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

MARCH 12, 2024

Zara is set to open its first Australian store to feature the fashion brand’s latest global Couture/Atelier design concept. The Spanish fast-fashion label will renovate its Burnside Village store in June with a reopening in the new guise scheduled for October.

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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. In the short term, we’ll pay more but in the long term, we (consumers, the people who make fashion, communities and the planet) will all be richer.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2024

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.” While there is a bride for every dress, when you want to get into the true bridal scene, it would be pretty challenging,” she said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2022

The pandemic has already shifted the way we shop, even before inflation reared its head in earnest. 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.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

According to the report, about 70 per cent of respondents would like to make a change in their shopping habits to align with more ethical practices. Further, 51 per cent are familiar with the term “ethical fashion,” a three per cent increase from 2021. The post Do consumers really shop their values?

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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

MAY 21, 2024

GU has landed, too Uniqlo, though frequently referred to inaccurately as a ‘fast fashion’ retailer, is neither fast nor particularly at the cutting edge of trends. Sibling brand GU is more trendy, lower-priced and closer to a true fast fashion concept. This is GU’s first permanent store outside of Asia.

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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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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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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

The second-hand market is projected to grow at a 39 per cent compound annual growth rate from 2019 to 2024 in the United States, reaching $64 billion, and to grow to twice the size of fast fashion on a global basis, Etsy said.

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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

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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The US-inspired shopping event – which sees retailers across the country offer deals and discounts to tempt customers and boost sales – kicks off the peak period, and is routinely one of the busiest days on the calendar for shops, large and small. Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south east went all out for the shopping event.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

“It’s totally real you can’t unplug it and you can’t run away with it,” Kelly Slessor, founder of The E-commerce Tribe, Shop You, and Digital Inclusion Project, said about the rise of AI. One of the biggest challenges facing the fashion industry today is fast fashion.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

Amazon Australia today announced the launch of Amazon Warehouse, a new storefront on the country’s Amazon site, which offers pre-owned and open box items that include a wide range of items, including fashion, electronics, accessories, toys, music, books and more. The future of secondhand fashion. That has totally dissolved.”.

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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.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2024

Fast fashion giant Shein will provide a variety of interactive, immersive, and fashion experiences at Ultra Australia music festival in Melbourne on April 13. We strongly believe that fashion and music are both powerful forms of self-expression, and when blended, can create a symphony of personal style.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

So when they’re shopping on the retailer’s website, we allow them to add the item to Airrobe which saves all that information, and when they’ve worn and loved it, in one click, they can then relist it either for sale or rent or to be recycled. The reality with fast fashion is it’s achievable.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2024

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that outlet shopping has seen steady growth over the past few years, as an increasing number of consumers seek value-driven shopping experiences, driven by economic factors such as the rising cost of living.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2023

A new type of fast fashion Speed of service and convenience have been battlegrounds that businesses across the retail industry have long fought, and is a large part of what customers expect. “The demand is there to get the product straight away, but not everyone can necessarily go to their local store to pick it up,” he explained.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2024

Last year’s overseas travel boom challenged many brands as consumers pulled back on domestic non-essential shopping – this year it appears that they have taken notes. Due to the current economic climate, many consumers have become more discerning with where they spend their money. Travel’s post-pandemic revival There are more than 214.3

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

per cent increase in clothing, footwear and personal accessories. We predict retailers in the fast-fashion apparel and footwear sectors within consumer discretionary goods could face significant headwinds over the next few months. Retail sales increased by 1.3 per cent month on month in July and are 16.5 per cent through June.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

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. Inclusive fashion.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2022

Thrifting has been a part of fashion culture for decades. The internet’s early marketplaces, such as eBay, catapulted secondhand clothing and accessories to a new level. The other report shared that fast fashion brand Shein’s largest consumer group is Gen Z women motivated by price and online shopping.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2024

Zara will expand its live shopping broadcasts to the UK, Europe and the United States this year, testing a format that is already wildly popular in China but one with which Western shoppers are less familiar. Brands looking to create a more rarified experience have sought to do live shopping differently.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

This raises another question: with the resale market booming, is hyper-consumerism associated with fast fashion shifting to preloved fashion? Fast (preloved) fashion. In ThredUp’s Resale report, it states that most shoppers aspire to buy more secondhand and want to quit fast fashion.

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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2021

It’s counterintuitive but consumer shopping behaviour for jewellery during Covid has dramatically increased,” Marty Hurwitz, founder and CEO of data and research company MVI Marketing Ltd., Where fast fashion has been such a ‘go-to’ for ‘treat yourself’ spending, the longevity of such pieces weighs on spenders today.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fast fashion brand closed down. It appeals to shoppers looking for unique vintage clothing by offering a curated selection of fashion and accessories from the UK’s most loved charity retailers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

Spanish fast fashion giant Zara made headlines for all the wrong reasons last month when Mexico’s Ministry of Culture accused it of using embroidery patterns distinctive to the Mixteca community of Oaxaca in its garments without credit or benefit to the Indigneous community. It’s not just something from a dress-up shop.”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2024

Grocery runs, but make it fashion From Bottega Veneta’s staged paparazzi campaign to Balenciaga’s branded travel coffee cups, fashion has been idealising the ordinary, mundane daily activities of middle-class consumers, such as refueling, grabbing coffee and going grocery shopping.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

This month the Australian designer launched her second collection with fast-fashion Jugganaught Shein globally, after the incredible success of her first with the brand. This concept store was implemented at Ultra musical festival which allowed patrons to shop Shein without having to contemplate how they would get their hauls home.

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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. It should just flow.”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Slow fashion, the antithesis and perhaps even the solution to fast fashion, is not limited to the sustainability, quality and longevity of garments. For brand founders and fashion designers, like Silk Laundry’s Kolodinski, slow fashion also equates to slow growth.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 25, 2023

The deal sees the Chinese-based fashion retailer take a one-third interest in SPARC group, a joint venture between Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group. Shein will list Forever 21’s clothing and accessories on its website, which serves about 150 million users. The venture will also take a minority stake in Shein.

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