High Street retailer is caught mis-labeling product as Made in England – an attempt to confuse or a genuine mistake? Recently I put a call out to our followers on Twitter for a research project that I am doing. I was […]
Retail giant promotes new Made in Britain range with product made overseas This week British department store Debenhams announced that it was developing a new range for its stores that supported British manufacturing. Entitled ‘Made by Great Britons’, the range of
How everybody is using the Union Jack to sell their product this year, whether it is made in Britain or not Regular readers of this website, as well as those that follow me on Twitter, will know that one of my biggest
Why We Should Be Searching For ‘Made In Britain’ On Our Clothes Labels The below article was featured on www.marieclaire.co.uk in August 2015: Kate Hills, founder and editor of Make it British is on a crusade. With so many of
Radio 4 discusses UK manufacturing on special editon of You & Yours It is great that the media is really getting behind the Made in Britain movement at the moment – the latest example being Radio 4 covering the topic
High street retailer confusing shoppers with ‘Fake it British’ branding When you see a coat for £59.99 with words like ‘luxury’ and ‘wool’ together, along with talk of traditional tailoring and a picture of a British bulldog, what thoughts does
You’ve probably heard of greenwashing? But how about Britwashing? This episode tells you everything you need to know about what Britwashing is, and how to spot it. Sadly becoming all too common amongst brands and retailers trying to sell products
With the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, you’ll no doubt find countless products in high street stores to mark the occasion. But how can you tell which ones are really made in the UK? Unfortunately, the answer is not
Julie Deane CBE is the founder of The Cambridge Satchel Company, which manufactures all its bags in the UK. I chatted to Julie on Made in UK Day to talk about why the Cambridge Satchels are made in the UK, and
Do you ever wonder what consumers think about a made in UK label? Does it carry enough sway to encourage people to purchase? We look at the research and come to some conclusions… There have been several reports published over
