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The RealReal Founder and CEO Resigns; COO and CFO Step in as Co-Interim CEOs

Retail TouchPoints

She previously served as CMO of The RealReal from 2012 to 2019 and owned Anica Boutique , a fashion and home store. Julian has served as CFO since 2021 and has over 30 years of financial management experience in both public and private companies. Levesque has served as President of The RealReal since 2021 and COO since 2019.

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Tech start-up Inkse aims to disrupt and democratise the fashion industry

Inside Retail

Tech start-up Inkse had its launch this month with a mission to revolutionise the way Australian creatives approach fashion design and production. We all know those great Aussies fashion start-up stories, those household names who cut their teeth in the city markets,” John said.

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At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

Inside Retail

In Spain’s A Coruna, two contrasting fashion business models collide – pitching the growing demands for the clothing industry to become more sustainable against the constant need to drive sales. Boutique labels in A Coruna could show the way to others.

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‘More is more’: Q&A with Camilla CEO, Jane McNally

Inside Retail

And then she puts all these things all over the floor and she briefs our incredible team of graphic artists; and somehow, they manage to capture that sense of escapism and colour, and that just makes you feel happy to look at it and wear it. First and foremost, we’re not a fast-fashion brand. PZ: That is amazing.

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Key Strategies for Retailers to Push Sustainability Efforts

Independent Retailer

Over in the UK, Tesco has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2035, and since 2015, the retailer has managed to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 52 percent. Zara, global fast fashion leader, now ships online orders in 100% recycled cardboard boxes manufactured from boxes previously used in-store.

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Analysis: Esprit, the forgotten brand that lost its identity

Inside Retail

However, the birth of fast fashion and the rise of the millennials soon pushed Esprit out of the game – and the Hang Seng Index – in 2013, sparking a continuing downward spiral for the years to come. These brands bring with them strong digital marketing and partnership initiatives.

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‘It’s been a blast’: Feathers founder Margaret Porritt reflects on 50 years

Inside Retail

Trained as a milliner, she opened her first boutique in 1972 and through determination and grit, she has grown it into Feathers, a national women’s fashion brand that is sold through a handful of standalone bricks-and-mortar locations and in Myer. More than anything, fast fashion has knocked a lot of the middle market [out].

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