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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. That exemption ends May 2.

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River Island: Ben Lewis rejoins as CEO as executive chair steps down

Retail Gazette

Bradbury, who previously served as CEO of the family-owned fashion retailer , rejoined River Island in December 2022, bringing with him a wealth of experience after having left the company in 2010. River Island has announced that Richard Bradbury is stepping down from his role as executive chair due to personal reasons.

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Walmart’s “Wirkin” Class Problem

Retail Prophet

Throughout 2009 and 2010 Project Impact rolled out across 600 U.S. In 2024 the company also began raising both starting wages and store manager compensation levels in its stores. Time will tell if these measures are enough to breathe life back into an American middle class on life-support.

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Decoding the global trends shaping the future of retail

Inside Retail

KPMGs 2024 Apac seamless commerce report suggests Gen Z shoppers (born 1995-2010) are now so heavily influenced by what they see on social media and livestreaming, that 63 per cent said social commerce is most important to their shopping experience, followed closely by livestreaming (57 per cent).

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How Formula One became marketing’s latest playground

Inside Retail

Unlike several decades ago, when Formula 1 sponsorship was dominated by multinational US and European brands – typically from the oil or tobacco industries, with the notable exception of Italian fashion label Benetton – leading sponsors today come from around the world. His off-track fashion choices are often bold and controversial.

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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. Despite such efforts, less than a quarter of Europe’s 5.2

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Famous Footwear Parent Caleres Outlines Executive Changes

Retail TouchPoints

During her career, Sullivan also worked with The Stride Rite Corporation as COO and held consumer brand management and sales roles at companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company. Schmidt joined Caleres in 2009 as the company’s SVP and General Manager of Image Brands, becoming President of Contemporary Fashion in 2010.