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Demand for British-made luxury goods is increasing as consumers grow more demanding about the heritage and provenance of products which could prove good news for Bahraini franchise owners and their mall store teams.
Knitwear designer brand John Smedley, which makes all of its clothing in Britain, is betting on a resurgence in British textile manufacturing, which has seen output rise in the first half of the year, according to the Office of National Statistics.
It has even relaunched its women’s-wear collection to build on the success of its British-made clothing.
And Christian Murphy, the founder of Albion Knitting Company, with clients like LVMH, Gucci and Richemont Group, is back in London after 18 years in China. “I thought it would be unique to be able to build a knitting company that could be on the doorstep of that creative hub and could give the designers the opportunity just to get on the tube and be in a first class knitting facility,” he told Reuters.
The textile manufacturing industry had been in steady decline for three decades as firms opted for the competitive pricing of China and India. But it is slowly returning to growth as more businesses start to explore their options.
Burberry Group, the iconic British luxury fashion house, has a busy store in Bahrain’s Moda Mall, and Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen designs are regularly snapped up at Saks Fifth Avenue’s City Centre Bahrain store.
