Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2025

The VNCE acquisition marks P180s third strategic deal, which also has included an investment in fashion label Altuzarra and a digital partnership with multi-brand premium retailer Elysewalker.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Millennials and Gen Z shoppers are expected to be the highest returning demographics when it comes to sending back fashion purchases bought on Black Friday this year, according to the latest research by True Fit , the AI-driven platform that decodes size and fit for shoppers and fashion retailers.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Fashion model Elle Macpherson will return to the catwalk at the Melbourne Fashion Festival for the first time in 16 years, in conjunction with PayPal. Macpherson will walk the PayPal Runway to start the Melbourne Fashion Festival’s premium runway series at the historic Royal Exhibition Building on March 4.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Indian retail conglomerate Reliance Retail has introduced an app in India to sell Sheins fashion products through a licensing agreement, marking the Chinese brand’s return after a five-year ban due to diplomatic tensions. This stand-alone app will be expected to compete with other fashion retailers like Walmart-owned Myntra.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The aim is also to free up staff to focus on more creative tasks, such as predicting fashion trends based on the analysis that Delphine generates. Using AI for returns optimisation Another growing supply-chain issue for retailers is returns. Businesses are getting increased returns every year. per cent vs 10 per cent).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The news follows rumblings last week that the retailer was struggling to maintain its sprawling brick-and-mortar presence amid increased competition in the fast fashion sector. In a bid to stave off new competition, the company entered a partnership with one of its biggest competitors Chinese-based online fast fashion brand Shein in 2023.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2025

With its theme of Ya (Elegance), EP Yayings Autumn/Winter 2025 collection opened this seasons Shanghai Fashion Week, together with an alluring performance by a traditional Kunqu Opera singer and a guitar soloist. This was Chinas fashion industry, dressed in its cultural inheritance, stepping onto the world stage.

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2025

Reverse e-commerce, referred to as recommerce, is no longer exclusive to consumers today, brands are trying to figure out how they too can capitalise on the global secondhand fashion market that is expected to hit $367 billion by 2029.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The retailer is offering free returns on all Amazon Haul purchases over $3 within 15 days of delivery, and shoppers can drop off these returns at more than 8,000 drop-off locations, including Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, UPS, Staples and Amazon Lockers. It will be available to U.S.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In fashion, where the majority of brands design up to only a size 16, the plus-size market (women who wear size 18-plus) is often neglected, leaving limited options for millions of women. Studies from the US and UK show that the plus-size fashion market is growing faster than the overall women’s fashion market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

Its relaunch is not limited to returning to where the brand once thrived but revitalising itself and forging new connections. The road ahead One of the most critical elements of G-Stars return to the ANZ market will be its ability to adapt to a post-pandemic landscape that is increasingly unpredictable.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 5, 2025

Topshop has sparked fresh excitement among fans by hinting at a potential return to bricks-and-mortar retail on Londons iconic Oxford Street. The popular fashion retailer shared a video on Instagram featuring London Mayor Sadiq Khan calling for the brand to make a comeback to the famous shopping destination.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

Casual fashion chain Jeanswest has been placed in voluntary liquidation with all 90 stores across Australia to be shuttered. “We will be opening the doors of all stores and selling online to clear all stock to secure a return to creditors,” Bainbridge said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2024

Spanish fashion label Desigual is returning Down Under, partnering with The Iconic to launch its spring-summer collection. The post Desigual set to make Australian return appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. The brand said the move is a step towards building a presence in Australia and New Zealand.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The Sussan Group, the retail collective behind women’s fashion brands Sportsgirl, Sussan and Suzanne Grae, is incorporating “responsible fibres” into its supply chain and investing in futuristic pilot projects, such as making a compostable T-shirt, as it looks to increase consumer awareness of its sustainability initiatives.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Sydney-based fashion brand One Mile was founded by Sammy Robinson in 2020 after a collaboration with another brand sparked the desire to have her own label. One Mile made its runway debut at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022 with its Resort ’23 collections. Things happen so quickly, that’s the exciting thrill of it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2024

Reshop , a platform that provides instant refunds (not store credit) to shoppers returning items from participating retailers, has debuted with retailer partners including Steve Madden and Alo Yoga.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

In addition to rapid advances in AI that have brought the technology into the mainstream, Stitch Fix also has struggled to maintain its first-mover advantage in the world of subscription fashion, with a host of new entrants pulling away clients and market share. explained Funderburk. The response has been really positive, said Funderburk.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Rakuten has returned to New York Fashion Week and is offering its members exclusive items for pre-sale from the runway shows of designers Prabal Gurung , Sergio Hudson , Patricia Bonaldi ( PatBO ) and Rachel Scott ( Diotima ). The items will be revealed in the designers’ respective shows during NYFW, which kicks off Feb.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Australia and New Zealands leading pureplay online fashion, lifestyle and sporting destination has had a year of evolution; with seemingly smooth transitions overhauling the businesss order warehouse management system (OWMS), building a new B2B platform business and tackling the intricate returns issue.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 19, 2025

The online fashion giant’s account closures have left many shoppers confused and frustrated, sparking a wave of customers rushing to social media to complain. “We This helps us maintain our commitment to offering free returns to all customers across all core markets.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 22, 2025

After launching onto the Australian fashion scene last September, designer label Deering has just released its third drop, Collection 03. Founded by entrepreneur Erin Deering, the eponymous brand is looking to bridge the gap between the function of clothes and the aesthetic of fashion positioning dressing as a form of self-care.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The fashion group’s net profit increased 11.7 per cent in the first seven weeks of the second half, benefitting from students returning to school. Accent Group booked higher net profit on the back of 42 new store openings in the fiscal first half. per cent from the year-ago period to $47.2 million as sales rose 4.2

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Westfield Knox in Victoria will open a new fashion retail precinct later this year, which will serve as home to popular brands including Uniqlo, JD Sports, Glue Store, and General Pants Co. “We’re The new fashion retail precinct is part of the last stage of Westfield Knox’s $355 million redevelopment plan.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Australian fashion label Nique has entered voluntary administration, becoming the latest high-street brand to falter in a tumultuous economic environment. Nique also launched an upcycling program, asking customers to return their well-loved wardrobe items to the store for repurposing and resale.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

It’s not a mirage; Barneys is returning to NYC, but only temporarily. The unique collaboration includes an extraordinary Hourglass & Barneys pop-up experience featuring an exciting curation of fashion and beauty brands, limited-edition products, exclusive merchandise, guest appearances, cultural events and more.”

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

He is currently chair of Brewdog, Pizza Express and European fashion chain C&A. Commenting on Leighton’s return to the supermarket giant, Grocery Insight CEO Steve Dresser notes: “I don’t think anyone could have foreseen it. But it makes perfect sense to everyone involved in the retail space.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As a result, brands are now using Roblox to create incremental revenue opportunities via “twinned” items for users’ physical and avatar selves: 43% of respondents to Roblox’s Digital Expression, Fashion & Beauty Trends report said they want brands to provide such “twinning” items.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Online return fraud cost U.S. For every $100 in returned merchandise accepted, U.S. to return fraud, the NRF has calculated. While it is possible for shoppers to commit return fraud innocently simply by mis-reading the returns policy, a significant number of returns are the result of premeditation and malicious intent.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

To date, only three UK retailers have ever made it into the 1bn profit club – and fashion giant Next has just become the fourth member. In fact, the retail boss seems to downplay that Next is only one of two fashion retailers to ever hit the prestigious 1bn threshold. growth in sales. Fluke or form?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Australian fashion label Nique has entered voluntary administration, becoming the latest high-street brand to falter in a tumultuous economic environment. Nique also launched an upcycling program, asking customers to return their well-loved wardrobe items to the store for repurposing and resale.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 9, 2024

True Fit , the leading AI-driven solution that decodes size and fit for shoppers and fashion retailers, has announced its certification as a Shopify Plus Certified App Partner, helping fashion retailers selling on Shopify leverage AI-size and -fit recommendations to power conversions, improve customer lifetime value (CLV) and reduce returns.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 24, 2025

The online fashion giant’s chief executive Jos Antonio Ramos Calamonte said the retailer had spent two years rebuilding the product assortment of Topshop before moving ahead with relaunch plans. We havent ruled out anything. Asos bought Topshop, along with Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT, out of administration in 2021 for 295m.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ksubi’s return to operating stand-alone stores in Australia has been a long time coming. T cemented its reputation for rebellion at its Australian Fashion Week debut in 2001, where 200 rats were sent down the runway. It comes as the brand plans to open new stores in Sydney and Melbourne in early 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Those who said work-from-home was here to stay might be surprised to learn that we are witnessing a shift back to the office, with many organizations small and large instituting mandates for at least a partial return to office for the majority of their employees. in the first quarter to a mere 1.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

But the merchant was suffering from a bit of an image problem that made it seem fusty and old-fashioned, a situation that led to a companywide turnaround plan initiated in 2020. Freedom Furniture is a well-known Australian homewares retailer thats been operating since 1981 and now has 47 stores across the country.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Online CX Index, a partnership between Inside Retail and Humii, covers the entire website experience through checkout, delivery and even returns, evaluating eight key criteria based on up to 200 data points. The fashion retailer delivers orders about four days faster than competitors, while delivery speed is 2.2

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