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Analysis: Why does Shein continue to escape scrutiny?

Inside Retail

The Chinese fast fashion giant may be one of the most downloaded fashion apps around the world, but it continues to maintain a low corporate profile. Ask any consumer to name a fast fashion retailer and they probably think of H&M, Zara or Gap. Fast fashion, but slow deliveries.

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Short-Form Video and UGC are Reshaping the Realm of Influencer Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. TikTok and Instagram are volume platforms, they’re like the fast fashion of social media,” Dulay explained. But don’t count YouTube out.

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Analysis: Esprit, the forgotten brand that lost its identity

Inside Retail

However, the birth of fast fashion and the rise of the millennials soon pushed Esprit out of the game – and the Hang Seng Index – in 2013, sparking a continuing downward spiral for the years to come. It is failing to connect with the consumers that truly matter.

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6 of the Best Ways to Retain Customers in Retail

Indigo 9 Digital

Consumers buy things from people and retailers they trust. Those products keep customers coming back to Apple year after year because Apple has a brand consumers trust. Many consumers say they want to buy sustainably sourced clothing but fast fashion retailers like Zara and H&M are among the largest clothing retailers in the world.

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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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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

But you, the ultimate consumer and gesture and recool charter of all the data, do you agree that I got this one? 43:12] I actually think that we’re going to see more Chinese companies focusing on Western consumers. Scot: [35:36] Yeah, I will.