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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. Wone, who joined Vestiaire Collective in March 2020, said the ban underlines Vestiaire Collective’s founding mission – to drive collective change towards a circular fashion economy.

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Report: Forever 21 Will Reestablish  Physical Presence in China With a New Store

Retail TouchPoints

The fast fashion retailer initially re-entered China for the third time in August 2021 through online platforms Vipshop and Pinduoduo. Forever 21 will expand its presence in China with a physical store slated to open later in June 2022, according to a WeChat post seen by Reuters.

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Etsy Enters Booming Resale Sector with $1.6B Acquisition of Depop

Retail TouchPoints

Depop’s peer-to-peer marketplace for secondhand fashion is the 10 th -most-visited shopping site among Gen Z consumers in the U.S., The site is primarily known for its vintage, streetwear and Y2K (late 1990s/early 2000s) fashion. Founded in 2011, the marketplace first launched in the UK and then expanded to the U.S.

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How UNIQLO Became on the Largest Clothing Retailers

Indigo 9 Digital

By 2011 UNIQLO had sold nearly 200 million HeatTech items globally. Don’t get caught calling UNIQLO fast fashion. People mistakenly say that UNIQLO is a fast-fashion brand. UNIQLO’s breakout moment happened 20 years ago when it launched its HeatTech line of merchandise in 2003.

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

The online clothing rental market has come a long way since platforms like GlamCorner and US market leader Rent the Runway launched in 2011 and 2009, respectively. Overall, 57 per cent agree that buying too many fashion items is bad for the environment. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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Country Road unveils clothes made from offcuts in circular fashion push

Inside Retail

Underpinning all of that is the idea that a circular fashion system requires a move away from fast fashion to considered and timeless design, and at Country Road, that’s a real focus for us – to create high quality garments that are designed for longevity, designed to be worn and loved and lived in for a long time.

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At What Goes Around Comes Around, Store Designs Reflect Founders’ Passion for Luxury Vintage Resale

Retail TouchPoints

The business partners, who started as college friends, have weathered challenges including the rise of fast fashion, the advent of online consignment resale and major economic downturns, but now they’re enjoying the resurgence in love for preowned goods as the resale category grows. Expanding Into the L.A.

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