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How made-on-demand manufacturing is transforming the fashion industry

Inside Retail

Hear the phrase ‘fashion waste’ and most people immediately associate it with the fast-fashion industry producing products with short lifespans, ultimately destined for landfills. Meanwhile, sustainable fashion business models like resale, rental and repair only unravel the post-consumer garment waste problems.

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Why sales of fine jewellery during Covid defied expectations

Inside Retail

Where fast fashion has been such a ‘go-to’ for ‘treat yourself’ spending, the longevity of such pieces weighs on spenders today. Therefore, instead of spending in volume at lower cost with fast fashion, people are looking to timelessness, rarity and longevity.”.

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Moss Bros launches menswear subscription service

365 Retail

If the customer finds what Moss Bros calls “a keeper” there is the option to buy for up to 50% off the retail price. He added that the Covid-19 pandemic has seen a shift in trends towards sustainable fashion and a move away from the fast-fashion culture of the past, as shops were shut.

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‘More is more’: Q&A with Camilla CEO, Jane McNally

Inside Retail

Local luxury fashion brand Camilla is well-loved for its vibrant prints and colours, and glamorously distinctive collections. Some of our prints sell in the second-hand market for higher than the original retail price, so customers are making an investment. First and foremost, we’re not a fast-fashion brand.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

So, if a retailer is wondering why consumers and investors are pulling away, it’s because they are still using a traditional approach in a modern world. How do retailers get into this mess? Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

So, if a retailer is wondering why consumers and investors are pulling away, it’s because they are still using a traditional approach in a modern world. How do retailers get into this mess? Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

Matt: [2:02] Yeah have you too I like to think about my career or having two careers to date the first one was, very foundational for what I’m doing now but very quantitative, process-oriented mechanical engineering patent law Manufacturing, Ops Consulting things that had nothing to do with retail or fashion or e-commerce and then I. [2:32]