Bangladesh seeks garment payment

THE Bangladesh Garments and Manufacturing Association has sent a letter to billionaire Philip Day demanding the settlement of £27 million in unpaid bills.

About 30 suppliers have threatened to halt production unless Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) group pays up. The letter accuses EWM and its agents of taking “undue advantage of the Covid-19 situation”.

The group has more than 1,000 outlets including Peacocks, Austin Reed and Jaeger.

A spokesman for EWM group said, “The vast majority of suppliers have understood that we are trying to find a balanced way forward that matches the immediate, urgent challenges faced by high street stores nationally and those of suppliers.”