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The Post-Pandemic Fashion Industry Makeover

Retail TouchPoints

The fashion resale market is one of the fastest growing consumer-driven sectors today. The resale market is set to hit $36 billion by 2024, growing at 39% CAGR (versus overall retail at approximately 2% pre-pandemic). Fashion resale is quickly becoming a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy COVID retail slump.

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Temu Lawsuit Targets Counterfeit Apps and Lookalike Online Marketplaces

Retail TouchPoints

Temu alleged that Shein had “engaged in a campaign of threats, intimidation, false assertions of infringement, attempts to impose baseless punitive fines and has forced exclusive dealing arrangements” with the clothing manufacturers that both apps rely on for their ultra-fast fashion offerings.

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4 Ways Anthropologie is Building Brand Loyalty While Acquiring New, Younger Customers

Retail TouchPoints

We’re trying to keep that customer over 40, but we’re trying to go back to our younger customer as well,” Preis said during her session at CommerceNext’s Ecommerce Growth Show , held June 20-21 in New York City. In addition to rental and resale, the brand also offers various buy now, pay later services, including Klarna and Afterpay.

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With Growth Top-of-Mind, Luxury Brands Focus on Digital Goods and Virtual Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

“Higher-income consumers are less impacted by inflation and, while aware of higher food, home and transportation costs, still have the funds to drive luxury sales and luxury growth,” said Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury and Retail at Coresight Research in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. At Alibaba’s recent 11.11

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Smaller Spaces, Bigger Tech and Optimized CX

Retail TouchPoints

The chatter of the store “being dead” is evolving from belief that the physical store is fading amid the shift to digital, to seeing that it’s the role of the store that is changing — and a vital one at that. Still, many retailers are opening fewer and often smaller stores with increasing expectations for top-notch experiences.

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Mobile Ecommerce Success Calls for the ‘Instagramification’ of the App Experience

Retail TouchPoints

“I think what we’re seeing happen is that people are on mobile, and they’re showing indications of how that behavior is changing with the burden of inflation hitting their wallets,” said Lexi Sydow, Head of Insights at data.ai in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Mobile Retailing Requires a ‘Mindset Shift’.

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The evolution of the relationship between retail brands and influencers

A1 Retail

With the growth in online retail seemingly a trend that will outlast the end of lockdown restrictions, we look at how this relationship has evolved over time and what the future holds for retailers and influencers. High street retailers and fast fashion brands originally dominated the influencer partnership space.