Sainsbury’s general merchandise and clothing continues to grow faster than its food business, despite a challenging market in the last year. The supermarket, which posted preliminary results for the 52 weeks to March 17 this morning, reported 38% growth in schoolwear sales on the year. In sold over 100,000 pairs of trousers and over 140,000 [...]

Fairtrade sales increased by 12% last year to more than £1.3 billion, prompting claims the movement chimes with the current desire for “responsible capitalism”. Click here for the full article.

High street giant Marks & Spencer has started the school uniform scrap early by launching made-to-order gear for up to 50% less than official suppliers. Schoolwear Association quoted. Click here for the full article.

If you have turned on the news this morning you will have seen the lead story across all media is today’s release of Mary Portas’ long-awaited review into the future of Britain’s High Street. You can read the Telegraph article here. The report says that vacancy rates in market towns have doubled in the last [...]

Britain’s biggest supermarkets spend a lot of advertising money telling us they offer great value. But an investigation by Panorama has revealed that not all “bargains” are quite what they seem. Click here for the full article. Got an opinion on this issue? Let people know what you think below……

Parents in Scotland spend the most in the UK on sending their children back to school, a new survey shows. Click here for the full article.

Daily Mirror – Despite cheap supermarket uniforms, many mums and dads still have to fork out for pricey kit with school logos. Click here for the full article.

Daily Mail - Bargain price supermarket school uniforms are rivalling the expensive high street versions in quality, a report shows. Click here for the full article.

Which? find little difference between high street and supermarket uniforms. Click here for the full article.

The Sun test drives a variety of school uniform. Click here for the full article.