München, July 23, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide ordered lockdowns in the first half of the year cost stationary fashion retailers more than a third of their sales compared to the same period last year. According to a survey by the TW Testclub, stationary fashion retailing closed the first half of 2020 with a decline of 35 percent on average. Ninety percent of the participating retailers reported sales declined by 20 percent and more. The coronavirus pandemic has made an additional serious blow to the highly competitive textile retail trade, which had already been struggling with a general decline in customer frequency, unfavourable weather, and a weakening buying mood in recent years