The UK fashion sector shows a slightly better payment performance than the UK average, with a score of 60.7 compared to 50.0. However, the range between the best and worst payers is concerning, highlighting a significant disparity in how fashion businesses manage their supplier payments.
Regional data's limited, with most regions represented by a handful of companies, making broad generalizations risky. That said, East of England's one company achieved a notably high average of 78.6, whereas East Midlands had an average of 63.0 based on five companies. "Unknown" region had a high score, but with only one company there is no real insight to be found.
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Despite an overall average score of 60.7/100, C-Retail's score of 18.86 drags down the fashion sector's payment profile.
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