Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We conducted in-depth interviews with 21 women who buy “fast fashion” – “on-trend” clothing made and sold at very low cost – to find out how much they think about the conditions of the workers who make their clothes, and and what effort they take to avoid slave-free clothing. Read the original article.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

The value of luxury and premium fashion goods is often in their design, storytelling and product quality. But recently, fast-fashion brands including Zara, H&M, Mango, Urban Outfitters and Topshop have been testing limited-run premium collections in addition to their regular and frequent product drops.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2024

While many speculate about the reasons that established designers are partnering with the ultra-fast fashion company, it is apparent that Shein is using the program to separate itself from accusations that it trades in dupes and copycats. Few could have predicted this scenario just one year ago.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Products shipped cross-border by Chinese online fast-fashion giant Shein have been found to contain toxic chemicals at rates twice the level allowed under EU regulations, according to a report prepared by Greenpeace in Germany. Image: Greenpeace.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With Zara-owner Inditex and H&M set to disclose their most recent sales results, investors will be focused on one major question: how are the two fast-fashion pioneers responding to the current market leader, Shein? Shein accounted for nearly one-fifth of the global fast-fashion market in 2022, outpacing Zara and H&M.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

US thrift giant Savers has opened two new megastores in Australia this year, and the “Got it at Vinnies” campaign is transforming charity shops into trendy vintage hotspots. It feels like every other Instagram story is about someone’s latest thrifted finds – at least on my feed. And it’s not just Gen Z and millennials who are into it.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Sydney-based womenswear label Sotto Brand has made its debut at New York Fashion Week with its SS24 collections, eyeing global expansion. The show also introduced Sotto Brand’s first venture into footwear and accessories. The post Sotto heads to the US with NYFW debut appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

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. The post Missguided, alas: UK fast-fashion label collapses owing millions appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

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. The post Missguided, alas: UK fast-fashion label collapses owing millions appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Each year, more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing are discarded into Australian landfills , primarily influenced by the fast fashion model, according to a recent study by Professor Alice Payne from RMIT’s School of Fashion & Textiles.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2024

Valued at US$11.85 billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 6.6 Venetia Fryzer, an Edited retail analyst, noted that bridal accessories have gained popularity in the US market, as lower-ticket items that can be worn from engagement through to honeymoon. It has it all.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

A new study demonstrates how AI can revolutionise fast fashion by improving supply chain efficiencies and in turn reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. The fast fashion industry is valued at US$2.5

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2022

So as life throws another, inflated, challenge at us, how can retailers navigate the choppy waters? If you’re a fashion retailer, this could be new accessories to change the look of the outfit as a more economical alternative to a whole new wardrobe. There’s a lot of doom and gloom in the media at the moment. It’s tough.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2024

The fake store, created in collaboration with Mythology , is designed to spark conversations and raise awareness about counterfeit culture; it will remain in place at 301 Canal Street through early September 2024. Our commitment to authenticity goes beyond our business; it’s about protecting the planet and ethical practices.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

The new California openings include units at toney malls like Westfield Century City in Los Angeles, Westfield UTC in San Diego and Westfield Oakridge in San Jose. Is Fast Retailing about to repeat its mistakes of the past, when it went into North America, expanded in sub-optimal locations, and had to retrench?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2023

To what extent can fast fashion brands make inroads in their sustainable practices and reduce their textile waste without fundamentally changing their business and operating model? This further fuel[s] their hyper-fast fashion model.” As a result, the garments are often not durable, and end up in landfill.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2021

On Thursday, Ikea will be launching a limited edition 10-piece clothing and accessories range in Australia, both online and in-stores. People love and trust the brand for intelligent fashionable quirky and affordable end-to-end solutions for home products. “Or it could just be stunt for publicity or to test the waters!”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Australian fast-fashion brand Princess Polly has expanded in the US opening a flagship store in Los Angeles. Established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Wez and Eirin Bryett, the Gold Coast brand sells on-trend women’s clothing for predominantly Gen Z consumers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Fast-fashion giant H&M is to close its high-profile store at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, unable to agree on lease terms with owner Scentre Group. At H&M, we continuously review our store portfolio and assess all rent negotiations in order to future-proof the business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

The business partners, who started as college friends, have weathered challenges including the rise of fast fashion, the advent of online consignment resale and major economic downturns, but now they’re enjoying the resurgence in love for preowned goods as the resale category grows. Not all Chanel is created equal ,” said Weisser.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

More young consumers are moving toward second-hand fashion options, conscious of the environment and carbon footprint of the clothing industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2020

Walmart continues its mission to elevate its reputation in fashion with its new ThredUP partnership, which gives e-Commerce shoppers access to secondhand merchandise across the full spectrum of prestige — from luxury names such as Chanel and Prada to middle-market Ann Taylor LOFT and Lands’ End to affordable Old Navy and fast-fashion leader H&M.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

H&M is set to introduce second-hand clothing and accessories at its flagship store in London starting October 5, in response to growing pressure on fast fashion companies to address environmental concerns by promoting garment reuse and recycling.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2024

Barrins knew the name would resonate with the Australian market, or at least give them pause, while the international market was used to female names in fashion with household names like Zara and Celine. I think that if there are established brands that have the backing and have finances, this is not at all hard.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

It speculated that future fashion collections could be made with a creative director and an AI program to bring clothes and accessories to market faster, more efficiently and improve the CX factor as well. An article from McKinsey & Co explores this idea in some depth.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

Alder & Green , the ethical menswear brand, has unveiled its new flagship London store at a ribbon-cutting event hosted by Olympic rower and brand ambassador, Tom George. Quality is at the heart of all Alder & Green products. We had a pop-up before Christmas directly opposite our new store so we already feel at home.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Our brand was established as an act of resistance against the fast-fashion trend. NY: The majority of consumers are not ready to spend on high-value products that have a higher price point than fast-fashion brands. NY: The biggest highlight of 2023 was the launch of our first bricks-and-mortar shop at QV Melbourne.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

Fast fashion has normalised using garments for short periods of time, and throwing them away when trends change, driving an unsustainable pattern of overproduction and overconsumption. It envisions that fast fashion will be out of fashion, and that economically profitable re-use and repair services will be widely available.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2022

Citizen Wolf re-engineers the way clothes are made at scale to save our planet,” said Zoltan Csaki, co-founder. Because the company makes only what it sells, nothing goes to landfills, producing 48 per cent less carbon than the traditional fast-fashion equivalent.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Fast-fashion giant H&M recently unveiled the autumn/winter 2024 collection from its atelier spinoff H&M Studio. The limited-edition fashion drop signals the brand is “returning to its roots and reconnecting with its community through a global ‘re-ignition’,” H&M’s head of design Eliana Masgalo told Vogue Scandinavia.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2023

The story so far The move into fashion rentals comes at a critical time for Asos. Rosanna Iacono, advisor and managing partner at The Growth Activists, noted that Asos offers up to 60,000 different products for sale at any given time, so the 180 outfits that are available to rent are a very modest start. million (A$165.7

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

With the vast majority of fashion groups in Australia operating at a more mainstream level, there are few natural homes for brands like Dion Lee locally and it may have had better success finding an acquirer outside of Australia, where there are many more luxury groups who are specialised in scaling high-end brands.”

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2023

While H&M showed signs of bringing its costs under control, it still struggled to compete with major rival Inditex, owner of Zara and other brands, as well as rapidly expanding fast fashion online retailers such as SHEIN and Temu. The Swedish group’s stock closed at 122.86 H&M’s share price has risen 9.5

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2023

Amid the rise of fast fashion and social media platforms accelerating consumptive behaviour, it appears that many Australians aren’t wearing or re-wearing the clothes they purchase. This was highlighted by the Fashion Resale Report from online retailer Reluv and Monash University. Consumer behaviours will also inevitably change.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

Uniqueness is one of the most coveted elements of fashion for many style-conscious shoppers, and in a world drowning in new brands, buying vintage or resale is the best option to find something truly special. “To The Covid pandemic created a boom for the resale sector,” he said. Rent the Runway has a good chance of making this a success.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

This was the topic of a panel discussion at the Online Retailer conference in Sydney last week , where five retailers talked about the misplaced fear around artificial intelligence (AI) in the workforce and how it can be used to create effective content. One of the biggest challenges facing the fashion industry today is fast fashion.

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