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It’s Time to Confront the Exploitation Behind Ultra-Fast Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

After May 2, ultra-fast fashion will be slightly more expensive. For years, ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashion has rewired where and how Americans shop. Led by Chinese-founded online retailers Shein and Temu, ultra-fast fashion has succeeded in part by driving prices for trendy clothes as low as possible.

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From “fast fashion” to “fast thrifting”: When will we learn?

Inside Retail

As an occasional buyer and seller of second-hand fashion, I’ve been watching the trend with interest. Nudie Jeans encourages customers to ‘Create Tomorrow’s Vintage,’ highlighting that jeans improve with age and promoting their free jean repair service for life. The post From “fast fashion” to “fast thrifting”: When will we learn?

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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

Inside Retail

In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from large bales of used clothing – a small step towards tackling Europe’s towering problem of discarded fashion. It did not respond to a request for comment on the suggestion it needed to do more.

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How Amazon, Temu, and Shein are reshaping Australia’s retail landscape

Inside Retail

billion, Temu’s growth has been meteoric, largely fuelled by its competitive pricing and frequent promotional events. Shein: Dominating the fast-fashion market Shein has become a major player in Australian fashion, particularly among younger consumers. In the last year alone, 3.8 With an estimated$1.1

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Why fashion brands are the target of so many greenwashing claims

Inside Retail

The fashion industry is no longer just under-appreciated, it is in an undeclared war. What is it about fashion brands that make them the target of more greenwashing claims than just about any other industry? Do fashion labels make themselves easy targets by setting unrealistic goals and making outlandish claims?

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Vestiaire Collective’s fast-fashion ban: clever or counterproductive?

Inside Retail

Last November, international fashion resale platform Vestiare Collective shocked the apparel industry by banning the trade of ‘fast-fashion’ labels. Wone, who joined Vestiaire Collective in March 2020, said the ban underlines Vestiaire Collective’s founding mission – to drive collective change towards a circular fashion economy.

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3 Ways Fashion Brands can Move Toward Sustainable Business Models

Retail TouchPoints

As prices continue rising, consumers rely on a combination of their wallets and consciences when deciding which fashion industry trends to buy into. Shoppers have been so eager to applaud sustainable apparel production that the eco-fashion industry faces concerns both in terms of greenwashing and stiff competition verging on saturation.

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