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Covid 19 Updates On Our Services

Firstly I would like to wish all our clients and everyone the best of all to keep safe, well and healthy. Also I would like to give my best wishes to all NHS staff, healthcare workers, charity workers and the daily workers of transport, mail and food stores risking themselves on the frontline for the greater good of our country.

Yes this historic pandemic and its uncertainty is very severe but hopefully it will come to an end and I believe we will all come over this soon. Although the crisis, business still needs to survive and it’s very important to step up and continue trading in ways we can to contribute.

As Top Down Trading we would like you to know we are very grateful with all our clients and we will try and support you along the way through this crisis.

H&M Group has said it is to become the first retailer to use Circulose, a newly patented material made from discarded textiles, in a dress in its upcoming Conscious Exclusive collection - marking the first time chemically recycled fibres are used in garments sold at scale.

As January comes to an end, it’s only been little over half a month since the Chinese government warned its citizens — and the world — about the coronavirus. On January 31st, as the outbreak continues to spread, with more than 8,000 reported infections worldwide, citizens up to the news that WHO officially listed the coronavirus as a global emergency, elevating the situation from a China-only crisis to a global one.

In the past 17 years since the outbreak of the deadly SARS virus, China has become deeply integrated into the world economy, which has helped spread the coronavirus beyond the mainland, effecting a host of global industries, including travel, tourism, and retail. Additionally, economists have warned that the timing of the virus could send China’s already fragile economy into further turmoil, compounding the newly announced US-China phase one trade deal and China’s venture into a consumption-driven growth model.

Asos has launched a trial of a new tool on its site that allows shoppers to see what their clothing selections would look like on different body types.

The “See My Fit” feature is an augmented reality tool that has been created in collaboration with Israeli AR company Zeekit.

It provides online shoppers with a simulated view of what an item of clothing would look like on models of various sizes, in order to better reflect the body types of individual customers.

The See My Fit button is currently available to use when viewing one of 800 selected dresses.

When used, the feature offers a view of 16 models wearing the same dress who range in size from a four to an 18, and in height from 5’ 1’’ to 5’ 9’’.

The Swedish multinational group H&M has just created a new platform under the name of H&M Lab. A digital portal, for now exclusively operative in Germany, through which it will market the latest services, its newest products and all the innovations created by its research "hub", The Laboratory. It will also be looking for new collaborations and projects with all kinds of emerging companies.

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been formed to analyse sustainability in the clothing and textiles industry. 

With the new APPG, which is supported by sustainability charity Hubbub, MPs from all political backgrounds will come together to review supply chains, materials used, and consumer behaviours. 

The APPG held its inaugural meeting this week, where it was joined by dozens of major retailers, industry bodies, and recycling experts.