Department for International Trade news and archive

JOOR partners with UK’s Department for International Trade to Boost Emerging British Brands Globally

As yet another season of global fashion weeks comes to a close, the selling continues. JOOR, the world’s leading wholesale management platform, enabling brands and retailers to seamlessly connect digitally, has partnered with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to increase international sales of emerging British fashion brands and...

Business

Government launches ‘Made in the UK: Sold to the World’ strategy

The Department for International Trade has launched a new ‘Made in the UK: Sold to the World’ strategy to help UK businesses hit 1 trillion pounds in exports. The ambitious export strategy from the government aims to support businesses across the UK double exports and sell their world-class products by “seizing huge untapped opportunities on...

Fairs

Joor announces new partnerships for the summer 2021 season

For the first time, global wholesale platform Joor is partnering with Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) as well as the UK Department for International trade via its Joor Passport service. As part of its partnership with renowned Copenhagen trade show CIFF, Joor will support the virtual element of the event, the company announced in a...

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Government announces ‘bounce-back’ plan for the retail industry

The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced new trade measures for the consumer and retail industry to help support businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The ‘bounce-back’ plan, announced by the exports minister includes new measures to “help boost exports and increase British retail firms’ readiness to sell overseas,”...

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Government campaign spotlights fashion graduates

The UK government has launched an international marketing campaign to spotlight the “wealth of fashion talent” nurtured by British universities that showcases fashion graduates taking over the Foreign Office. The ‘Dream Big’ video is part of the Great Britain Campaign in partnership with Graduate Fashion Week and showcases 16 of the country’s...

Business

UK fashion exports tops 10 billion pounds

Exports of British fashion goods increased to 10.7 billion pounds in 2016, up 8 percent on exports of footwear, clothing, and textiles since 2015, and marks the highest on record, according to the Department for International Trade (DIT). The top three countries outside of the European Union snapping up British fashion goods were America, Hong...