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Chinese fashion retailer Shein revives plan for New York listing

Inside Retail

Shein, founded by Chinese entrepreneur Chris Xu in 2008, first started preparing for a US IPO about two years ago, but shelved the plan partly due to unpredictable markets amid rising US-China tensions, the sources said. The Nanjing-based company is one of the world’s largest online fashion marketplaces targeting overseas consumers.

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More recessions lessons from Greenlit Brands, Camilla, Super Retail

Inside Retail

And below is part two, featuring advice from Greenlit Brands CEO Michael Ford, former Target Australia CEO Launa Inman and Camilla CEO Jane McNally about the lessons they learned during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how they apply to the current environment. Of course, you also have to manage costs, but that’s always important.

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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

Inside Retail

Also in Spain, rivals including H&M, Mango and Inditex have created a non-profit association to manage clothing waste, responding to an EU law requiring member states to separate textiles from other waste from January 2025. In France this system has already been in place since 2008 under an organisation called Refashion.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Archie Norman Archie Norman has spent the last six years overseeing food and fashion group M&S’s turnaround plan as it looks to re-establish its brand, win back consumers and return to profit. Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? Sound familiar?

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10 Online Businesses for Sale in May

Small Biz Trends

End-of-Life (EOL) Asset Management Company. The growth of e-waste makes this End-of-Life (EOL) Asset Management company a great opportunity for the future. OmniChannel Consumer Electronics Co. Established in 2016 this OmniChannel Consumer Electronics Co. offers four brands of consumer electronics (CE) products.

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Reshoring: COVID-19’s Impact On The Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

If a certain industry relies on offshore factories, reshoring means allocating the resources necessary to localize that production, which means organizations no longer have to depend on international deals and long-distance shipping. In a 2018 study, the consulting firm A.T. Kearney reported a record number of imports from outside the U.S.,

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Analysis: Why does Shein continue to escape scrutiny?

Inside Retail

Ask any consumer to name a fast fashion retailer and they probably think of H&M, Zara or Gap. In 2008, he launched a fashion e-commerce site – She Inside – as a way to target consumers who were tired of waiting in lines in stores or unable to find their specific size. Shein’s inclusive strategy makes a lot of sense.