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11 Trends for 2021 and beyond
Season 2 Episode 150
What will 2021 hold for businesses that make in the UK?
In the last episode of 2020, and the last of series two, I look at some of the trends that I t…
5 years, 5 months ago
A look back on 2020
Season 2 Episode 149
Today's episode is part one in a two part series where I'll be looking back on our year in 2020 and then looking forward to 2021.
There is no doubt th…
5 years, 5 months ago
How to promote a UK-made brand
Season 2 Episode 148
UK-made goods have huge value both at home and abroad. If you have a UK-made brand are you doing enough to shout about it?
In this episode, I share my…
5 years, 6 months ago
Catherine Erdly, The Resilient Retail Club
Season 2 Episode 147
Catherine Erdly is the founder of The Resilient Retail Club. She has a background in retail as a merchandiser for some of the best-known High Street …
5 years, 6 months ago
LIVE: No Black Friday
Season 2 Episode 146
This is a recording of an Instagram live that I did on the last Friday in November. A day often referred to in the retail calendar as Black Friday.
I …
5 years, 6 months ago
James Eden, Private White V.C.
Season 2 Episode 145
How do UK manufacturers and brands compete with huge overseas factories and the likes of Black Friday discounting?
In this episode, I revisit an inter…
5 years, 6 months ago
Revisited: The Making of Make it British
Season 2 Episode 144
This week we've been spending time updating the About page on the Make it British website. It's still not finished yet so please don't look at the ol…
5 years, 7 months ago
Kath Whitworth, Celtic & Co
Season 2 Episode 143
Based in Cornwall in the South West of England, Celtic & Co is the original sheepskin boot company.
Kath Whitworth and her husband Nick bought the bus…
5 years, 7 months ago
Julie Deane OBE, Cambridge Satchel Company
Episode 142
Julie Deane OBE, set up the Cambridge Satchel Company in 2008 with £600 and went on to make it a global, multi-million pound business. But behind the…
5 years, 7 months ago
How to darn socks...and other ways to have a more sustainable wardrobe - Emma Mathews, Socko
Episode 141
Emma Mathews is the founder of sustainable sock brand Socko and the author of 'How to quit fast fashion; 100 expert tips for a sustainable wardrobe' …
5 years, 7 months ago