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It’s Time to Confront the Exploitation Behind Ultra-Fast Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

After May 2, ultra-fast fashion will be slightly more expensive. For years, ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashion has rewired where and how Americans shop. Led by Chinese-founded online retailers Shein and Temu, ultra-fast fashion has succeeded in part by driving prices for trendy clothes as low as possible.

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Primark CCO exits after nearly three years

Retail Gazette

” Prior to Primark, McEttric previously served as Tesco’s group brand and proposition director from 2015 until 2021, and worked under various roles at Barclays from 2010 to 2014. I wish all the team all the best for what’s next.” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

Inside Retail

In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from large bales of used clothing – a small step towards tackling Europe’s towering problem of discarded fashion. It did not respond to a request for comment on the suggestion it needed to do more.

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Gen Z grew up in a world of ugly fashion – no wonder they love their Crocs

Inside Retail

They grew up with ugly fashion, and are now making it their own. Time magazine included Crocs in their 2010 list of the 50 worst inventions. Ugly fashion The 21st century’s love of deliberately ugly fashion can be traced to 1996, with Miuccia Prada launching her “Bad Taste” collection. Crocs with Greggs’ logo.

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Selfridges: Why the best department store in the world is up for sale

Inside Retail

Its investment in highly creative and constantly changing store concepts and brand collaborations has enabled it to buck the industry trend and drive foot traffic in an era of online shopping, helping it earn the title of Best Department Store in the World four times between 2010 and 2018 at the Global Department Store Summit.

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Asos ties exec pay to new environmental goals

Inside Retail

Online fashion retailer Asos set out plans to cut its environmental impact and improve worker rights on Thursday, tying its success in cutting waste and carbon levels to future management pay. Asos sells over 85,000 products in 200 markets.

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“Our mission is to make retail fair”: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham

Inside Retail

The UK-based online platform for independent and ethical brands Wolf & Badger opened its first bricks-and-mortar location in London in 2010, before adding stores in New York in 2017 and Los Angeles in 2022. IR : Since launching the company back in 2010, what changes have you witnessed within the retail industry?