Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The fashion industry is no longer just under-appreciated, it is in an undeclared war. What is it about fashion brands that make them the target of more greenwashing claims than just about any other industry? Do fashion labels make themselves easy targets by setting unrealistic goals and making outlandish claims?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2023

Last November, international fashion resale platform Vestiare Collective shocked the apparel industry by banning the trade of ‘fast-fashion’ labels. Wone, who joined Vestiaire Collective in March 2020, said the ban underlines Vestiaire Collective’s founding mission – to drive collective change towards a circular fashion economy.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As prices continue rising, consumers rely on a combination of their wallets and consciences when deciding which fashion industry trends to buy into. Shoppers have been so eager to applaud sustainable apparel production that the eco-fashion industry faces concerns both in terms of greenwashing and stiff competition verging on saturation.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

At the same time, the rental and fast fashion sectors are expected to remain relatively flat, and department stores, value chains and mid-priced specialty retail will lose ground. The fact that thrifting is now trendy doesn’t fully account for the huge growth in the sector — economics have also played a big role.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

The fashion industry has long found itself in a race to be the fastest. The latest brand to capitalise on this trend is luxury fashion house Incu, which, in a partnership with Uber Direct, can now deliver its products to customers in under two hours. But for customers that have been in Incu stores, it’s missing a few things.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

” Paid search ads can drive anywhere from 15 per cent to 30 per cent or more of a retailer’s online sales, and account for as much as half of the marketing budget, Lautier said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2023

This is just part of the conversation happening with fashion brands and retailers across the country as pressures mount to gain control over notoriously complex supply chains and work towards circular, sustainable business practices. per cent of fashion shoppers look for Australian made. Earlier this year, R.M.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This year saw the proposal of the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. The sourcing of raw materials, factory working conditions and the environmental impact of goods distribution matters — and it appears business leaders in fashion and retail are taking note. A Starting Point. Greater demand forecasting.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 20, 2022

A new bill has been introduced in the state of New York that, if it becomes law, would require major global fashion brands to map their supply chains and take steps to reduce their environmental impact. . What the Fashion Act entails. Past November, for example, the EU proposed a?ground-breaking?new ground-breaking?new

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 20, 2025

UK-based fast fashion retailer In The Style is understood to have been bought out of administration. Accounting firm FTS Recovery was taken on as administrator of the struggling fashion brand on 10 March. However, the fashion retailer has struggled in recent years.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Global emissions from transportation account for approximately 16%, and plastics 4%, of total greenhouse gas emissions. These struggles to improve manufacturing processes are most visible in the textiles industry given the “fast fashion” trend — rapidly producing large volumes of inexpensive garments designed to capitalize on style trends.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2022

The peer-to-peer marketplace launched in 2021 and provides fashion influencers and sellers a platform for livestreaming commerce. Galaxy founders Danny Quick, Nathan McCartney, and Brandon Brisbon told The Business of Fashion that it’s about “making the experience of the resale more enjoyable”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2022

An American freelance artist has sued Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein for US$100 million, alleging the company copied her artwork without permission. She further related accounts of four other artists who discovered their artistic works had been used on products being sold by Shein online.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

While Amazon might offer a discount to all customers, Shein and Temu treat sales and coupons as gated assets, with discounts typically only available for shoppers who open an account. Shein uses user data insights to predict what products customers will want in the future, effectively taking fast fashion to the next level.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fast-fashion retailer H& M announced plans to close approximately 250 stores next year as it seeks to step up the pace of its transformation via digital investments, store portfolio optimization and increasingly integrated channels. H&M has not yet identified which stores will be shuttered.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

For example, 60% of customers say they would be willing to pay more for a product with sustainable packaging, so it is paramount that businesses stay with the times and account for these shifting consumer preferences. One industry with a particularly negative environmental impact is the retail industry.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Tech start-up Inkse had its launch this month with a mission to revolutionise the way Australian creatives approach fashion design and production. We all know those great Aussies fashion start-up stories, those household names who cut their teeth in the city markets,” John said. It’s our burning belief that fashion can be done better.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

With over 40 years of retail experience combined, Alder & Green founders Cormac Folan and Anthony Procopi are passionate about changing how the fashion industry operates and want to develop quality products while being transparent about how they are manufactured.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Stacy Flynn, Evrnu’s CEO and co-founder said, “We are thrilled to partner with Pangaia, which shares our drive to unlock the future of materials and technology for the fashion industry. It’s critical for the fashion industry to integrate more sustainable methods of sourcing textiles and raw materials into their supply chain.

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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. Shein hauls.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A notable gap is apparent, though, between values and actions, as many still shop frequently on fast-fashion platforms like Shein. Social commerce will dominate By 2029, social commerce driven by platforms like TikTok and Instagram will account for a substantial share of Gen Zs purchases.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Fresh off its biggest capital raise to date, peer-to-peer fashion rental platform Designerex is gearing up for a period of rapid growth that will see it launch one-hour delivery in Australia, enter the UK and Europe and start working more closely with brands to reach new customers. Instead, it’s a platform that connects renters and lenders.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Despite the controversies, the fast-fashion brand has been named one of Gen Z’s favorite brands and one of the fashion industry’s most popular brands. SHEIN’s incredible reach, amplified through influencers, and its focus on creating on-trend items at an extremely rapid pace can be thanked for that.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2021

Since the fast fashion brand first launched on Tmall in China in 2018, it has continued to embrace third-party marketplaces in the broader region, including Myntra in India and Zalora in Southeast Asia. “I Decades ago we democratised fashion, now it’s about democratising sustainability so that it’s not a luxury,” she said.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

And with concern around the rights of animals driving these purchases, he rightfully questions why the cruelty-free label doesn’t always take into account the human cost of making these products. Cruelty-free fashion. The cruelty-free movement is rapidly gaining momentum across food, fashion, beauty and other categories.

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Inside Retail

JULY 16, 2023

To O’Loughlin, having a number of external partners on such a project not only makes it easier to complete, but also provides a level of accountability that can be difficult to achieve in a wholly internal project. We know that we have a responsibility.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

UK-based fast fashion brand Boohoo recently announced that it had tapped US celebrity and influencer Kourtney Kardashian as its “sustainability ambassador” and launched a “sustainability journey” campaign that included a capsule collection and mini-series. Boohoo’s annual revenue was nearly £2 billion ($3.4

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

It has fallen onto Horowitz to reposition the A&F brand and target a slightly older target market of 21- to 24-year olds, leaving sister brand Hollister – which actually accounts for 60 per cent of the group’s sales – to focus on the teen market.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Sustainability has become a top priority for investors and consumers concerned about the looming climate crisis – and the fashion industry, one of the leading creators of global emissions, is increasingly focused on portraying its green cred.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2021

Over the past 18 months, privately-held Shein, whose official name is Zoetop Business Co, has taken the fast-fashion world by storm. The company’s Instagram and TikTok accounts have more than 23 million followers, many of them young women showing off its cheap clothes, such as $9 dresses and $15 shoes.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2023

A few of them are attending Seoul Fashion Week inside the plaza but many are just everyday people looking for an opportunity to show off their personal style. Just like New York or Copenhagen, Seoul is a metropolitan hailed for its distinctive fashion. Despite the hiatus, Koreans’ hunger for fashion remains stronger than ever.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The rapid rise of fast-fashion e-commerce retailers such as Shein and Temu is upending the global air cargo industry, as they increasingly vie for limited air-cargo space to woo consumers with rapid transit times, more than ten industry sources said. “They … are emerging as the most important drivers in the industry.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2021

Much of the growth in resale, also referred to as “recommerce,” is driven by fashion at the moment, although other categories such as electronics , homewares and furniture also are making huge gains. Coresight expects fashion resale to grow at twice the rate of the total U.S. fashion market this year alone.

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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2022

Incredibly, the second-hand clothing sector is expected to grow faster than fast fashion in 2022 and the resale market is expected to grow 11 times faster than the broader clothing sector by 2025. Without clear accountability among those responsible for operational performance, sustainability will not gain traction.

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