Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2022

This allowed new commerce models to emerge, such as Nasty Gal Vintage, which began in 2006. Fast-forward to 2022, and thrifting is still about finding unique pieces, in addition to caring for the planet and making money on the side. Back then, it was less about sustainability than finding rare and unique items from a bygone era.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. In the 2000s the internet met fast fashion, and a slew of new competitors began to emerge.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

IR: There has been a lot of criticism of fast fashion brands lately in terms of their lack of sustainability credentials. What are your thoughts on the evolution of the fast fashion industry? KB: For Nasty Gal we began our journey in a tiny San Francisco apartment selling vintage on eBay, back in 2006.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

KL: We didn’t consider ourselves [to be] fast fashion. I started off in newspapers, and then I [was part of the team that] launched Monocle magazine in London back in 2006. IR: Looking back, what do you think has allowed Uniqlo to go from being a Japanese brand to having stores all around the world?

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But I also guided the company through a complete chapter 11 reorganization back in 2006, spearheaded by Venture Capital, which was painful and ugly and embarrassing and humiliating. So I’m gonna guess you’re not a fan of fast fashion.

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