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UK Tights reveal Rutland as hosiery capital of the UK
The smallest county in the UK is famous for many reasons, such as being the only county in the country not to have a McDonalds, Burger King or KFC fast food chain, as well as being home to the UK's largest man-made lake. The latest news that puts Rutland on the map is that it is officially the hosiery capital of the UK. According to UK Tights' data, collated from the sales of hosiery through their website in 2015, the tiny county of Rutland boasts the highest number of hosiery sales per person in the UK.
Followed by Midlothian and Denbighshire, the average number of sales per person in Rutland sits at just under 1 in 1000 people, whilst sales statistics for Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Monmouthshire sit at 1 in 10,000.
Times have changed, and people no longer buy hosiery because they haven't waxed their legs or because of the cold weather. Instead, women (and men) of the UK now spend more money on quality hosiery. Wolford is UK Tights' best-selling brand in term of sales with high profile wearers such as Alexa Chung. Other high end brands such as Trasparenze and Oroblu start to sell out before UK Tights have had the chance to promote them.
The technical team at UK Tights have spotted some intriguing statistics from their sales data and have decided to make that data public in the form of their hosiery statistics page located on the company's website via https://www.uktights.com/hosierystatistics. As well as being able to see general data, UK Tights have also implemented a feature on their statistics page where hosiery fans can vote for their county as being the most hosiery-friendly in the UK. The winning county will be revealed on 1st May 2016.
Johnathan Barber, Technical Director of UK Tights said, "The data that we have analysed so far is certainly proving to be insightful, and in some cases surprising. For such a small county we'd never have guessed that we'd be crowning Rutland with the title of UK Tights capital. We look forward to digging a bit deeper and finding out why hosiery seems to be a staple accessory for the people of Rutland."
Based in Cheshire, UK Tights has the largest selection of tights stockings and hold ups in the world and are one of the UK's leading hosiery retailers. Founded in 2005 by Dawn and Jonathan Barber, the online firm has grown rapidly and enjoyed a phenomenal amount of success with sales increasing by 100% year on year.
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