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What Europe’s upcoming ban on unsold textiles means for fashion

Inside Retail

Earlier this year, the European Commission (EC) announced its 2030 vision for textiles, moving the goalposts once again when it comes to sustainable and circular solutions for fashion’s waste problem. It envisions that fast fashion will be out of fashion, and that economically profitable re-use and repair services will be widely available.

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China’s Shein lacks disclosures, made false statements about factories

Inside Retail

In Britain, companies over a certain size must prominently state on their websites the steps they are taking to combat forced labour as part of the country’s Modern Slavery Act 2015. A spokesperson for Shein said it is in the process of finalising statements required by UK law, and plans to publish them on its website. “We

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

Inside Retail

“Items are returned to Amazon for many reasons – sometimes a product is just not what a customer is looking for, or perhaps there’s a cosmetic defect or the packaging is damaged,” said Matt Furlong, Amazon Australia country manager. Meanwhile, in just the past week, Etsy has announced plans to acquire resale marketplace Depop for $US 1.62

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Key Strategies for Retailers to Push Sustainability Efforts

Independent Retailer

Over in the UK, Tesco has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2035, and since 2015, the retailer has managed to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 52 percent. In 2021, UK retailer Iceland announced that it planned to become carbon neutral by the end of 2022. However, sustainability does not always work out as expected.

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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. Since then, the group has been persistent on its expansion plans for the retailer opening new flagship stores in major UK cities and entering the Irish market. Next plans to relaunch Joules in October.

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From moto to marathons: What’s next for performance apparel brand Sa1nt

Inside Retail

Here, Clarke reflects on how the SA1NT business has evolved since 2015, and the opportunities that are present in the recovery space. He also discusses his plans for the SA1NT Layers brand, and what growth will look like moving forward. Are there plans for stand-alone stores, a wholesale presence and so on?

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

Bonus: Live-steaming, MetaVerse, Crypto still not a major thing in e-commerce; Management stops blaming performance on retail crime; and Smaller RMN’s fail. We looked this up, and our first show was on November 14, 2015, if you believe it or not. This will be our ninth year.