The Weekly Briefing - 18 January

Our researcher Heather Lafferty presents a roundup of the week’s fashion and politics headlines— including the news that Asos and Boohoo are among the "online fashion retailers benefiting as locked-down Brits splash out on clothes". Boohoo has reported that UK sales jumped 40% to £357.2 million in the four months to December 31, while other firms in the sector have cheered record performances. This is despite a scandal involving Boohoo last summer, where it was found that exploitative working practices exist in its Leicester supply chains.