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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. million tonnes of textile waste by 2030, McKinsey said in the report.

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Shein, Temu in fierce fight over US market for $10 dresses

Inside Retail

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win shoppers’ attention for their inexpensive China-made goods. If Temu loses, Temu could be forced to curtail what so far has been a key marketing strategy. Shein said it does not currently have plans for an IPO and declined to comment further.

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How to transform returns from a costly headache into a profit centre

Inside Retail

But that need not be the case with careful planning and the deployment of the right technology. “Up As the leading returns platform, Loop Returns provides the data and insights brands need to understand their post-purchase experience and how their product is resonating with the market.

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How to transform returns from a costly headache into a profit centre

Inside Retail

But that need not be the case with careful planning and the deployment of the right technology. “Up As the leading returns platform, Loop Returns provides the data and insights brands need to understand their post-purchase experience and how their product is resonating with the market.

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Shein Adds Third-Party Marketplace in U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

thanks to on-trend discount offerings enabled by its real-time fast fashion model. The company has been able to cut the time from product design to shipping from three weeks to five days, allowing it to offer an evolving slate of the latest of-the-moment trends. before rolling out to other global markets.

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Rags not riches: Ghana drowns in Western castoffs

Inside Retail

Last year’s must-have dress, yesterday’s flares and countless other Western castoffs are strangling the Global South, prompting calls for fast fashion to pay the price for rampant overproduction. “Many of these garments should have been disposed of there, yet they put them into bales and ship them here.

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Shein chooses Tokyo for its first permanent store in the world

Inside Retail

Fast fashion retailer Shein is set to open its first permanent store in the world – in Japan’s capital Tokyo. The store, located in the bustling fashion precinct of Harajuku, will open on November 13. Shein’s first brick-and-mortar store will display items and styling that caters to the Japanese market.