Hey big spenders
British shoppers splash out more than £500 a year on clothes, but it's the fashion loving females in the Black Country who are the real big spenders – with some spending hundreds of pounds in one month alone. British shoppers splash out more than £500 a year on clothes, but it's the fashion loving females in the Black Country who are the real big spenders – with some spending hundreds of pounds in one month alone. The nation's passion for fashion is costing us each an average of £556 per year and means the UK has the second highest annual spend on clothes in Europe. While the Italians remain Europe's biggest spenders on clothes, the UK is catching up. Italians splashed out an average £602 each during 2006. This figure is down from £622 five years earlier. By contrast, UK shoppers ramped up their outlay from £518 to £556 per person over the same period. But, in the Black Country, fashion fans can spend up to hundreds of pounds in one month alone. Shopaholic Jenny Baker, of Willenhall, said she can spend between £150 to £260 each month on clothes. "I do love clothes, especially dresses, and I love getting dressed up for a night out," said the 20-year-old. Jenny, who spends her day surrounded by clothes as she is works part-time as a fashion sales assistant in Beatties in Wolverhampton, said she loved finding bargains, but was also keen to buy full-price new stock when it arrived in stores. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
The nation's passion for fashion is costing us each an average of £556 per year and means the UK has the second highest annual spend on clothes in Europe. While the Italians remain Europe's biggest spenders on clothes, the UK is catching up. Italians splashed out an average £602 each during 2006.
This figure is down from £622 five years earlier.
By contrast, UK shoppers ramped up their outlay from £518 to £556 per person over the same period.
But, in the Black Country, fashion fans can spend up to hundreds of pounds in one month alone.
Shopaholic Jenny Baker, of Willenhall, said she can spend between £150 to £260 each month on clothes.
"I do love clothes, especially dresses, and I love getting dressed up for a night out," said the 20-year-old.
Jenny, who spends her day surrounded by clothes as she is works part-time as a fashion sales assistant in Beatties in Wolverhampton, said she loved finding bargains, but was also keen to buy full-price new stock when it arrived in stores.
"Me and my friends love making an effort on a night out so we do spend a lot on clothes. And I'm spoilt for choice as I have so many nice outfits around me when I'm at work," said Jenny, who is also a student at Wolverhampton University.
"I love the summer sales which are on at the moment and I've been able to find some bargains, but I'm also happy to pay full price if I really like the outfit."
The UK, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands together account for £4 of every £5 spent on clothing in the EU, Verdict's European Clothing Retailers report has revealed.
But spending across these six countries collectively rose by just 3.9 per cent in the five years to 2006. By contrast, the new EU member states are experiencing a fashion spending boom.
Estonia saw its average annual per person spend almost double last year.
