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Game on: How H&M is bringing fast fashion to the metaverse

Inside Retail

Fast fashion brand H&M recently launched Loooptopia, a Roblox game focused on creating, trading and recycling digital fashion items. This in-game action is a subtle reference to the environmental impact of textile waste globally and to change consumer behaviour, we need to learn new habits. Learning new habits.

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What Recommerce can Teach Retailers About New Consumer Behaviors and Future-Proofing Sales

Retail TouchPoints

As retailers have struggled to navigate changes in consumer behavior and economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, one area has seen continued growth: recommerce. This trend involves brands reselling previously owned products at a discount — and it’s caught on quickly.

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Step inside the UK’s first department store for secondhand clothes

Inside Retail

An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fast fashion brand closed down. It’s now a vibrant pop-up department store selling pre-loved clothing organised collaboratively by 10 charities.

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Tommy Hilfiger gets thrifty with ThredUp

Inside Retail

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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Study: Resale to Hit $47B by 2025, Giving Fast Fashion a Run for its Money

Retail TouchPoints

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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Research Reveals How Americans are Adjusting to Inflation

Independent Retailer

Overall, 36 percent of consumers have cut down on money they spend on gadgets and appliances. Consumers are Reducing the Amount of Groceries They are Buying as a Whole. Along the topic of groceries, consumers are being forced to minimize how many groceries they purchase. Inflation stayed flat in July after rising 1.3

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Does Buying Local Have A Positive Impact on the Planet?

Independent Retailer

A study from 2008 found that you could likely only reduce your emissions by about five percent if you bought local food all the time, and the same can be said for general products found at your local grocers or mom-and-pop shops. Thirty years ago, it belonged exclusively in the domain of thrift stores and consignment shops.