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How Resale is Driving the Reinvention of Luxury Retail

Retail TouchPoints

The term rose to the surface last year as 2020’s unique confluence of events drove consumers toward shopping alternatives that were both environmentally friendly and economically feasible. Gen Z] has this massive demand for luxury fast fashion , what we now call the ‘affordable luxury’ sector. Talk about circularity.

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What next for Primark online?

Retail Gazette

Unlike pretty much all of its fast fashion rivals, Primark has long resisted selling products online. Back in 2014, when online retailers such as Asos were soaring, John Bason, finance director of Primark owner Associated British Food – who now heads up its strategic advisory board, was honest about the challenge it faces online.

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Why Amazon, Rent the Runway, Etsy are betting on resale

Inside Retail

Amazon Australia today announced the launch of Amazon Warehouse, a new storefront on the country’s Amazon site, which offers pre-owned and open box items that include a wide range of items, including fashion, electronics, accessories, toys, music, books and more. The future of secondhand fashion. That has totally dissolved.”.

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How to join the dots between seemingly disparate customer demands; sustainability and value

365 Retail

An unhealthy cycle of returns . Between 2014 and 2019, e-commerce returns rose 95% , and in the UK, it is expected to rise by almost another 30% by next year, driven mainly by clothing and footwear returns. Many consumers were horrified to hear about unworn, returned items being sent straight to the dump.