to include them for each individual school. Famous grads: Just because a school hasn’t produced a marquee name (yet) doesn’t mean it isn’t good. Now dive in and learn something: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Bn43.pdf. Recession_Britain_tcm8-4598.pdf. United Kingdom GDP Growth Rate | 1955-2014 | Data | Chart | Calendar. The largest contribution to Q3 2014 GDP growth came from services; these industries increased by 0.7 percent, contributing 0.58 percentage points to the increase in GDP. This followed an increase of 1.1 percent in Q2 2014. In the latest quarter there was widespread growth, with increases in each of the four main services aggregates (distribution, hotels & restaurants; transport, storage & communication; business services & finance; and government & other services).

Growth in each of the main services aggregates was lower than in Q2 2014 with the exception of government & other services which grew by 0.3 percent in each quarter. In Q3 2014 output from services was 7.2 percent above its pre-economic downturn peak in Q1 2008. Construction output increased by 0.8 percent in Q3 2014 when compared with Q2 2014, contributing 0.05 percentage points to GDP growth and follows a rise of 0.7 percent in Q2 2014. Global Recession Impacts on Fashion Industry: Strategies for Survival. Mastercard_GDCI_2014_Letter_Final_70814.pdf. Birmingham City University - Sign In. Login to Mintel Reports - Mintel Group Ltd.

London on course for another year of record-breaking visitor numbers in 2014. London welcomed over 3.6 million overseas visits in the first three months of 2014, resulting in the best ever first quarter tourism numbers in the city’s history. The figures published today from the latest International Passenger Survey (IPS) show an 8.6 per cent increase on the same period last year, confirming that London is on track to welcome more visitors in 2014 than the 16.8 million that came to the city in 2013 – already a record-breaking year for the capital. Tourist spending over the same period was £2.44 billion, a 14.6 per cent increase compared with the first quarter of last year. The total spend in London’s tourism sector has gone up every quarter for the last two and a half years.

These promising figures come just one day after London was crowned the most popular tourist destination in the world by the respected MasterCard Global Cities Index report, putting the city ahead of Bangkok and Paris. Notes to Editors. Foreign Tourists Fuelling UK Growth. Spend on retail, hospitality and leisure is set to rocket as overseas visitors flock to the UK over the next few years, according to a new report from Barclays. The research, independently commissioned for Barclays' Retail and Hospitality & Leisure banking teams, reveals that spending from foreign tourists is predicted to reach over £27 billion by 2017, an increase of 34% on 2013.

Rapid growth in spend among tourists from emerging economies will be further boosted by loosening visa restrictions, and overseas visitors will deliver a significant boost to the economy this year and beyond. Visitors from the US currently spend the most in the UK, followed by France and Germany and this spending pattern will continue through to 2017. However, emerging economies such as China, the UAE and Russia are set to outstrip them in growth terms owing to the increasing wealth of consumers in these countries, in particular their growing middle-classes.

British Fashion Council. The purpose of the British Fashion Council’s digital pillar is to support the British fashion industry to become the world leader in creativity, business and innovation. It is important for the British designer community to drive forward sales and increase their profile on the global stage and innovating digitally is a perfect way to achieve this. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: 'I am delighted to support British fashion, which continues to be at the forefront of innovation. From how our designers are working and presenting their collections, to the fast paced dynamism of the retail sector, fashion is utilising the latest technologies to ensure this important industry continues to generate billions for our economy. London is developing a reputation as one of the tech capitals of the world, but it is already a global leader for fashion.' Today, market research firm Mintel has released the following statistics: Digital at London Fashion Week The British Fashion Industry.

British Fashion Council. At a press conference to open London Fashion Week Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the British Fashion Council, announced updated figures showing substantial growth in the UK fashion industry over the past five years. The direct value of the UK fashion industry to the UK economy is £26 billion; up from £21 billion in 2009. Showing an increase of 22% in nominal terms (source: Oxford Economics 2014) The UK fashion industry is estimated to support 797,000 jobs (source: Oxford Economics 2014).

This is a decrease of 2.3% from 2009 Whilst employment figures have dropped overall the increased contribution to UK GVA reflects higher productivity within the fashion sector. The British Fashion Council is committed to supporting growth in the sector which it hopes will lead to more employment opportunities Fashion’s total contribution to the economy via both indirect support for supply chain industries and induced spending of employee’s wage income is estimated to have risen to over £46 billion. Retail Forecast for 2018 - Centre for Retail Research, Nottingham UK. Retail in 2018 - Shop numbers, Online and the High Street The Centre for Retail Research published its analysis of how UK retailing will have changed by 2018 on 28 May 2013, entitled Retail Futures 2018 forecasts that by 2018: Total store numbers will fall by 22%, from 281,930 today to 220,000 in 2018.

Job losses could be around 316,000 compared to today The share of online retail sales will rise from 12.7% (2012) to 21.5% by 2018 or the end of the decade. There will be a further 164 major or medium-sized companies going into administration, involving the loss of 22,600 stores and 140,000 employees. Many of these companies will survive but at the cost of closing more than half their stores. UK retailing has the highest proportion of online retail sales, so what happens here is being closed watched by foreign observers as Britain becomes a test bed for retail innovation. Key catalysts for the looming retail crisis: UK is facing a crisis.

About the Report Store Vacancies Store Closures. 224369. Support for the creative economy (28th November 2012) Written Evidence submitted by the British Fashion Council [SCE 084] This submission is made on behalf of the British Fashion Council (BFC) by Caroline Rush (Chief Executive) and Simon Ward (Chief Operating Officer). The BFC welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s call for submissions relating to the support for the creative industries. Executive Summary · The UK fashion industry is advancing its economic position but requires continued government support in a number of key areas to fulfil the Chancellor’s ambition for the creative sector to become a "world leader". · The fashion industry is rightly perceived as dynamic, young and vibrant and hopeful. These highly valuable characteristics must be grasped by government to spur an important sector of the economy, as well as boost the brand of the UK fashion industry globally. 1.2 The role of the BFC is to nurture, support and promote British fashion talent at a designer level to a global market.

Facts and Figures in the UK fashion industry - statistics about the fashion business in England - size of economic activities. Archive: Fashion industry statistics United Kingdom 14 February 2014 At a press conference to open London Fashion Week Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the British Fashion Council, announced updated figures showing substantial growth in the UK fashion industry over the past five years. - The direct value of the UK fashion industry to the UK economy is £26 billion; up from £21 billion in 2009. Showing an increase of 22% in nominal terms (source: Oxford Economics 2014) - The UK fashion industry is estimated to support 797,000 jobs (source: Oxford Economics 2014).

This is a decrease of 2.3% from 2009 - Whilst employment figures have dropped overall the increased contribution to UK GVA reflects higher productivity within the fashion sector. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: ‘These latest figures are clear evidence of the hugely important contribution that fashion makes to our economy. In 2009 there were 293,510 retail outlets in the UK. Retail Sales, September 2014. Annual Business Inquiry, 2008 Provisional Regional Results. Release Edition Reference Tables. Advisor To The Fashion, Music & Art Worlds On Business and Brand Strategy | Top Consultants in NYC.

Retail Uk Industry. About 400 reports for Retail Uk Purchase Reports From Reputable Market Research Publishers (From $ 63 - $ 10 000) Health & beauty retailing - UK (2012) $ 599 Industry report April 2013 by Mintel Health & beauty retailing in UK by Mintel Global Industry Navigator provides you with annual year-end industry size figures, most recently updated in 2011. This industry includes health and beauty retailers. ... Toy Retailers Market In The Uk August 2014 $ 875 Not all fun and games: Toy retailers face a tough industry place due to rising competition Toy Retailers in the UK Retailers in this market sell games and toys to the general public. Clothing Retailing Market In The Uk June 2014 $ 875 Cash-strapped: Shoppers turned their backs on clothing retailers amid poor economic conditions Clothing Retailing in the UK Clothing retailers source clothing from wholesalers or manufacturers and sell ...

Book Retailers Market In The Uk July 2014 $ 875 Fruit & Vegetable Retailers Market In The Uk April 2014 $ 920. Women's Clothing Industry Market Research & Statistics. Global Women’s Clothing Industry The global women’s clothing industry is expected to exceed $621 billion in 2014, marking a 12% increase in five years, reports MarketLine. Clothing retailers account for the largest share of the market at almost 65% in terms of value. The EU represents more than 35% of the global market, which encompasses formalwear, essentials, active wear, outerwear and casual wear. Major drivers of the world womenswear market include fashion, with shoppers eager to keep up with the latest trends, consumer confidence and rising income levels. Compared with the lows of the economic recession, employment rates and per capital disposable income levels are rising, which leads to greater consumer confidence, allowing consumers to part with their cash more easily.

As consumers made less purchases during the economic recession, retailers currently find themselves with a product surplus. Regional Markets Key Market Segments Market Outlook Leading Industry Associations More »