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. Recommerce.

Fast Fashion 362

Fast Fashion Fashion Markdowns Consumer 362

Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2022

Custom apparel retailer Institchu has just unveiled an innovative new technology that will offer other brands the same made-to-measure capabilities it has in its business. The newly launched software-as-a-service product, called Taper, will make it easy for traditional retailers to begin custom tailoring apparel for their shoppers.

Apparel 243

Apparel Fast Fashion Fashion Finance 243

Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

A $275 billion dollar windfall In the next three to five years, generative AI could add $150 billion, conservatively, and up to $275 billion to the apparel, fashion, and luxury sectors’ operating profits, according to McKinsey & Co research. It has so far had little experience with generative AI – but that could soon change.

Fashion 245

Fashion Fast Fashion Returns Inventory Management 245

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.

Fast Fashion 130

Fast Fashion Consumer Fashion Apparel 130

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.

Fast Fashion 246

Fast Fashion Fashion Consumer Returns 246

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2021

While this kind of transformation is tougher for products that can’t be digitized, the concept of a “sharing economy” for items like apparel and furniture is taking hold alongside that of recommerce, all of which feeds into the push toward circularity. It’s the thrill of the hunt,” said Ruben. Retail has become fairly sterile.

Consumer 351

Consumer Fashion Apparel Returns 351

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2024

Brick-and-mortar retail is struggling, and apparel and footwear stores are suffering more than most. Increased Competition Over the past few years, small- and medium-sized fashion and footwear retailers have faced intense competition from all sides. That’s sad news for employees, customers and other stakeholders.

Fast Fashion 278

Fast Fashion Shopping Fashion Target Market 278

Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers.

Fashion 246

Fashion Marketing Fulfillment Fast Fashion 246

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. TikTok Shop did not return messages seeking comment. Apple declined to comment.

Fast Fashion 130

Fast Fashion Shipping Fashion Accounting 130

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

Without real-time visibility or existing systems in place to manage excess levels, cross-functional teams wasted valuable time and resources on work that didn’t produce valuable returns on investment. And for some industry-leading brands, billions of dollars in lost capital from unused excess inventory is still an unfortunate reality today.

Inventory Management 164

Inventory Management Apparel Fashion Specialty Store 164

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Yet consumer demand is not wavering and fashion trend cycles are shorter than ever due to social media, fast fashion, and technology. Resale is one of the fastest-growing markets and in ThredUp’s 2022 Resale report, it’s predicted that apparel resale will reach an estimated US$218 billion by 2026.

Fashion 147

Fashion Apparel Advertising Fast Fashion 147

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The resale platform is known as the leading destination to buy and sell rare and exclusive popular culture items such as sneakers, apparel, electronics, collectibles, and accessories. Major brand collaborations aren’t always between luxury fashion brands, elusive artists and uber-famous musicians and athletes, either.

Fashion 130

Fashion Accessories Fast Fashion Apparel 130

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Shein, the Chinese fast-fashion giant, is by no means a leader when it comes to sustainability. While no brands claim zero stock, making apparel that closely matches needs is a path to keeping unwanted products out of landfill. This helps customers get what they want while increasing online conversions and reducing returns.

Apparel 130

Apparel Fashion Consumer Fast Fashion 130

Retail Times

JUNE 15, 2023

Following today’s release of ASOS’ figures for the three months ending 31 May 2023; Pippa Stephens, senior apparel analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Consumers’ return to physical stores and shift away from fast fashion has continued to hit ASOS, with its group revenue in Q3 FY2022/23 plunging by […] (..)

Returns 40

Returns Fast Fashion Apparel Fashion 40

Retail Gazette

JUNE 26, 2023

Rugarli, who currently serves as a board member at Prada Group, will chair the fast fashion retailer’s of the ESG Committee. Asos chairman Jørgen Lindemann said: “Anna Maria joins us with a wealth of ESG experience from some of the biggest brands in global apparel.

Fast Fashion 64

Fast Fashion Fashion Apparel Returns 64

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Category sales at the chain are being led by apparel and expensive personal accessories, such as watches and jewelry, which are benefiting from the weak yen, which has been an important factor in the revival of inbound tourism.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Specialty Store Fast Fashion Jewelry 130

Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This is likely a legacy of the 1970s and 80s, when low-quality and expensive environmental products failed on the market and early socially responsible investments produced low returns. In addition, the financial returns result in greater competitive advantage and innovation.

Fashion 80

Fashion Fast Fashion Boutique Returns 80

Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s clear there is still much for John Lewis Partnership to do in order to return to former glories, with or without White at the helm. Its UK business raked in more than £1bn in sales last year as GlobalData forecasts it will become one of the top 10 apparel firm’s in the country by market share in 2023.

Grocer 115

Grocer Department Stores Fashion Planning 115

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Asos chief executive José Antonio Ramos Calamonte is confident his turnaround plan will see the struggling fashion giant return to profitability in 2025 – despite, it plunging to an almost £300m full-year loss. He plans to do this by a shift “back to fashion” But what exactly does this entail? Will it work?

Fashion 64

Fashion Planning Fast Fashion Returns 64

Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Other ways to keep shipping costs down for consumers is to offer hybrid models such as BOPIS (buy online, pick-up in-store), curbside pickup, and BORIS (buy online, return in-store.) 82% of respondents say a positive in-location experience makes them more likely to return to a physical establishment. Tasha Apparel Wholesale.

Shipping 52

Shipping Payment Services Apparel Beauty and Health 52

Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Extraordinarily inexpensive apparel and you know inexpensive tchotchkes that you probably didn’t know you need but like if you start browsing the side it for a.m. You know they’re the biggest apparels reseller in the u.s. it appears that it’s primarily a catalog they built by aggregating a wide variety of different.

Apparel 52

Apparel Drop-Shipping Social Commerce Shipping 52

Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

Yes Shopify is acquired No An innovation in e-commerce powered by ai (gpt4) surprises us by how fast it’s adopted and how cool it is. E-com returns 10-15% growth rates. E-commerce returns to 10 to 15 percent growth rate. And it returned to sort of 10% growth.

Drop-Shipping 59

Drop-Shipping Apparel Shipping Fast Fashion 59

Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But there still is a lot of inventory moving through the system and all that inventory moving through the system is based on what everyone thought the man was three months ago and because, the macros are shifting so fast and you know we’ve gone from all these wants to needs like most of that inventory is still wrong.

Social Commerce 52

Social Commerce Merchant Services Shopping Promotions 52

Retail Geek

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Retailers now compete with social media networks for eyeballs Apparel has shifted from designer led to consumer led, as evidenced by the meteoric rise of Shein. We’re so very grateful to our audience, both for the time you have shared with us, and for generous opinions, feedback, and knowledge that many of you have shared.

Sporting Goods 52

Sporting Goods Drop-Shipping Shipping Apparel 52

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

But as ThredUp ’s 12th annual Resale Report shows, the need for a hard sell is over — consumers of all ages have clearly bought into the idea, with secondhand apparel sales growing 15X faster than the broader retail clothing sector in 2023. In the U.S. In the U.S.

Apparel 278

Apparel Fast Fashion Fashion Thrift Store 278