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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

Inside Retail

Fast fashion, or making and selling cheap clothes with a short lifespan, is “highly unsustainable”, the Commission said in July. Only 8 per cent of the donations are currently resold at Moda Re’s second-hand shops, the method widely seen as the more efficient way of reusing old clothes.

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Report: Forever 21 Will Reestablish  Physical Presence in China With a New Store

Retail TouchPoints

The store is slated for the Jingjiang Impression City shopping center in Taizhou, a city located near Shanghai. The fast fashion retailer initially re-entered China for the third time in August 2021 through online platforms Vipshop and Pinduoduo. Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later.

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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. The price of fast fashion.

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How Resale is Driving the Reinvention of Luxury Retail

Retail TouchPoints

The term rose to the surface last year as 2020’s unique confluence of events drove consumers toward shopping alternatives that were both environmentally friendly and economically feasible. Chala outlined the timeline of resale’s rise, beginning with the 2008 recession and the resulting reboot of consumers’ mindsets about spending.

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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. Fast fashion, but slow deliveries.

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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. In the 2000s the internet met fast fashion, and a slew of new competitors began to emerge.

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Does Buying Local Have A Positive Impact on the Planet?

Independent Retailer

As sustainability continues to grow in popularity, the new buzz around the block is that ‘buying local’ and ‘shopping small’ is better for the planet — but is this really true? Second Hand Shopping Gaining Popularity. Thirty years ago, it belonged exclusively in the domain of thrift stores and consignment shops.