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Fifth of Brits are Plus Size - but clothing selection is thin on the ground
LONDON, UK: With summer here, many Brits are on a mission to lose some weight to look their best on holiday and the shops are packed with consumers making last-minute purchases for their holiday wardrobe. 19 Aug 2011 12:50
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Fit for fashion
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: It's been a while since we've featured a campaign that uses overtly sexual imagery to drive consumer engagement. It isn't big, and it isn't clever, but this online fitness studio that promotes the spring/summer collection from men's fashion brand Jack & Jones provides hours of entertainment. 10 Aug 2011 09:01


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'Darling, does this make me look fat?'
[Mintel Oxygen reports] LONDON, UK: Does my mum look big in this? Half of Britain's new mums do not like clothes shopping. 8 Jul 2011 10:55
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Global advertising rebounded 10.6% in 2010
LONDON, UK: The global advertising industry climbed out of recession last year and posted a 10.6% year-on-year increase to US$503 billion* based on published rate cards from the Global AdView Pulse, a new report released by The Nielsen Company. 11 Apr 2011 10:35
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Big opportunities for big clothes
LONDON, UK: A quarter of all ladies' clothes sold in the UK in 2011 will be plus size*, as women are getting larger, finds Verdict, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. 5 Apr 2011 08:59
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A change of a dress for the UK's young women
[Mintel Oxygen] LONDON, UK: It has been an iconic clothing item for fashionable women throughout history, made or broken reputations on the red carpet and most recently been the focal point of an impending Royal marriage - but now it seems dresses are the clothing item of choice for young women. 25 Jan 2011 10:02
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Logistics sector 2030: Africa and Asia to reshuffle the cards?
LONDON, UK: The dynamic economic development of emerging markets will fundamentally change world trade by 2030, leading to the emergence of new logistics service providers to challenge the market share of established companies. 30 Nov 2010 08:26
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Back-to-school bargains: uniform prices lower than ever
[Published by Verdict, part of the Datamonitor grou] The cost of school uniforms in the UK has fallen again in 2010 and prices are now lower than ever before, says new research from Verdict. 17 Aug 2010 10:46
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Price of clothing to rise 12% over next five years
[Published by Verdict, of the Datamonitor group] LONDON, UK: A number of factors will combine to create the most inflationary environment since the mid-1980s, according to Verdict, the retail consultancy. Consumers can expect prices to rise by over 4% this year with more modest rises in every year out to at least 2014. 23 Jul 2010 10:21
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Fashion rides out recession - in time for Ladies Day at Ascot
ASCOT, UK: As Ladies Day at Ascot arrived on 17 June and attendees took the opportunity to show off fashion's finest creations, new research by Mintel reveals that nearly half (12.7 million) of women in the UK spent the same or more on their clothes in 2009 - despite a year of recession. 25 Jun 2010 11:26

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