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Gen Z: Merchants of cool or brand killers?

Inside Retail

My Gucci Marmont bag from Vestiaire Collective has shipped. Bagged a pre-loved bargain, supported circular fashion and didn’t even set foot in a store. They are young, born between 1997 and 2012, and they have serious earning potential, as they are starting their first jobs and getting their first paychecks. Quick email check.

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Frasers vs Next: How big are their growing retail empires?

Retail Gazette

Frasers Group stated that at the time of the acquisition, that the online fast fashion retailer owed £13m to its shareholders. The brand needed the loan while it sold through excess stock it was left with after shipping issues peak last year caused delivery delays. pre-pack administration deal in August 2019.

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Spring Fair looks ahead to 2025 following a buzzing show

A1 Retail

Nick Reed, Founder of Neem London shared his story about the creation of his modern menswear brand, “Neem was created as an ‘antiseptic’ for fast fashion; to produce men’s clothing that has been made with care, a result of a transparent supply chain, with the safe guarding of our environment as the focus.

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