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Three roadblocks to making circular fashion work – and how to navigate them

Inside Retail

Achieving circularity in fashion is similar to the 10-year overnight success story. Yet, the need for a sustainable and ethical future in fashion is necessary, due to the industry’s social and environmental impact, which has already caused substantial damage. We’ve heard and said this before in some form or another.

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Tommy Hilfiger Amps Up Circularity Efforts with Resale in the U.S., Rental in the UK

Retail TouchPoints

consumers through a new partnership with ThredUP , and a six-month rental pilot in the UK with platform Rotaro. Both programs are part of the fashion label’s “ Waste Nothing and Welcome All ” initiative, which, among other targets, aims to make Tommy Hilfiger a fully circular brand by 2030. Tommy Hilfiger , owned by PVH Corp. ,

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Meet the women bringing Latin American fashion to the world

Inside Retail

From Oscar de la Renta, to Carolina Herrera, to Gabriela Hearst, some of the biggest names in fashion are from Latin America. The Latin American Fashion Summit (LAFS) aims to change that. We took the opportunity to ask Tams about the Latin American fashion industry and what sets Latinx designers apart.

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SHEIN Hosts Sold Out Pop-Up Event in San Francisco

Retail TouchPoints

Online fast fashion retailer SHEIN is hosting the latest in its traveling series of pop-up events at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center from June 24 to 26, 2022. Consumers are still shopping SHEIN in droves, however, as evidenced by the sold-out San Francisco event.

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StockX COO on the importance of fast shipping to improve CX, drive growth

Inside Retail

As the resale market continues to grow, leading fashion and sneaker reseller StockX is taking steps to improve the process of buying and selling authenticated, pre-owned products online. Last week, the Detroit-based company launched Xpress Ship, a new feature that shortens the shipping time for verified items to three business days.

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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

Retail Focus

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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Claire’s Debuts Subscription Service as it Seeks New Ways to Connect with Gen Z

Retail TouchPoints

Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s is tapping into “drop” culture with its newest offering, a subscription box service called cDrop. Aimed at “fostering self-expression” among its core Gen Z demographic, each box retails for $30 and is shipped quarterly, with no ongoing commitment for customers.