Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Here, we speak with #2, Babyboo’s founder and director, Argylica Conditsis, about the challenge of staying relevant in the fashion industry for more than a decade, her proudest accomplishment in the last year and what it will take to grow online in 2025. AC: Expanding into global markets is essential for scaling an online business.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2025

consumers returned $890 billion in merchandise in 2024, equaling 16.9% Returns should be frictionless; the consumer deserves it and should be accommodated, said Michael Brown, a Partner and Americas Retail Leader at Kearney in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. of all purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

When they’re ready to try something new, they can exchange styles for three new ones with unlimited exchanges and returns, free priority shipping and complimentary laundering services. Fashion subscription service Stitch Fix is also continuing to experience declines in its business.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

With shipping rates climbing, retailers today are far less likely to be offering free delivery with purchases to encourage purchases – but they can still attract customers by offering delivery options to suit their budgets. And if they’re paying less for shipping, they are even happier,” says McGrouther. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

Conscious consumption is on the rise and two big names in retail have launched new programs to tap into the consumer appetite to shop sustainably. eBay UK describes its new “ Imperfects ” program as “the fashion equivalent to supermarkets’ wonky veg initiatives.” ” .

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

To date, only three UK retailers have ever made it into the 1bn profit club – and fashion giant Next has just become the fourth member. In fact, the retail boss seems to downplay that Next is only one of two fashion retailers to ever hit the prestigious 1bn threshold. So how is Next looking for growth next? growth in sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

Ethical sourcing is a key tenet of corporate social responsibility in the fashion industry and ensures fashion brands are committed to playing their part in the care of the people who make their clothes. In order to promote their commitment to ethical sourcing, fashion brands must prioritize traceability. Transaction tracking.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2022

Technology company Shippit has teamed up with Uber to launch one-hour shipping in Australia. Although one-hour delivery is hugely popular with grocery supplies, it is a first for Australian fashion retailers to offer patrons delivery within such a limited time window.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Fast fashion brand H&M recently launched Loooptopia, a Roblox game focused on creating, trading and recycling digital fashion items. Then complement fashion items with accessories, dance moves, music tracks and special effects to create different performances on the Loooptopia catwalk. Fashion for the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

ThredUP is teaming up with TikToker Nava Rose to launch the Dump Fast Fashion Shop, an online secondhand storefront to help consumers thrift for Valentine’s Day and beyond. Nava Rose models one of her styles for the Dump Fast Fashion shop on ThredUP. “I Together with ThredUP, I’m committed to ghosting fast fashion.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

In addition to rapid advances in AI that have brought the technology into the mainstream, Stitch Fix also has struggled to maintain its first-mover advantage in the world of subscription fashion, with a host of new entrants pulling away clients and market share. The response has been really positive, said Funderburk.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

When Jennifer Hyman and Jenny Fleiss started Rent the Runway , they wanted to disrupt the fashion industry. As an example, Hyman pointed to the beauty industry, which she said has been fully disrupted, with upstarts like Glossier transforming the way they engage with consumers and develop products, Hyman explained. ” Hyman added.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2023

Fashion brands are a key driver of demand for green shipping fuels, according to shipping group Maersk, as the sector faces pressure from consumers and regulators to reduce their climate footprint. “Of course, fashion companies also feel the pressure from consumers,” Alzamora said.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2022

Australian fashion tech business Azura Fashion Group is banking on the booming circular economy for growth. Azura Fashion Group was born out of the uproar caused by Burberry’s revelation in 2018 that it had destroyed millions of dollars worth of excess stock, rather than sell it at a discounted price, to protect its brand image.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2021

If you’re a consumer brand in a category with Amazon private label, however, Amazon’s private label presence certainly feels more pronounced. The canned format is not only heavy, which drives up shipping costs, but they also dent easily, driving up customer complaints and replacement costs. What is Amazon’s Private Label Strategy?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The fashion retailer delivers orders about four days faster than competitors, while delivery speed is 2.2 Osthus also noted that retailers must ensure real-time system updates especially when shipping from both stores and warehouses to minimise order cancellations. “Consumers hate unpleasant surprises.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2024

It’s no secret that the cost-of-living crisis and the cost-of-trading crisis are crippling the retail industry with both consumers and businesses feeling the crunch. Slipper specialist Monte, fashion label Arnsdorf and blanket manufacturer Seljak Brand have all announced that they are closing down in the last few months.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

All the pieces are produced using Shein’s small-batch, on-demand production model and shipped in packaging that contains recycled content. We’re excited to open this up to our Shein X designers and beyond, and to hopefully inspire the next generation of sustainability-conscious fashion creators.”

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Retail Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

In a world where consumers can shop from virtually anywhere, ecommerce is no longer limited by geography. For example, a fashion store may sell winter clothing in the Northern Hemisphere while offering summer apparel to customers in the South. Evolving Consumer Behaviours Todays consumers are more global than ever.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Australian online clothing rental company GlamCorner is adapting its offering as more brands look to launch their own branded rental service amidst major changes in consumer behaviour. This resonates with younger consumers in particular. Overall, 57 per cent agree that buying too many fashion items is bad for the environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Consumers can directly search the Borrow collection or discover items available for rental browsing the website. Customers can return the items at the end of the rental period with free shipping and dry cleaning, continue to rent for a daily fee or purchase the item at a discount.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While wearable tech developed by Google, Apple and others is still in development, sensors used in modern iPhones have already brought usable tech into consumers’ pockets. The Problem With Fashion Etail. Fashion comprises the largest segment of ecommerce retail, with a market size of over $500 billion in 2019.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2022

Inside Retail : Cue is one of Australia’s longest-standing fashion brands and it has such a rich history. Upon arriving home and sensing a gap for youth-driven fashion in the market, he decided to capitalise on that and started printing The Beatles t-shirts for the group’s fan club in Australia.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from large bales of used clothing – a small step towards tackling Europe’s towering problem of discarded fashion. It did not respond to a request for comment on the suggestion it needed to do more.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 4, 2021

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. The factors have triggered a long-running period of disruption and caused shipping costs to escalate.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“Industry collaboration is key to building a more sustainable future for fashion, and Rebag and ThredUp have a shared vision around reuse’s ability to reduce fashion’s impact,” said James Reinhart, CEO of ThredUp in a statement. ” . ”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Australian consumers have the world at their fingertips and can order from all across the globe, not only from the large international e-commerce companies but also from specialist retailers – be it fashion, electronics or sporting goods. Automation innovation enables that, and consumers are driving pressure on businesses to do it.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The ‘secret sauce’ for Sheet Society is bringing the look, feel and shopping experience of clothes fashion to manchester and bedding. We saw a gap in the market for bedding that was an extension of your personal style, just like fashion. But founder Hayley Worley knows it will take real work to maintain the gains.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The ThredUP RaaS platform allows brands to tap into its Clean Out program, which helps consumers clean out their closets for retailer credit. customers can print a prepaid shipping label from torrid.thredup.com, fill a shippable box with apparel, shoes and accessories from any brand and send it to ThredUP free of charge.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Amazon Haul offers fashion, home, lifestyle, electronics, and other products at “crazy low prices” of $20 or less, with most under $10. Orders over $25 will come with free delivery, and the typical shipping times are one to two weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Consumers will be encouraged to clean out their closets to earn PacSun credits and to shop for “pre-loved” (a.k.a. Our community already embraced sustainable fashion, and we wanted to incorporate that into our brand experience. PacSun is joining the burgeoning resale trend with its new Pre-Loved Pac offering.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The store hosted an opening event on 1 st November, inviting influencers, Salomon ambassadors and consumers to discover the world of modern mountain sport with a community run organized with Unsanctioned Athletics, an in-store DJ set and hourly raffles. “We We are delighted to announce the first Salomon brand stores in the United Kingdom! “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

This contrasts with fellow China-based discount shopping apps such as Wish and Temu , which use a consumer-to-manufacturer marketplace model. thanks to on-trend discount offerings enabled by its real-time fast fashion model. Shein has enjoyed a meteoric rise in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2020

Fashion retailers were hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the industry may have found a silver lining: an influx of new e-Commerce customers. This data frames the fashion industry’s recovery roadmap: work to retain new customers, and keep the former single-channel customers shopping online.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2022

Online fast fashion retailer SHEIN is hosting the latest in its traveling series of pop-up events at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center from June 24 to 26, 2022. Consumers are still shopping SHEIN in droves, however, as evidenced by the sold-out San Francisco event.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

In an effort to reduce sizing-related return rates, some fashion brands are working with Fit:Match.ai, a ‘digital twin’ matching platform that uses AR body-scanning technology designed to help shoppers select their size more accurately. Image courtesy Ryder According to Ryder’s 2023 ecommerce consumer study of 1,077 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

At a time when renowned athleisure brands like Lululemon are struggling , Vuori is continuing to ride its rocket ship to growth. In a post-pandemic world, the Chinese consumer is even more focused on the importance of health and wellness,” Lawrence said.

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