Sussex Indies Day 2012
The 2012 national Campaign featuring UK’s independent retailers has just been launched by Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail.
Independents’ Day encourages the public to buy at least buy one thing from their local, independent shop on 4th July 2012.
Never has there been a better time to celebrate than in the very busy Queens Diamond Jubilee Year – Torch Relay around Great Britain – the UK Olympic and Paralympic Games – to give custom to our local independent stores.
Over the next four months, retailers will be encouraged to download the campaign posters from http://www.retailindieday.com, celebrate the day in their stores and join forces with other retailers and town centre teams to hold special events to capture the public’s imagination.
More Information is available Twitter @Retail_IndieDay – facebook.com/independentsday or on the news section of www.retailindieday.com
Get your Fashion Business Nominated 2012 Awards
So who can win? – If you’re a fashion business or supply services to fashion businesses based in Sussex, then your business is eligible to enter including – Retailers – Etailers – Designers – Models – Wedding services – Photographers – Manufacturers – Wholesalers – Made In Great Britain – Exporters – Shopping Centres – Universities & Colleges – Trading Organisations … Read more > Fashion Sussex
Promoting British Fashion around the World
Visit Britain, the UK’s national tourist agency has recruited Victoria Beckham, to act as an international ambassador for the GREATS campaign, helping to promote the best of Britain around the world, whilst under the spotlight this year, with the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Victoria’s ready-to-wear range is now sold in over a credible 300 stores globally. Photoshoot taken with Vogue’s supremo Anna Wintour at New York’s Grand Central Tube Station before the start of AW 2012/2013 NY Fashion Week.
The Great British Campaign in New York
New York’s Grand Central Station saw British Fashion Greats gather including Victoria Beckham, Anna Wintour and Cover girl Karen Elson helping to raise overseas awareness of British fashion talent, focusing on reasons for investment and visiting the UK. Victoria acting as an ambassador for this initiative being photographed in front of a subway train covered in a Union Jack flag.
The ‘Greats’ campaign is promoting aspects of UK culture; including technology and innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, knowledge, green, heritage, sport, shopping, music and the countryside and now being unveiled around the world for 2012 UK tourism.
The Sussex Fashion Trust ‘Made By’ Product Marketing Campaign
The Made By Campaign – Made By Britain – Made By Sussex – Made By Brighton & Hove. With an anticipated change in tourist profile across Sussex during the Olympic buildup starting with The Torch Relay landing in Britain 18 May 2012, and continuing over the summer months, businesses were being urged during Autumn 2011, and continually, to consider their domestic marketing strategies and buy British manufactured products to retail, wherever possible, for tourists visiting the UK and regionally across Sussex, to take home with them souvenirs and mementos made from the region.
Summer 2011, Julius Arthur Quinn, a post-graduate designer from Brighton University, nominated in the MP’s ‘Made By Britain’ Hove & Portslade entry, designed a portfolio of Olympic inspired designs for fashions for the UK, Sussex and Brighton & Hove on behalf of The Sussex Fashion Trust. Designs were versatile and translated into graphics which could be used for various business 2012 promotional projects highlighting the diversity of designs and of course, promoting the various regional products on offer. Read more > ‘Made By’ project
Saving Our Famous British High Streets
The heavyweight retail experts are starting to pile in with their sector’s overview of what can be done to regenerate business across UK high streets including Justin King, boss of Sainsburys, reported to be highlighting the need for schooling to be integrated into high streets, along with Harold Tillman, boss of Jaeger & Aquascutum, Chair of British Fashion Council and London Fashion Week, whose talking a relaxation of visas for Chinese visitors to the UK, highlighting the enormous growth by this sector and the value of their three times spend compared to other overseas tourists. With a bumper year of mega events – The Torch Relay across the UK, The Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations and London 2012 – the debate appears to be starting on how sectors view development of the famous British High Street.
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New Sports Award 2012 Celebrating Fashion and Team GB
Adidas is also the Games’ official clothing licensee, and will be selling Olympic-themed and branded clothes through its own stores and third-party retailers, such as Tesco and Asda. Stella McCartney, the designer was appointed creative director of Team GB. She is providing the team with garments such as their signature tracksuits and has also designed more fashionable “capsule” ranges that will be available on the high street. Next, also a Games official licensee will provide Team GB with their formalwear, such as the suits for the opening ceremony.
Adidas will dress the 70,000 Olympic volunteers, called Games Makers, provide the outfits for the pre-games torch relay and create clothing for the athletes to wear in the Olympic Village as well as kitting 25 of the 26 Olympic sports taking part athletes.
In this the year of the Olympics & Paralympics, celebrating the biggest event taking place in British history this millenium – The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012 – have introduced a new sports award seeking to recognise active sportswear which makes a difference through a combination of good design and fabric technology provided by designers, manufacturing, retailers, or Etailers … Read more > The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012
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Made By Britain Campaign
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Design and Innovation with the APPG for Manufacturing, at parliament, put together a project for all MP’s to discover creative and manufacturing talent in their constituency during 2011. Across Sussex, various businesses have been nominated and Hove & Portslade is represented by the Fashion Sussex submission.
Julius Arthur Quinn, ex graduate of Brighton University Fashion & textiles course produced a number of 2012 Olympic inspired prints celebrating International Olympics, The Paralympics and regionally, The Torch Relay which were submitted as Hove and Portslade’s entry and manufactured and produced lifestyle product ranges.
“ I’m delighted that The Fashion Trust in Sussex, can support this campaign for promoting British fashion manufacturing, particularly with the Olympics less than a year away and so many global businesses and consumers observing the UK” … stated Mike Weatherley MP and Sussex Fashion Trustee, July 2011.
‘Sussex Fashion Shopping is Great’
‘The Greats’ Campaign has been especially launched to promote ‘all things British’ in time to celebrate for The Queens Diamond Jubilee and The London 2012 Games including a dedicated ‘Shopping is Great’ poster.
Great British companies and organisations including fashion supremo Mulberry are supporting the campaign and top British figures in fashion including Sir Paul Smith and Dame Vivienne Westwood.
The Fashion Trust is a keen promoter of fashion British manufacturing and has been encouraging local businesses to look at these possibilities wherever possible with never a better time to look at possibilities of British manufacturing in preference to overseas markets for bespoke and short run fashion manufacturing.
Diamonds – celebrating The Queens Diamond Jubilee
A spectacular exhibition at Buckingham Palace is planned to be staged later in the year at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace including the special exhibition Diamonds: A Jubilee Celebration. Showing the many ways in which diamonds have been used by British monarchs over the last 200 years, the exhibition includes an unprecedented display of a number of The Queen’s personal jewels – those inherited by Her Majesty or acquired during her reign. The exhibition will reveal how many of these extraordinary stones have undergone a number of transformations, having been re-cut or incorporated into new settings during their fascinating history.
The Queens Diamond Jubilee
The Queens Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday takes place 5 June 2012. Exhibitions and events are now starting to be staged across the UK including portraits of Queen Elizabeth II by royal photographer Cecil Beaton at The V&A Musuem, London. This exhibition celebrates Her Majesty in her roles as princess, monarch and mother and coincides with the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. 8 February – 22 April 2012.
Fashion businesses across Sussex can also take this opportunity to learn how they can celebrate this event at the forthcoming Brighton & Hove Business Days presentations being held free for business visitors at The Holiday Inn 26 January 2012. Read more > Brighton & Hove Business
The Launch of The Sussex Fashion Awards 2012
Sarah Bird voted Sussex Fashion Photographer of the Year 2011, couture provided by Suzie Turner International Designer and winner of The Fashion Designer of The Year 2011 Award, modelled by Tess Georgia voted by the public as the Sussex Model of the Year 2011, provided a stunning photo shoot, at The Hilton Brighton Metropole, helping to launch the opening of the online nominations for the 12 coveted and prestigious Sussex Fashion Awards. Read more > Fashion Sussex
12 Fashion Awards for 2012
The 2nd Sussex Fashion Awards open for online nominations 5 December 2012 and include the following awards –
Sussex Fashion Emerging Talent Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Eco Designer Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Outstanding Achievement Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Designer of the Year Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Best Place to Shop Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Model Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Photographer of the Year Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Independent Retailer of the Year Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Online eTailer of the Year Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Best Ambassador Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Best Childrenwears Award 2012 – Sussex Fashion Best Sportswear Award 2012 … read more > FashionSussex
Information about Creative Industry contracts
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) reveals that over the next six months around 100,000 contracts will be made available for small businesses and UK suppliers for The London Games 2012. Many of these contracts will be for creative industries.
Brighton & Hove Sussex Business Show is hosting LOCOG representatives, 27 October 2011, who will be offering presentations at The Hilton Brighton Metropole commencing 12.30pm about the many millions of pounds tendering. It’s free to visit, scores of exhibitors to meet and quality presentations offered to visitors during the day. Open at 12 and closed at 5pm. Ideal opportunity to register your FREE visitor admittance today. (Online closes at 6pm, 26 October2011).
Games 2012 Visual Merchandising for Retailers at Brighton & Hove Business Show
The Brighton & Hove Business Show welcomes LOCOG – The huge body behind The London Games 2012 who will be providing quality presentations for businesses across Sussex with up to date business news about 2012 and The Olympic Torch Relay route making its way across Sussex during July on its way to London.
Eve Reid from Metamorphosis will be providing a short overview on the do’s and don’ts that retailers will be facing on how they can promote their retail businesses during the Olympic period, Summer 2012.
Eve oversees the vision and direction for the Metamorphosis Group, working with leading International and National brands in the past and currently with a number of independent retail businesses across Sussex. Eve is a merchandising expert, specialising in Brand Evolution, Concept Design, and Visual Merchandising.
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Brighton Hove Sussex Business – Mary Portas High Street Property Review
Thinking about a business startup? With London 2012, Olympic year just around the corner, it could be the ideal opportunity to look closer again at the High Street again…
The Mary Portas’ High Street review ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron, has highlighted some interesting data released by British Property Federation (BPF)
- A third of new leases on high street shops have break clauses compared to
just 3.9 per cent in 1999 - The average lease length is now just 5.7 years
- More than 47,500 rental tenancies included in the study
- Research largest of its kind
- Inflation has risen 94 per cent since 1989 – rents for standard shops have
risen just 24 per cent (a fall in real terms of 37 per cent) - Regional fluctuations – as little as ten per cent south east region
- Leases are in a mix catering for industry’s office, industrial and retail
customers
Since the early 1990-s recession periods, leases have become considerably more flexible, where they were often assigned for 20 years, and usually only upward rent reviews.
*The research was conducted by the Investment Property Databank on behalf of the British Property Federation (BPF)
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Sussex Fashion Trust including Brighton & Hove – Retail & Business Crime
Our sympathies to all those who have suffered losses in the clothing and textile, fashion industry over the past few days especially small independents who really didn’t need these kind of actions or losses.
It’s being estimated that one in ten UK businesses have been impacted by riots –
Over 10% of the UK’s retail and leisure businesses have been directly impacted by riots and looting with 48,404 businesses impacted.
It’s estimated that UK shops have lost more than £80 million in missed sales due to the disruption to trading hours caused by the riots across the country.
*** Once the cost of looted stock, an estimated £17.4 million, and the bill for repairs to damaged property, another £43.5 million, are taking into
consideration, shopping & price comparison firm ***Kelkoo predicts that the current overall cost to the industry is around £141 million so far…..
Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled measures this morning in Parliament, aimed at getting businesses back trading swiftly.
The period in which businesses can claim for compensation after a riot attack has been increased to 42 days from the previous 14, and some leeway has been allowed on tax payments on those affected.
Local councils are to be given the ability to offer business rates relief for affected premises and the liability for council tax and business rates on the worst affected premises will be stopped.
Cameron stated … “I give the people affected this promise – We will help you repair the damage, get your businesses back up and running; and support your communities.
“On repairing the damages, I can confirm that any individual, homeowner or business that has suffered damage to or loss of their buildings or property as a result of rioting, can seek compensation under the Riot Damages Act, even if uninsured.”
He further stated that a fund of £10 million is being put aside to help fund repairs to shops and businesses and there will also be another £20 million invested in a high street support scheme.
High up on the agenda is restrictive and unnecessary planning procedures that will be removed to help businesses with repairs, with the Prime Minister highlighting regulations which make it difficult to install security shutters as one such measure which will be scrapped.
“These steps are clearly very practical and funding of the high street is an unprecedented step in retail and possibly the first we have ever
experienced in retail history”…
“What’s clearly needed is the public support in the high street more than ever”…
“Retail Crime must now be put at the top of most council agendas, particularly with impending 2012 round the corner” stated The Sussex
Fashion Trust director Michaela Walker
About the Fashion Trust
The Sussex Fashion Trust has been created to help young design talent, increase manufacturing and export from the region.
Our Trustees also include Jake Leith, Head of Business Development and Fashion at Brighton University and Mike Weatherley MP, Chair of the All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Retail & Business Crime
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