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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

Inside Retail

The new California openings include units at toney malls like Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, Westfield UTC in San Diego and Westfield Oakridge in San Jose. Is Fast Retailing about to repeat its mistakes of the past, when it went into North America, expanded in sub-optimal locations, and had to retrench?

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Why Snapchat is investing in Gen Z resale fashion app, Galaxy

Inside Retail

Thrifting has been a part of fashion culture for decades. The internet’s early marketplaces, such as eBay, catapulted secondhand clothing and accessories to a new level. This allowed new commerce models to emerge, such as Nasty Gal Vintage, which began in 2006. Reduce, reuse, resell.

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Boohoo and the cries of celebrity-driven “eco-conscious” campaigns

Inside Retail

UK-based fast fashion brand Boohoo recently announced that it had tapped US celebrity and influencer Kourtney Kardashian as its “sustainability ambassador” and launched a “sustainability journey” campaign that included a capsule collection and mini-series. “A spoiler alert for everyone: you can’t.

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How cult brand Nasty Gal is continuing to ride the vintage wave

Inside Retail

Kelly Byrne : Vintage has always been at our core, and we feel our customers have evolved with us over the years. KB: Our customers are at the heart of everything that we do. They want to be able to buy the fashion that they love, at prices that they can afford, confident in the knowledge that they are making an informed choice.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

If I look at the last quarter, I took a little glance at that. Tried to sell them to furniture stores and they laughed at us and told us it was a dumb idea. [3:34] Sean, welcome to the show. Shawn : [1:13] Thank you. Thanks for having me.