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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

Inside Retail

This week, France announced legislation to “limit the excesses of ultra-fast fashion”. Not the risk your mortgage payment kind of addiction – more the ‘I shop because it makes me feel good’ kind. And back home, David Jones has Reloop, a platform that helps shoppers to buy and sell designer fashion.

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A documentary revealed Shein’s poor working conditions. Will it change?

Inside Retail

Valued at US$100 billion ($150 billion) , fast fashion brand Shein is in hot water after a recent Channel 4 documentary hosted by British journalist Iman Amrani, Inside The Shein Machine , lifted the veil of secrecy behind the corporation’s operations in China. for fashion brands and be transformative for workers.?.

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Smaller Spaces, Bigger Tech and Optimized CX

Retail TouchPoints

Appointments for high-end fashion brand shopping have been a long-time standard, but they’ve begun to trickle down to fast fashion brands like H&M and Zara too. Roaming checkout enables employees to take payments from shoppers from anywhere inside the store. This too increases employee satisfaction and retention.

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Temu Lawsuit Targets Counterfeit Apps and Lookalike Online Marketplaces

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer, known for its ultra-low prices and treasure hunt customer experience, plans to file a lawsuit on Nov. Temu is taking its fight against impostors and “cybersquatters” to the courts. 16, 2023 in the U.S. This may be because they have bigger fish to fry.

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Experts predict the biggest fintech trends for 2023

365 Retail

Whilst buy now pay later has raised concern in recent years, the online trend allowing customers to split their payments into interest-free instalments continues to surge. . In recent weeks, BNPL was further criticized after Klarna partnered with fast-food delivery app, Deliveroo, allowing customers to ‘eat now, pay later.’ .

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Analysis: a perfect retail storm is brewing

Inside Retail

Government subsidies such as the JobKeeper payment scheme and rent relief regulations for retail and commercial tenants has kept some Australian retailers afloat and provided support to retain staff. Additionally, the wage increases established by the Fair Work Commission as of July 1 are affecting retailer operations and costs.

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‘More is more’: Q&A with Camilla CEO, Jane McNally

Inside Retail

In this edited podcast interview with Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra, Camilla CEO Jane McNally discusses what makes the brand so unique, its online and digital growth, and its plans to expand internationally. . What process do you follow? It is a complicated process. It’s not a quick process.

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