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Pricing and consumer perception: Why fast-fashion brands launch premium ranges

Inside Retail

The value of luxury and premium fashion goods is often in their design, storytelling and product quality. But recently, fast-fashion brands including Zara, H&M, Mango, Urban Outfitters and Topshop have been testing limited-run premium collections in addition to their regular and frequent product drops.

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How Shein is winning the fast-fashion war by putting consumers in charge

Inside Retail

With Zara-owner Inditex and H&M set to disclose their most recent sales results, investors will be focused on one major question: how are the two fast-fashion pioneers responding to the current market leader, Shein? Shein accounted for nearly one-fifth of the global fast-fashion market in 2022, outpacing Zara and H&M.

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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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How do ethical concerns shape fast-fashion purchases?

Inside Retail

For others it’s an ethical dilemma whenever we shop for clothes. 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 Shein and Temu are driving up the cost of air freight

Inside Retail

The rapid rise of fast-fashion e-commerce retailers such as Shein and Temu is upending the global air cargo industry, as they increasingly vie for limited air-cargo space to woo consumers with rapid transit times, more than ten industry sources said. TikTok Shop did not return messages seeking comment. Apple declined to comment.

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U.S. Apparel Resale to Double in Next Five Years, Fueled by Retailers and Brands

Retail TouchPoints

It forces you to consider the ramifications for the future of shopping when you have a generation of customers who think of themselves as thrifters and are focused on value, sustainability and this style of buying.”. Shoppers love the cheap thrills of fast fashion, but their conscience weighs on them.

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The fastest fashion: Why Incu has launched two-hour delivery with Uber

Inside Retail

The offer is also seen as an expansion of the business’ successful click-and-collect offer, launched last year, which now accounts for up to 20 per cent of online orders. It’s evident that despite recent challenges, and even after Covid-19 lockdowns, Australians are still turning to e-commerce for their shopping,” Goodger said. “As

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