Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2021

“Consumers bought less clothing during the pandemic, that we know for sure, but we also saw that many people tried secondhand for the first time ,” said Karen Clark, VP of Marketing Communications at ThredUP in an interview with Retail TouchPoint s. Growing Sustainability Concerns Favor Resale Over Fast Fashion.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We conducted in-depth interviews with 21 women who buy “fast fashion” – “on-trend” clothing made and sold at very low cost – to find out how much they think about the conditions of the workers who make their clothes, and and what effort they take to avoid slave-free clothing. Read the original article.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

UK-headquartered online fast-fashion retailer Missguided has collapsed after a last-minute rescue backed by rival Boohoo – and potential bids by Shein, JD Sports and Frasers Group – all fell through. The post Missguided, alas: UK fast-fashion label collapses owing millions appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

UK-headquartered online fast-fashion retailer Missguided has collapsed after a last-minute rescue backed by rival Boohoo – and potential bids by Shein, JD Sports and Frasers Group – all fell through. The post Missguided, alas: UK fast-fashion label collapses owing millions appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2022

So as life throws another, inflated, challenge at us, how can retailers navigate the choppy waters? If you’re a fashion retailer, this could be new accessories to change the look of the outfit as a more economical alternative to a whole new wardrobe. There’s a lot of doom and gloom in the media at the moment. It’s tough.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Sydney-based womenswear label Sotto Brand has made its debut at New York Fashion Week with its SS24 collections, eyeing global expansion. The show also introduced Sotto Brand’s first venture into footwear and accessories. The post Sotto heads to the US with NYFW debut appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

H&M is set to introduce second-hand clothing and accessories at its flagship store in London starting October 5, in response to growing pressure on fast fashion companies to address environmental concerns by promoting garment reuse and recycling.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Products shipped cross-border by Chinese online fast-fashion giant Shein have been found to contain toxic chemicals at rates twice the level allowed under EU regulations, according to a report prepared by Greenpeace in Germany. Image: Greenpeace.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2024

Fast fashion giant Shein will provide a variety of interactive, immersive, and fashion experiences at Ultra Australia music festival in Melbourne on April 13.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2024

Against this backdrop comes the latest creative refresh from DFO, highlighting that its national portfolio of seven outlet centres is more than just premium brands at the best prices, it is also an increasingly interactive and great customer experience.

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2023

To what extent can fast fashion brands make inroads in their sustainable practices and reduce their textile waste without fundamentally changing their business and operating model? This further fuel[s] their hyper-fast fashion model.” As a result, the garments are often not durable, and end up in landfill.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

It is a technology that uses radio waves to read information stored in an antenna — at retail, this is most commonly placed in a sticker or tag — without requiring physical contact or a line of sight. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Australian fast-fashion brand Princess Polly has expanded in the US opening a flagship store in Los Angeles. Established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Wez and Eirin Bryett, the Gold Coast brand sells on-trend women’s clothing for predominantly Gen Z consumers.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 26, 2023

// Primark owner ABF upgrades profit forecast thanks to solid sales from the value fashion giant // Total group sales came in 16% higher year-on-year at £4.7bn in the third quarter Primark owner Associated British Foods has upgraded its profit forecast for the full year after the fashion retailer posted surging sales.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

When the Nanjing-based company was established, in 2008, it was labelled a discount brand, selling ultra-cheap, of-the-moment fashion. Fast forward to 2020 and Shein had become the world’s largest online-only fashion firm, valued at more than US$30 billion ($40.1 Winning with TikTok.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein may frequently grab headlines for the wrong reasons but there’s no denying the increasing popularity of the controversial brand. As of October 2020, Shein was the world’s largest online-only fashion company, according to Euromonitor International. The price of fast fashion.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

“With more than half of all consumers shopping for secondhand apparel last year, it’s evident that resale is now firmly embedded in the fashion landscape ,” said Neil Saunders, Managing Director at GlobalData , which conducted the research for the report, in a statement. Now the question is: Where does resale go from here?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

The business partners, who started as college friends, have weathered challenges including the rise of fast fashion, the advent of online consignment resale and major economic downturns, but now they’re enjoying the resurgence in love for preowned goods as the resale category grows. Not all Chanel is created equal ,” said Weisser.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

Alder & Green , the ethical menswear brand, has unveiled its new flagship London store at a ribbon-cutting event hosted by Olympic rower and brand ambassador, Tom George. Quality is at the heart of all Alder & Green products. We had a pop-up before Christmas directly opposite our new store so we already feel at home.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Our brand was established as an act of resistance against the fast-fashion trend. NY: The majority of consumers are not ready to spend on high-value products that have a higher price point than fast-fashion brands. NY: The biggest highlight of 2023 was the launch of our first bricks-and-mortar shop at QV Melbourne.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

UK-based fast fashion brand Boohoo recently announced that it had tapped US celebrity and influencer Kourtney Kardashian as its “sustainability ambassador” and launched a “sustainability journey” campaign that included a capsule collection and mini-series. “A spoiler alert for everyone: you can’t.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 25, 2023

The deal sees the Chinese-based fashion retailer take a one-third interest in SPARC group, a joint venture between Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group. Shein will list Forever 21’s clothing and accessories on its website, which serves about 150 million users. The venture will also take a minority stake in Shein.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

It speculated that future fashion collections could be made with a creative director and an AI program to bring clothes and accessories to market faster, more efficiently and improve the CX factor as well. An article from McKinsey & Co explores this idea in some depth.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

Last year’s must-have dress, yesterday’s flares and countless other Western castoffs are strangling the Global South, prompting calls for fast fashion to pay the price for rampant overproduction. Noi said the market generates at least 100 tonnes of fabric waste daily, while city trash trucks can only carry 30 tonnes.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In Spain’s A Coruna, two contrasting fashion business models collide – pitching the growing demands for the clothing industry to become more sustainable against the constant need to drive sales. Among them are Jorge Toba, 37, and Antia Montero, 31, who worked at Inditex in purchasing and design.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2021

On Thursday, Ikea will be launching a limited edition 10-piece clothing and accessories range in Australia, both online and in-stores. People love and trust the brand for intelligent fashionable quirky and affordable end-to-end solutions for home products. “Or it could just be stunt for publicity or to test the waters!”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

However, there are a couple of conflicting issues at the intersection of resale and circular fashion and Tommy Hilfiger’s collaboration with ThredUp mentions them on the website. Some brands are incorporating fit technology into the process, making it easy for customers to take their measurements at home. Is that a concern?

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2022

Thrifting has been a part of fashion culture for decades. The internet’s early marketplaces, such as eBay, catapulted secondhand clothing and accessories to a new level. Fast-forward to 2022, and thrifting is still about finding unique pieces, in addition to caring for the planet and making money on the side.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

Fast fashion has normalised using garments for short periods of time, and throwing them away when trends change, driving an unsustainable pattern of overproduction and overconsumption. 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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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2024

Fast fashion label H&M has named Daniel Ervér as its new president and CEO as Helena Helmersson departs the group. The 42-year-old executive has served at H&M Group for 18 years and most recently held the head of H&M. The appointment takes effect immediately.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning A source told the Times that Shein would not be a preferred bidder for Topshop, adding that their sense “is the person leading the sale process [at Asos] is not keen on Shein”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2023

The story so far The move into fashion rentals comes at a critical time for Asos. Rosanna Iacono, advisor and managing partner at The Growth Activists, noted that Asos offers up to 60,000 different products for sale at any given time, so the 180 outfits that are available to rent are a very modest start. million (A$165.7

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VMS

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Apparel and accessories from fast fashion brand Forever 21 (Los Angeles) will available online and at JCPenney stores, according to a press release.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Supply bottlenecks, slower product deliveries and higher freight and labour costs risk shifting the fast fashion industry into the slow lane, as shown this week by British online fashion retailer Asos. Attention will focus on Thursday on Fast Retailing, the Japanese parent of Uniqlo, when it reports quarterly financial results.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2024

Noteworthy highlights include a white Carolina Herrera dress worn by Chastain to the premiere of The Good Nurse , a Dries van Noten velvet burgundy dress showcased on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , and a Ralph Lauren dress donned at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2023

While H&M showed signs of bringing its costs under control, it still struggled to compete with major rival Inditex, owner of Zara and other brands, as well as rapidly expanding fast fashion online retailers such as SHEIN and Temu. The Swedish group’s stock closed at 122.86 H&M’s share price has risen 9.5

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

US specialty retailer Pacsun has expanded its partnership with Australian online fast fashion boutique Princess Polly stocking a dedicated fall capsule collection in 100 US stores. This exciting venture reinforces our position as a leading curator of fashion experiences for our valued communities.”

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