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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. Fast fashion has no value, and even less in resale.

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Game on: How H&M is bringing fast fashion to the metaverse

Inside Retail

Fast fashion brand H&M recently launched Loooptopia, a Roblox game focused on creating, trading and recycling digital fashion items. Another aspect to Loooptopia which stands out from other fashion games in Roblox is the ability to recycle digital fashion items.

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How do ethical concerns shape fast-fashion purchases?

Inside Retail

Of the world’s industries that profit from worker exploitation, the fashion industry is notorious , in part because of the sharp contrast between how fashion is made and how it is marketed. Well-known fast-fashion brands include H&M, Zara and Uniqlo.

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ThredUP Continues Anti-Fast Fashion Offensive with V-Day Campaign, adds Francesca’s to Resale Roster

Retail TouchPoints

ThredUP is teaming up with TikToker Nava Rose to launch the Dump Fast Fashion Shop, an online secondhand storefront to help consumers thrift for Valentine’s Day and beyond. Nava Rose models one of her styles for the Dump Fast Fashion shop on ThredUP. “I

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Meet the fast fashion brand making shoes out of offcuts

Inside Retail

Sana’s success and how it’s using offcuts to make fast fashion more sustainable. As the consumer has access to endless information and content, the notion and impact of fast fashion and its effect on both the environment and labourers is common knowledge.

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ThredUP Forges Ahead with its War on Fast Fashion Amid Cost-Cutting Initiatives

Retail TouchPoints

Resale platform ThredUP has debuted a new, light-hearted marketing ploy in its ongoing battle against “fast fashion addiction,” mere days after announcing it was joining the ranks of tech companies cutting staff amid an economic slowdown. A Fast Fashion Confessional to Help Gen Z.

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Is circularity the answer to fast fashion’s sustainability problem?

Inside Retail

Fast-fashion brand Zara has released a sustainable capsule range in collaboration with Swedish sustain-tech company Renewcell. It supports the fashion brand in limiting its impact on the environment and adopting sustainable solutions.

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Missguided, alas: UK fast-fashion label collapses owing millions

Inside Retail

UK-headquartered online fast-fashion retailer Missguided has collapsed after a last-minute rescue backed by rival Boohoo – and potential bids by Shein, JD Sports and Frasers Group – all fell through.

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Shein surpasses H&M, Zara in US fast fashion sales

Retail Dive

fast-fashion market, environmental sustainability concerns could drive consumers away from fast-fashion brands As the e-commerce site leads the U.S.

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Dear Fast Fashion – A Break Up Letter

Thrifts and Tangles

Dear Fast-Fashion, You and I have had some great times together and you once made me so happy, The post Dear Fast Fashion – A Break Up Letter appeared first on Thrifts and Tangles. Sustainability eco-friendly ethical fashion valentine's day

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Study: Resale to Hit $47B by 2025, Giving Fast Fashion a Run for its Money

Retail TouchPoints

Growing Sustainability Concerns Favor Resale Over Fast Fashion. It appears that much of that growth will come at the expense of fast fashion. consumers in the next 10 years, fast fashion’s portion will remain roughly flat.

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With SHEIN Exchange Launch, Retailer Uses Resale to Mend its Wasteful Fast Fashion Ways

Retail TouchPoints

This pilot version is part of SHEIN’s larger commitment to address the ongoing issues of textile waste and build a more circular fashion industry.

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How Shein makes 'fast fashion' look slow

Retail Dive

The Chinese DTC company is winning over Gen Z by being speedier, fresher and more inclusive, according to a report from Edited

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7 Tips To Help You Quit Fast Fashion

Thrifts and Tangles

Are you finding it difficult to quit fast fashion? Shopping fast fashion is easy, but being a more conscious and ethical consumer can be easy, too. There are simple steps you can take today to help you kiss fast fashion goodbye!

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Interest in online fast fashion plummets as shoppers look for second-hand alternatives and return to the high street, analysis shows

Retail Times

New data has revealed that UK shoppers are turning away from well-known online fast fashion brands, long criticised for their lack of sustainability, in favour of independent brands and second-hand retailers. Data Time Research fast fashion

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Alteri Investors backs fast fashion brand Missguided

Retail Times

Alteri Investors (“Alteri”), the specialist European retail sector investor, today announces that it has made a significant investment in Missguided Limited, owner of the global fashion brand and digital retailer Missguided.

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Love Island partners with eBay UK as UK shoppers are becoming increasingly conscious of fast fashion

365 Retail

eBay UK, which has seen one pre-loved fashion sale every second so far in 2022, is the first pre-loved fashion partner to couple up with the popular TV show. Fashion News Social Sustainability Amy Bannerman ebay Facebook Fast Fashion Instagram Love Island TikTok

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Fast-fashion giant Shein aims to cut emissions 25% by 2030

Retail Dive

The online retailer will work with hundreds of its suppliers to implement greener practices

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Fast fashion faces steep declines in the next decade or sooner, UBS warns

Retail Dive

Sustainable sub-brands or special campaigns may not be enough as more consumers reject the sector's high-volume, high-turnover, low-price approach

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Shein moves closer to becoming the world’s top fast-fashion retailer

Retail Wire

Shein’s global sales are forecast to reach $24 billion this year, moving the Singapore-based company past H&M and closer to Zara as the top-selling fast-fashion retailer.

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UK fashion trade marks owned by online fast fashion houses jump 163% in last five years, research reveals

Retail Times

The number of trade marks owned by online fast fashion retailers such as Asos, Boohoo and Shein has increased by 163% from 136 to 358 in the last five years, shows new research by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire.

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Levi Strauss COO: Our products are 'the antithesis of fast fashion'

Retail Dive

The company will come out with its first full sustainability report in Q4, according to Chief Operating Officer Liz O'Neill

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How Shein’s social media tactics have won over ‘eco-conscious’ Gen Z

Inside Retail

Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein may frequently grab headlines for the wrong reasons but there’s no denying the increasing popularity of the controversial brand. As of October 2020, Shein was the world’s largest online-only fashion company, according to Euromonitor International.

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ASOS swings to a loss as its young shoppers cut back on fast fashion as cost of living crisis hits, says GlobalData

Retail Times

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Boohoo and the cries of celebrity-driven “eco-conscious” campaigns

Inside Retail

UK-based fast fashion brand Boohoo recently announced that it had tapped US celebrity and influencer Kourtney Kardashian as its “sustainability ambassador” and launched a “sustainability journey” campaign that included a capsule collection and mini-series.

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Analysis: Why does Shein continue to escape scrutiny?

Inside Retail

The Chinese fast fashion giant may be one of the most downloaded fashion apps around the world, but it continues to maintain a low corporate profile. Ask any consumer to name a fast fashion retailer and they probably think of H&M, Zara or Gap. Inclusive fashion.

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U.S. Apparel Resale to Double in Next Five Years, Fueled by Retailers and Brands

Retail TouchPoints

At the same time, the rental and fast fashion sectors are expected to remain relatively flat, and department stores, value chains and mid-priced specialty retail will lose ground. Value is always in fashion when economic uncertainty is high.”.

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Not so fast! Supply bottlenecks strain fashion chains

Inside Retail

Supply bottlenecks, slower product deliveries and higher freight and labour costs risk shifting the fast fashion industry into the slow lane, as shown this week by British online fashion retailer Asos. The post Not so fast!

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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.

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Primark to Quadruple U.S. Store Count in Next 5 Years, Appoints New U.S. President

Retail TouchPoints

Ireland-based fast fashion retailer Primark is continuing its steady expansion in the U.S., The company’s most recent opening, its 13 th , took place in Philadelphia’s Fashion District in September 2021.

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Windsor Fashions to ‘Capitalize on Return to Normalcy’ with 150 New Locations by 2023

Retail TouchPoints

Fast fashion retailer Windsor Fashions is planning to open 150 new stores over the next two years, adding to its current fleet of 230 locations across 42 states in the U.S.

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Wish Adds Shoppable Videos in an Effort to Drive ‘Discovery Commerce’

Retail TouchPoints

B2C fast fashion platform Wish has launched a new shoppable video feature to simplify the path to purchase on its site. The new Wish Clips feature allows merchants to create and upload five- to 30-second video clips that showcase their product in action.

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Fashion Goes Tech: Digitization in Retail (2)

Fashion Retail

The Merchandise Life Cycle In Fashion, products tend to have a short product lifecycle due to fast changes in trends and demand. Fast Fashion accelerated the traditional business model (e.g. The Industry Fashtech Fast Fashion Merchandising Operations Sustainability Trend

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Why nobody speaks about Inditex growth levers? (part 1)

Fashion Retail

The Fashion Retailer has not accepted promotional or guest post since it was created in 2017. The Industry Deep Dive Fast Fashion HM Omnichannel Operations Trends Zara

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Inditex, the Bigger Picture by RBC

Fashion Retail

News Fast Fashion Financials Operations Trends ZaraA few years ago, in a conference in Barcelona, I described how growing global uncertainties were impacting businesses and, as a consequence, how important was to invest in digitization and become a data-driven company.

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H&M taps ThredUp for resale program

Retail Dive

The move comes as the fast-fashion retailer works to remake its sustainability image

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Apparel Brands Report 2021

Fashion Retail

News Coronavirus Deep Dive Fashion Brands Fast Fashion Fast Retailing GAP H&M Inditex Omnichannel Operations TrendsA few weeks ago, I was guest speaker during RBC exclusive expert call.

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Inditex Retail Space Turnaround: adapting to omnichannel

Fashion Retail

News Coronavirus Digital Fast Fashion H&M Omnichannel Operations Stores ZaraAccording to RBC Capital Markets Insights, European General Retail Apparel space reductions easing.

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H&M to Shutter 250 Stores in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

Fast-fashion retailer H& M announced plans to close approximately 250 stores next year as it seeks to step up the pace of its transformation via digital investments, store portfolio optimization and increasingly integrated channels.

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Reseller Sellply Expands in Europe

VMS

Fast fashion brand H&M (Stockholm), owner of second-hand retailer Sellply, said it will open 20 more locations in Europe, according to Business of Fashion. Headlines fast fashion H&M resale Sellply sustainability

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Primark Opening in Philadelphia Fashion District

VMS

The store will be located in the Fashion District mall. The post Primark Opening in Philadelphia Fashion District appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Headlines fast fashion philadelphia Primark

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Winnie Park Named CEO of Forever 21

VMS

Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 (Los Angeles) has named Winnie Park as CEO, effective immediately, according to a press release. Headlines ceo fast fashion forever 21 paper source

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Shein taps Khloé Kardashian, Jenna Lyons as judges for fashion designer contest

Retail Dive

The retailer has launched the contest during its rise to fast-fashion dominance in the U.S.