Outlet profile

TheIndustry.fashion

UK fashion trade (B2B, industry-focused)

Owned byMagnus Media & Events Ltd, co-owned by co-founders Lauretta Roberts and Antony Hawman

FundingAdvertising, brand sponsorships, paid partnership content (clearly labeled 'in partnership with'), events, and data intelligence products; relaunched in 2019 with backing from undisclosed media industry investors; no subscription paywall

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

The outlet traces its roots to The Industry London, a fashion trade site acquired in July 2015 by Lauretta Roberts and Antony Hawman through their vehicle Magnus Media & Events Ltd. Roberts had previously been editor of Drapers and a director at trend forecaster WGSN; Hawman had held senior roles at Birchbox and publishing group Drapers. The site was rebranded and restructured as TheIndustry.fashion in 2017, then relaunched in 2019 with new backing from undisclosed media industry investors and a refreshed editorial and data offering. The publication provides daily fashion industry news, analysis, podcasts, live and digital events, and a proprietary consumer-sentiment tracker called The Index, which monitors 100 top UK brands. In 2022, the company added a sister title, TheIndustry.beauty, under the same ownership. The outlet operates without a paywall, funding itself through advertising, branded content partnerships (clearly flagged as such), and events revenue. Its editorial orientation is commercially minded and supportive of the fashion industry as a whole, with no significant political controversies on record.

Sources

Profile compiled 2026-09-05; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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