Bradbury: industry must back young retail talent
River Island chief executive Richard Bradbury has called on retailers and the Government to do more to support young people wanting to begin a career in the fashion industry.
Speaking at the launch of a range of T-shirts and T-shirt dresses designed by River Island designers and sold in aid of youth charity the Prince’s Trust, Bradbury said: “I feel really strongly that it is essential now that we support all of these people who can’t get a job who were told that if they got a degree they would get a job. [That message] has been oversold and overpriced and there are not enough jobs.”
Last week, the Office for National Statistics revealed that youth unemployment had reached a record high of nearly 20% in the three months to the end of September, with 943,000 people aged between 16 and 24 out of work. Read more
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