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Exploiting Loopholes: The Dark Side of Fast Fashion Giants Shein and Temu

Retail TouchPoints

Fast fashion is not free. Someone, somewhere is paying the price.” – Lucy Siegle The fast fashion industry is hardly new, but the recent rise of international powerhouses has sparked new conversations and insights into the industry. But how, and why, are these fast fashion superpowers making so much money?

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Study: Resale to Hit $47B by 2025, Giving Fast Fashion a Run for its Money

Retail TouchPoints

While the pandemic had a chilling effect on apparel sales as a whole, the resale sector was blazing hot: it grew 29% in 2020 to capture $9 billion in U.S. Clark isn’t exaggerating: 33 million consumers bought secondhand apparel for the first time in 2020, according to the report.

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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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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

Inside Retail

The company set itself a goal of opening, yes, 200 stores by 2020, but once again it ran into trouble. Along came Covid-19 in 2020 and then further rationalisations of the store portfolio occurred, including its flagships in New York’s Herald Square, San Francisco’s Powell Street and Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.

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Forever 21 Continues U.S. Expansion with Plans for 14 New Locations

Retail TouchPoints

Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 will add 14 new stores to its roster across the U.S. In addition to this Southern California store, the retailer has new shops planned for Illinois, Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico. through June 2023.

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Why fabric technology is the key to apparel brand Paire’s sustainable approach

Inside Retail

Paire first launched in 2020 with a single product, socks. Fast forward to 2024, it has expanded into apparel while leading the retail industry in sustainability measures. Our brand was established as an act of resistance against the fast-fashion trend. Inside Retail : What is the overarching mission of Paire?

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

Retail TouchPoints

The store is slated for the Jingjiang Impression City shopping center in Taizhou, a city located near Shanghai. The fast fashion retailer initially re-entered China for the third time in August 2021 through online platforms Vipshop and Pinduoduo. Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later.