Public liability and stock cover built for clothes shops, including the theft risk that comes with high-turnover, resellable stock.
Public liability and stock cover built for clothes shops, including the theft risk that comes with high-turnover, resellable stock.
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Clothes shop insurance is a combination of covers built around selling fashion and clothing, public liability for customer injury, stock cover for theft and damage, and employers’ liability if you have staff.
Clothing shops carry a lot of resellable stock in a small space, which makes theft one of the most common claims in this trade.
The right clothes shop cover depends on:
Value of stock heldChanging room facilitiesStock levels at your busiest seasonSecurity measures in placeNumber of staffNumber of sites
Is this cover right for your shop?
Is this cover right for your shop?
This cover suits any business selling clothing or fashion, whatever the format.
This cover suits any business selling clothing or fashion, whatever the format.
Independent Boutiques
Curated, independent fashion retailers.
Vintage & Secondhand
Preloved and vintage clothing shops.
Children’s Clothing
Shops specialising in kids’ wear.
Menswear & Womenswear
Specialist single-category retailers.
Online & Physical Hybrid
Shops selling both in-store and online.
Multiple Sites
Owners managing more than one shop.
What could go wrong at your shop?
What could go wrong at your shop?
Most clothes shop claims come from stock theft, a customer injured in store, a leak or fire damaging stock, or a delivery arriving damaged.
Most clothes shop claims come from stock theft, a customer injured in store, a leak or fire damaging stock, or a delivery arriving damaged.
Theft is one of the most common claims for clothing retailers.
How could a claim affect your shop?
How could a claim affect your shop?
A single incident can outweigh months of margin on a small retail business.
A single incident can outweigh months of margin on a small retail business.
Theft
A significant amount of stock is stolen in one incident.
What cover may respond?
Stock Insurance
Fire
A fire damages the shop and stock.
What cover may respond?
Property + Business Interruption
Customer Injury
A customer is injured in the shop or changing area.
What cover may respond?
Public Liability
Staff Injury
An employee is injured while working.
What cover may respond?
Employers’ Liability
Clothes shop insurance may be suitable if you sell clothing or fashion, whatever the size or format of your shop.
This cover may be suitable if you’re:
Running an independent boutiqueManaging a chain or multiple sitesSelling vintage or secondhand clothingSelling online as well as in-storeTrading from a pop-up or seasonal unitEmploying shop floor staffCover built around your shop
Cover built around your shop
Most clothes shops combine public liability, employers’ liability and stock cover, with business interruption if a leak or fire stops you trading.
Most clothes shops combine public liability, employers’ liability and stock cover, with business interruption if a leak or fire stops you trading.
Public Liability
Protection if a customer or member of the public is injured or their property is damaged.
Stock Insurance
Protects your stock against theft, fire or damage.
Business Interruption
Potential protection for lost income if an insured event stops you trading.
Business Contents
Cover for eligible fixtures, fittings and equipment.
Employers’ Liability
A legal requirement once you employ any staff, even casual help.
Legal Expenses
Additional legal protection for supplier and contract disputes.
There’s no fixed price. Rail and window-display stock values, your security measures and trading location all affect what a clothes shop pays.
Value of stock
Higher-value stock increases your stock cover premium.
Online sales
Selling online as well as in-store can affect your risk profile.
Security measures
Alarms and CCTV can help reduce your theft risk.
Level of cover
Adding a higher limit or extra cover increases your premium.
Number of staff
More employees increase your employers’ liability exposure.
Claims history
A clean claims record helps keep premiums down at renewal.
How to get clothes shop insurance
How to get clothes shop insurance
Getting clothes shop insurance takes four steps: tell us about your shop, tell us what covers you need, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Getting clothes shop insurance takes four steps: tell us about your shop, tell us what covers you need, compare specialist insurers, then get covered, often the same day.
Tell us about your shop
Your stock, premises and whether you have staff.
Choose your covers
Public liability, stock and any extras.
We compare specialist insurers
We search our panel of 20+ UK insurers.
Get covered and trading
Receive your documents, usually the same day.
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From everyday business insurance to complex specialist cover, our customers trust Insurance Revolution to find the right protection and provide expert support when it matters.
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Clothes shop insurance guides
Clothes shop insurance guides
Rail stock, fitting rooms and the theft risks clothing retail faces.
Rail stock, fitting rooms and the theft risks clothing retail faces.
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Clothes shop insurance FAQs
Clothes shop insurance FAQs
Straight answers on cover, theft, online sales and cost.
Straight answers on cover, theft, online sales and cost.
Clothes shop insurance is a combination of covers built around selling fashion and clothing: public liability for customer injury, stock cover for theft and damage, and employers’ liability if you have staff.
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