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

secondhand market is projected to double in the next five years, reaching $82 billion by 2026, according to ThredUP ’s 10 th annual Resale Report , conducted in partnership with GlobalData. 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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2025

We put [a selection of these] up on our site for pre-orders, and then, based on a formula that takes into account clicks, add-to-carts and purchase attempts, we decide what to actually go into production with. Even in the mid-tier market take the example of leggings.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

ecommerce market with TikTok Shops, delivering the most complete social commerce experience to date. How Newcomers Took Market Share Temu launched in the U.S. As it entered a new market, it needed to establish brand awareness and attract customer interest on a national scale. Finally, TikTok has rapidly entered the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This year saw the proposal of the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act. Particularly for those operating in fast fashion, where the negative environmental and social impact of unsustainable practices is increasingly under public and media scrutiny. A Starting Point. Recommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Consumers are also pushing for brands to step away from “fast fashion” trends and promote sustainability in both product development and manufacturing, making efforts to reduce or offset their carbon footprints. Entering the Market of Eco-Friendly Clothing Manufacturers, Designers and Sellers.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Leveraging insights into their lifestyle, aspirations, and consumption patterns, retailers can position themselves for success in this evolving market. A notable gap is apparent, though, between values and actions, as many still shop frequently on fast-fashion platforms like Shein. Affordability also remains a critical factor.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This was particularly painful, given Lululemon’s roots in yoga and its marketing theme of a healthy and ethical lifestyle. This is probably because consumers are more interested in continuing to get technically superior and trendy clothes (and cheap ones in the case of fast fashion), than they are in environmental or social impacts.

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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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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. The brand floated on London’s junior AIM market back in 2019.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2023

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win shoppers’ attention for their inexpensive China-made goods. If Temu loses, Temu could be forced to curtail what so far has been a key marketing strategy. The battle between them is playing out not only on social media but also in a US court.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

However, A&F’s recent financial figures and strategy actually show a brand that is firmly in recovery mode, with a focus on more on-point marketing messaging and fewer stores, as sales are shifted to its digital channels. . Abandonment of sexualised marketing. International expansion driven through flagships.

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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. Getting products to market faster also incentivizes shoppers to continuously visit the ecommerce site or mobile app, essentially gamifying product consumption.

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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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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

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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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Global downloads of mobile shopping apps were up 16% year-over-year in the first half of 2022 while the number of sessions was up 29% , according to data from the It’s Not Luck, It’s Skill: Make Every Marketing Dollar Count This Holiday Season report by data.ai. Mobile Retailing Requires a ‘Mindset Shift’.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

According to the United Nations Environment Programme , fashion accounts for up to 10 per cent of global carbon dioxide output – more than international flights and shipping combined. Greenwashing is when a company claims to be environmentally aware, but only for marketing purposes. What is greenwashing? Green or greed?

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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 scouring the market for any aircraft they can find.

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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.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Animal testing for cosmetics is banned in certian markets, including Europe, but animal rights organisation PETA claims some ‘cruelty-free’ companies have been quietly paying for tests on animals in order to market their products in China. Cruelty-free fashion. The alternative leather market is booming,” Zelden said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2022

Shoppers can buy clothes directly from their favourite sellers and fashion influencers. The capital will also support a hefty marketing push to onboard more sellers, including brands. Fast-forward to 2022, and thrifting is still about finding unique pieces, in addition to caring for the planet and making money on the side.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

alone, secondhand apparel accounted for $43 billion in sales in 2023, and it’s expected to reach $73 billion by 2028. And a bill in France that would impose levies on fast fashion companies and restrict their advertising opportunities is making its way through that country’s parliament. In the U.S.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2022

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. The next step. A race to the bottom. Will it change?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

Last year’s must-have dress, yesterday’s flares and countless other Western castoffs are strangling the Global South, prompting calls for fast fashion to pay the price for rampant overproduction. Noi said the market generates at least 100 tonnes of fabric waste daily, while city trash trucks can only carry 30 tonnes.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

These days it’s not just performance, but also sustainability, so this search always includes yarns that are recycled, or materials that are robust and help to reduce the fast fashion cycle. AC: SA1NT as a group went through some tough times during Covid-19, with distribution slowing and retail accounts closing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Between the tariff tug-of-war, flailing markets, insanely high egg prices and general twitchiness (as one strategist put it), consumers have gotten a bit hard to nail down lately. We are part of fast fashion because of the price that we offer, but certainly a low price doesn’t equal poor ethics or poor sustainability.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (or Fashion Act) would apply to global apparel and footwear retailers and manufacturers with annual revenues of more than US$100 million that do business in New York. new legislation requiring products placed on the EU market to be deforestation-free,” she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2021

Research from fashion resale marketplace ThredUP and GlobalData found that the fashion market for secondhand goods (which includes resale as well as traditional thrift and donations) accounted for $28 billion in sales in 2019; it’s projected to grow to $64 billion by 2024. fashion market this year alone.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2022

H&M grew its online business by 24 per cent last year to the point e-commerce now accounts for about one-third of its total sales. In what the Stockholm-headquartered multinational fast-fashion retailer described as a “strong recovery” H&M increased its net profit nearly seven-fold to US$1.5

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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. Something has to be said about a first mover advantage, it makes things easier.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. Inkse is built to give power back to creatives that want to break into fashion design whatever their capabilities,” he added.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

While the latter may be true, excess inventory also has a silver lining of hidden pathways to optimizing excess inventory that lead straight to your bottom line through distribution in the off-price retail market. Even some of the most popular brands partner with off-price retail. It’s time to embrace the future of excess inventory.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Mars Food rebranded Uncle Ben’s rice to Ben’s Original in response to criticisms of the racial caricatures in its marketing. Consider fast fashion brands that promote International Women’s Day while simultaneously profiting from the exploitation of female workers. Change from within. Beyond making money.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

In a statement via its official account on Weibo, a local social media platform, the brand explained that its departure was due to an “adjustment of the brand’s global strategy”. The next retailer that looks to be in trouble is fast-fashion titan H&M. Last August, Urban Outfitters announced it was exiting China temporarily.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2023

This means that any fashion brand wishing to sell goods in the US must have complete oversight of its supply chains, from farm to manufacture, and be able to prove it to US Customs at the time of import. Since the Xinjiang region accounts for 20 per cent of the world’s cotton production, many brands are at risk of being implicated.

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