British Retailers Say The Decline In Footwear Consumption Is Not Related To The Slowdown.

In September, consumer spending in British business street declined for the most single month in many years because of competition among supermarkets and continuous price cuts, and the warm autumn weather prevented consumers from buying new winter clothes for the time being.

The British Retail Association (BRC) said that total retail spending in the UK dropped by 0.8% in September compared with the same period last year, the largest annual decline since April 2012, which is in sharp contrast to the strong growth of 2.7% in August this year.

It is reported that compared with last year, retail sales in the UK dropped 2.1% in September compared with the same period last year, the largest decline since April 2013.

In 2012 and 2013 April, retail sales declined due to Easter. The British Retail Association said that if the two months were excluded, September had experienced the biggest decline in retail sales since the December 2008 financial crisis.

However, the British Retail Association said that the weak sales growth was due to the unusual weather in August, which hit the sales of British shoes and clothing rather than the general economic slowdown. Consumers still had strong demand for high priced items such as furniture.

David Mckoka, partner of accounting firm, said, "warm September will not destroy Christmas. If the temperature falls to a more reasonable level, cooler weather will quickly turn around.

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Sales prospects for the war supermarkets are not so optimistic. Veteran retailers such as Tesco and Wal-Mart Stores are working hard to launch price wars with German discount chain Hardi (Aldi) and Liddell (Lidl).

It is reported that the total sales of food in the third quarter of this year dropped by 1.7%, the largest decline in 5 years, while sales fell 3.6% compared with the same period last year.

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According to the British media Undercurrent News reported last Friday, Prada, Prada, Dior (Dior), Nike (Nike), Puma (Puma) and other well-known international enterprises have bought fish skin.

As a sustainable alternative resource, the value of fish skin is generally taken seriously.

The Atlantic Leather, which is based in Iceland, has been producing fish skin products for 20 years. Recently, the sales of fish skin have increased. International famous brands such as Prada, Nike and Dior have more and more interest in the skin of Leather.

Swedish designer Hanna Altmann said that the price of fish skin is not much different from that of other animal skins, but the advantage is that customers can buy a small quantity of fish skin rather than buying a cowhide as a whole.

As a by-product of fisheries, fish skin can be used sustainably and is also a good solution for the fishery itself.

The growth rate of fish skin demand is much faster than that of supply, which makes the price rise sharply.

In addition to bringing benefits to promote sustainable development, the Cecile Brugere of Stockholm Environmental Institute, Sweden, says it can also create employment opportunities in existing processing areas.