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New Fast Fashion Powerhouse: Shein Teams Up with Forever 21

Retail TouchPoints

Shein and Forever 21 are joining forces in a deal that will allow Forever 21 to sell its youth-focused apparel to Shein’s 150 million online users. has accused China of committing genocide and using forced labor in its repression of Muslim Uyghurs.

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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. That equates to around 108 Boeing 777 freighters a day, the consultancy said.

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How Retailers can Overcome the Challenges Faced on the Path to Sustainability

Retail TouchPoints

But operating sustainably isn’t just about meeting consumer expectations — there are industry and business practices to fulfil too. This year saw the proposal of the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. This year saw the proposal of the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. Recommerce.

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. Camilla targets teen ‘formal’ shopper.

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Inside Mosaic’s pivot from specialty fashion to digital department store

Inside Retail

Mosaic Brands is seeing positive results from the implementation of a digital department store strategy across several of its core apparel brands, including Noni B, Rivers, Millers and Katies. Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry. Leveraging loyalty.

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Key Strategies for Retailers to Push Sustainability Efforts

Independent Retailer

Going forward, retailers may be expected to prove their sustainability efforts by following in the footsteps of others in expanding their regional fulfillment facilities, as Amazon has done, thereby cutting waste and CO 2 emissions. Womenswear apparel shop, Pink Boutique, has taken a strong position on sustainable packaging.

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Hot Holiday Products Available NOW

Independent Retailer

Retailers who have launchd hybrid fulfillment models out of necessity during the pandemic will need to think carefully about whether their systems will be able to manage higher order volumes during peak season. Shoppers will be looking for pieces such as jackets that have multiple functions, reducing the consumption of fast fashion.