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What it takes for emerging designers to break into Australia’s fashion industry

Inside Retail

While established fashion brands are attempting to find solid ground in the current economic downturn, a new guard of Australian designers are trying to get their foot in the door. Fashion is an industry that worships breakthrough talent but gaining access to the necessary resources to innovate and disrupt is half the battle.

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Integrate Pricing, Promotions and Markdowns to Drive Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

Despite a positive job market and a stabilized economic environment, most consumers ( 96% ) are looking to save money in the short term, according to a recent study from PwC. But at the same time merchants’ margins are being squeezed, making intelligent pricing and promotions strategies even more critical for success.

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Capri, Tapestry set for mega fashion merger

Inside Retail

Coach’s parent company, Tapestry, is nearing a deal to acquire luxury fashion giant Capri Holdings, marking one of the biggest fashion tie-ups this year, according to the Wall Street Journal. The luxury fashion industry has seen conglomerates striking deals in the past few weeks.

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How social commerce platform Smthgood is reinventing eco-fashion in Asia

Inside Retail

The intersection of technology and sustainability is redefining the fashion landscape in Asia, and one of the leaders of this movement is Smthgood, a marketplace with a mission. Smthgood is a social commerce platform that combines user-generated lookbooks with a fashion marketplace that is focused on conscious fashion brands.

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3 Ways Fashion Brands can be More Sustainable Today

Retail TouchPoints

The fashion industry has been questioned a lot about its environmental impact. As new regulations are enforced and consumers develop ever-more-sophisticated expectations around a brand’s environmental impact, fashion brands have to do more than claim they are compliant. Designing products that are sustainable and compliant.

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The RealReal Teams Up with Mytheresa to Promote Circularity as it Expand Reach Beyond Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

Luxury resale marketplace The RealReal has teamed up with luxury fashion site Mytheresa to educate consumers about the value of resale and encourage online consignment of upscale goods. The RealReal inaugurated National Consignment Day in 2017 to raise awareness about creating a more sustainable fashion ecosystem through resale.

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Ebay Hits the Road to Promote New Handbag Consignment Service in LA, Las Vegas

Retail TouchPoints

Ebay is promoting its new handbag consignment service, which debuted in September , with a “Luxe Line” mobile consignment concierge that will be making stops in LA and Las Vegas from Dec. Additional items from Lyons’ collection also will be available on Ebay.com, with 100% of the proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders.