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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. Something has to be said about a first mover advantage, it makes things easier.

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From Barcodes to Bytes: Retailers Prepare for Next-Generation UPC

Retail TouchPoints

And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” alongside a large QR code. Doesn’t that sound amazing?!

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How made-on-demand manufacturing is transforming the fashion industry

Inside Retail

Hear the phrase ‘fashion waste’ and most people immediately associate it with the fast-fashion industry producing products with short lifespans, ultimately destined for landfills. There’s no rush for them to always get rid of any markdowns. The retailer doesn’t sit on stock,” added Dean.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The consequences of out-of-stocks are severe, from losing profits to losing customers, and inevitably market share. This means they can’t markdown their products without devaluing the brand.

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Putting an End to the $50B Overstock Problem with Advanced Analytics

Retalon

Whether it’s fast fashion or high-end brands, at the end of the day, the goal of a business is to maximize shareholder value. The consequences of out-of-stocks are severe, from losing profits to losing customers, and inevitably market share. This means they can’t markdown their products without devaluing the brand.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 303 Amazon, Walmart and E-com Q4 Results

Retail Geek

Jason: [2:00] Social shopping exactly and so it’s super interesting and they’re doing really well so they launched an e-commerce site in the u.s. Scot: [34:05] Yeah yeah and having a Marketplace will be good will be another piece of data to feed into this kind of viral Crazy Fast fashion engine that they’ve created.

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