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. That equates to around 108 Boeing 777 freighters a day, the consultancy said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2022

Focus and blame generally turn to the manufacturing, production and distribution parts of the chain, but other aspects are not usually at the forefront of the mind, especially when it comes to the consumer standpoint. In recent decades, fast fashion became incredibly popular due to its cost efficiency, both for manufacturers and consumers.

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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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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

“If I could get my personal shopping assistant to chase up the big marketplace, that has my order after three months somewhere in a warehouse – that’s a perfect use case for a consumer to use AI, I don’t think retailers have quite thought about that yet, well, most retailers,” Slessor said.

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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. “Many of these garments should have been disposed of there, yet they put them into bales and ship them here.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

After all, studies show that consumers care more about the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions than ever before. Especially in this era of fast fashion, most retail products are produced overseas and shipped thousands of miles to their destination.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

People can request a prepaid shipping label from the website and send their clothes to ThredUp for sorting. This raises another question: with the resale market booming, is hyper-consumerism associated with fast fashion shifting to preloved fashion? Fast (preloved) fashion. Is that a concern?

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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.

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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. The legal skirmish is important for US consumers and rival retailers because it shows how online retailers with vendors in China need to navigate US intellectual property protections.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2023

Like Shein, Temu offers discounted fashion and lifestyle goods, but unlike Shein it sources and ships directly from manufacturers in China. Now with Temu, Pinduoduo is helping incubate the next generation of up-and-coming brands and creates products based on consumer demands as part of its next-gen approach to manufacturing.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Your clients’ websites must clearly communicate how inventory can be delivered, arrival time frames, and what different shopping and shipping options cost. Undertake the following: Create a sitewide banner that boldly announces purchase-by dates for remote holiday shipping to prevent consumer letdown and brand reputation damage.

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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. In the 2000s the internet met fast fashion, and a slew of new competitors began to emerge.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Consumers want more information about the products they buy, and retailers want more visibility into the products their customers buy. And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. Who doesn’t want that?

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Retail Focus

MAY 9, 2023

Original research of over 8,000 global shoppers in Asendia’s ‘How To Sell Direct In The Age Of The Conflicted Shopper’ Report , including research of over 1,000 UK shoppers, showed that price now tops consumers’ key considerations for 56% in their buying decisions, closely followed by value for money (55%).

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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. Ban and consequences.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2022

Co-founder and co-CEO Kirsten Kore says the business is in the “right place at the right time” to capitalise on consumers’ growing interest in sustainable alternatives to fast fashion, such as rental. According to FMI, global online clothing rental sales are expected to grow 11 per cent CAGR between 2021 and 2031.

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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 9, 2022

More consumers than ever are using mobile apps across their entire journey, from finding inspiration to checking out, and understanding how they are viewing the most important touch points will be vital to ecommerce success during the holiday season. Well, we know that shipping is still an issue like it was last year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

Boasting a large selection of everything from ultra-affordable party dresses to £1 bikinis, this fast fashion e-tailer was the preferred choice of the Love Island cast and everyone who wanted to be on the show or wished to look like those on the show. Disruptions in the supply chain increased the cost of goods and shipping steeply.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Recent improvements to the customer experience, including the ability for lenders to generate shipping labels with Australia Post , and the launch of three-hour delivery for last-minute rentals, have been key to its growth. Next on the list of innovations is a consumer-facing app, which PixelForce will help build.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2023

The fashion industry is on the cusp of global intervention enforced by regulations and standards to ensure transparency and traceability are accessible to all consumers. It will also provide additional revenue streams and add-on services that generate ongoing value to consumers.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 19, 2022

Most of that transportation takes place by ship. In 2019, the shipping industry accounted for about three percent of global carbon emissions, and that number is expected to rise to 17 percent by 2050. The more retailers can own that onus, the easier it will be for consumers to make better decisions.”.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

But while the retailer operates a global e-commerce site and ships to over 130 countries around the world, its point of difference is clearly its department stores, which feature multiple restaurants, including a rooftop eatery by Dior, a cinema, numerous beauty and personal shopping services and even a skatepark.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

In the past, repurposing it required a meticulous approach that was equal parts complicated and time-consuming. From a consumer perspective, shoppers don’t want to spend top dollar on expensive items when there are better deals they can find at a TJ Maxx, HomeGoods or Marshalls. . In today’s age, sustainable fashion matters.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Once an item is sold, it’s shipped from Balenciaga and the seller receives either financial compensation or credit for use in Balenciaga stores. Enacting change is proving to be very good for business, even though the fashion industry is in the top five most-polluting industries in the world. Resale-as-a-service.

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365 Retail

MAY 9, 2023

Original research of over 8,000 global shoppers in Asendia’s ‘How To Sell Direct In The Age Of The Conflicted Shopper’ Report , including research of over 1,000 UK shoppers, showed that price now tops consumers’ key considerations for 56% in their buying decisions, closely followed by value for money (55%).

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A1 Retail

MAY 6, 2021

Thriftify enables consumers to shop sustainably for quality second-hand products, in a way that positively impacts both people and the planet. Thriftify – a dedicated online marketplace connecting charity shops with consumers – has today announced its UK-wide launch.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

For NFT enthusiasts, online fashion does not replace physical purchases. But Paula Sello and Alissa Aulbekova, co-founders of the digital fashion start-up Auroboros, say it could be an environmentally-friendly alternative to fast fashion. “We need to have the shift now in fashion.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 28, 2024

You’ve had consumer demand fall down, then you’ve had issues with supply chain and freight costs,” he explains, references spikes in costs suffered both during the pandemic and earlier this year due to disruption caused by attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The supply chain is badly tangled, the price of shipping is skyrocketing, and retailers need products now. We are more than 18 months into the pandemic and with no signs of the shipping crisis getting better, businesses need to act fast if they want to get merchandise in on time for the holidays. consumers on July 22, 2021.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

For retailers, this transformation is being driven by consumers, with 80 percent of American shoppers reportedly considering sustainability before making a purchase. With environmental concerns continuing to dictate consumer spending habits, companies are looking to adopt more circular models of retailing.

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Retail Insider

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, during Covid-19 the whole idea of self-gifting or treating yourself to something nice underwent a pivotal change so that it stopped being something consumers had to justify to themselves or only do at birthdays and became an accepted way to lift the spirits and improve mental health.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. For example, a summer dress can quickly go out of style in a couple of months.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. For example, a summer dress can quickly go out of style in a couple of months.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Nick Reed, Founder of Neem London shared his story about the creation of his modern menswear brand, “Neem was created as an ‘antiseptic’ for fast fashion; to produce men’s clothing that has been made with care, a result of a transparent supply chain, with the safe guarding of our environment as the focus.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot : Amazon uses this 2022 setback/slowdown/reversion to the mean for a public resetting of expectations, but behind the scenes they take share and raise the bar on shipping. Scot: [28:09] Yeah.

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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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