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Vestiaire Collective’s fast-fashion ban: clever or counterproductive?

Inside Retail

Last November, international fashion resale platform Vestiare Collective shocked the apparel industry by banning the trade of ‘fast-fashion’ labels. European regulations “a crucial step’ Europe is the greatest driver of growth for now – unsurprising given that the company was launched in Paris in 2009.

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Japanese department store Takashimaya looks to the future

Inside Retail

Takashimaya’s Nihombashi flagship store, originally built in the 1930’s by Nippon Life Insurance, was given the status of Important Cultural Property in 2009. On August 15, the company reported sales for July at its 14 domestic department stores, which were up 11.1% year on year, the tenth monthly gain on the trot. What is selling?

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3 Elements of Amazon’s Clothing Strategy to Watch

Indigo 9 Digital

For Amazon apparel is a big business, coming in as Amazon’s second largest category estimated to generate $64 billion in sales last year. When you think of popular clothing retailers like lululemon, Zara or H&M their apparel sales do not even come close to Amazon’s. Grab share in the resale market.

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How H&M, Nike and Kering are taking action on climate change

Inside Retail

If the fashion industry really wants to reduce its environmental footprint, Roger Lee, CEO of garment manufacturing firm TAL Apparel, said it needs to have a system in place. “We, When you take into account each country, and the way they do farming, they could be different. TAL Apparel. Lee said. .

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