2022 - New Jumpers, New Wool, New Baby
A year in a woolly jumper business can be a long time. It has followed a similar cycle for many years; notably planning out manufacturing and purch...
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Glencroft makes warehouse more energy efficient
As part of our continuing efforts to be as sustainable as we can, last year we looked closely at our energy usage which resulted in us switching ne...
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Glencroft sponsors Bradford Textile Society’s annual Design Competition
We are thrilled to be sponsoring the coveted Bradford Textile Society’s annual Design Competition this year. We’ve collaborated with British Wool t...
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How can UK fashion retailers plan for Brexit changes in the year ahead?
The UK has been out of the European Union for almost a year now. How have brands and retailers coped, and are there any prospects for improvement i...
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It's Black Sheep Friday!
You may have noticed, this Black Friday, that we aren’t slashing our prices or implementing discount deals to encourage you to part with your money...
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The pros and cons of pre-shrunk and superwash wool
Wool is the original ‘easy care’ material as you don’t have to wash items made from this natural fibre as often as man-made fibres as they won’t ho...
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Why is wool expensive? And other facts about the price of wool
The price of wool in the UK varies year by year, but have you ever wondered how the price of wool is determined? In this blog, we’ll be answering t...
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Launching a British ecommerce clothing website: From trade to retail
Glencroft launched our first retail website back in July last year and it’s been a busy first year, we’ve learnt a lot, changed a lot, but we also ...
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Refurbishing the Glencroft warehouse
In early December we refurbished the entire Richard Sexton & Co warehouse, replacing the old cardboard boxes we stored our stock in, which them...
