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How do ethical concerns shape fast-fashion purchases?

Inside Retail

Is the most important information on the label or the price tag? Of the world’s industries that profit from worker exploitation, the fashion industry is notorious , in part because of the sharp contrast between how fashion is made and how it is marketed. Well-known fast-fashion brands include H&M, Zara and Uniqlo.

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How Sophie Monk helped Skye + Lach Co on its way to $5 million

Inside Retail

Monk tagged the brand on her Instagram account around 2019, and there was a huge spike in traffic to the website and sales. “We Schmidt said that their backgrounds were more in corporate and travel, and they didn’t have knowledge or experience in commerce, IT, manufacturing, social media, fashion, design, social media or importing.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

A shock to the system of western merchants and consumers who had largely operated with an assumption of unconstrained access to whatever they’ve wanted, whenever they’ve wanted it. But in the process also opened global consumer markets to risks that would make the cotton collapse of 1861 look like a picnic. Rebuild for Transparency.