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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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15 Best Apps for a Business Selling Clothes

Small Biz Trends

Consider these latest figures from one of the top fashion resale sites, thredUP: The fashion resale industry totals about $20 billion in sales alone, and it is the biggest resale market in the US. Reselling clothes is growing 24-times faster than retail fashion, too. The RealReal.

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How Lore of the Sea improved order dispatch speed by 1000 per cent

Inside Retail

As an avid surfer, Laure knew the importance of functionality but was determined to challenge the status quo by providing ethically-made, slow fashion surf wear. Laure began to look for a way to automate her shipping and help streamline her operations, improve efficiencies, and increase productivity. . “I

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InPost joins forces with sustainable fashion trailblazer Yellow Octopus

A1 Retail

InPost, an out-of-home and eCommerce delivery company, has announced a new partnership with sustainable fashion trailblazer, Yellow Octopus Group , which aims to offer consumers a more convenient and greener way of donating and recycling clothes.

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What are the Top Commerce Trends for 2022 and Beyond?

Retail TouchPoints

In this area, we expect to see more growth in marketplaces, the use of dark stores to help solve last-mile challenges and expansion of drop shipping capabilities to help get customers the products they want. We’re also closely watching what happens with the metaverse.

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Shein, Temu in fierce fight over US market for $10 dresses

Inside Retail

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win shoppers’ attention for their inexpensive China-made goods. Shein, originally founded in China, relies on drop-shipping directly from its extensive network of China-based suppliers. “I am with Temu who has the same and more for less.”

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Three senior retail leaders weigh in on the state of supply chains in 2023

Inside Retail

We are one of the last remaining global fashion brands that is also 100 per cent in-house manufacturing – a point of pride. Increases in cost of shipping both for raw materials inbound to Brazil plus outbound finished goods to our markets were a big factor for some of 2021 and much of 2022, but things have mostly normalised now,” he added.