Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Fast fashion, or making and selling cheap clothes with a short lifespan, is “highly unsustainable”, the Commission said in July. ” “The way fashion is produced and consumed needs to change – this is an undeniable truth,” H&M said. A similar amount ends up as European landfill.

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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. Here’s what some of the leading minds in retail say consumers need now. One thing is clear its not AI.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We currently live in an era marked by economic uncertainty, environmental consciousness, and a desire for uniqueness, Australians are increasingly embracing second-hand shopping. The hunt for the thrill of it One of the driving appeals of second-hand shopping lies in the exhilaration of the search, the dopamine release gained in the hunt.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Underlying impacts The partnership between Reliance Retail and Shein represents a significant shift in India’s fashion landscape, with several key implications for both businesses and consumers. The company estimates the fast fashion segment to reach $50 billion by FY31.

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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

There was a time, not too long ago, when it took a lot of convincing to get consumers to consider secondhand. Now, both consumers and the retailers that serve them are quite willingly jumping on the resale bandwagon, driving an already hot sector toward even further growth. Retailers and Brands Take the Baton.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Australian consumers are becoming more conscious of the social, environmental, and economic implications of their purchasing choices. A recent report by Baptist World Aid, based on responses from over 2000 Australians surveyed by research firm McCrindle in September, revealed an increased awareness of the impact of consumer choices.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

This week, France announced legislation to “limit the excesses of ultra-fast fashion”. According to Roy Morgan data, the attitude of Australian consumers is shifting towards the circular economy with 34 per cent of Australians both buying and selling second-hand items. Full disclosure, I have a bit of a shopping addiction.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2021

Recently, however, something new has begun to drive massive growth in the used goods sector — consumers who are shopping based on their values , in addition to searching for value. Both socially conscious shopping and the resale sector already were on the rise before COVID, but the pandemic gave a boost to both. The Cool Factor.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

For others it’s an ethical dilemma whenever we shop for clothes. Of the world’s industries that profit from worker exploitation, the fashion industry is notorious , in part because of the sharp contrast between how fashion is made and how it is marketed. Well-known fast-fashion brands include H&M, Zara and Uniqlo.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2025

With the marketplace model now driving Debenhams’ growth, Boohoo hopes this fresh approach can turn around not just Debenhams, but its other brands, including the host of struggling fast fashion brands which once were the group’s driving force Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing, and Boohoo Man.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

As retailers have struggled to navigate changes in consumer behavior and economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, one area has seen continued growth: recommerce. Recommerce checks many boxes for both consumers and businesses. Consider that 223 million consumers say they have or are open to shopping secondhand products.

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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

JUNE 2, 2021

More young consumers are moving toward second-hand fashion options, conscious of the environment and carbon footprint of the clothing industry. The post Etsy to buy fashion reseller Depop in push for younger consumers appeared first on Inside Retail. Reporting by Nivedita Balu.

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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

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. Shoppers had to sign up for a time slot online prior to the shop’s debut, with slots for all three days quickly selling out.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2022

ThredUP plans to tap into Sadler’s past experience at retailers such as Lulus — where she was also CMO — and MAC Cosmetics as it looks to sharpen its focus on “capturing the mindshare of younger consumers.” ThredUP is undeniably changing the way the world shops, and I’m eager to further the company’s mission,” said Sadler in a statement.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Typing a few words into a search engine is a key starting point for shoppers looking online for gifts or buying for themselves in Black Friday sales, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on the day after US Thanksgiving. The cost per click for “Walmart clothes” increased by 16 times from August 2022 to August 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2023

Consumers and retailers are turning to resale more than ever amid economic uncertainty, according to ThredUp ’s 11th annual Resale Report , conducted by GlobalData. consumers ( 52% ) shopped secondhand apparel in 2022. consumers bought 1.4 The study found that more than half of U.S. In the U.S. In 2022, U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Value shopping app Shein is opening up its platform to third-party sellers with the debut of a new global integrated marketplace. This contrasts with fellow China-based discount shopping apps such as Wish and Temu , which use a consumer-to-manufacturer marketplace model. 1 shopping app in America. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 will add 14 new stores to its roster across the U.S. In addition to this Southern California store, the retailer has new shops planned for Illinois, Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico. through June 2023.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A survey by software broker Capterra showed 78 per cent research products on platforms like TikTok before purchasing and 54 per cent have shopped directly through social media apps; however, the Love Song survey by Live Nation found that 83 per cent prioritise real-world experiences over digital ones.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. We’ve all encountered those shopping centres that look and feel the same, no matter where you are in the world. Platform is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter shopping centre – indeed, it acts as a platform for independent brands to thrive. Major department store, tick. Cinema, tick.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Australian fast-fashion brand Princess Polly has expanded in the US opening a flagship store in Los Angeles. Established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Wez and Eirin Bryett, the Gold Coast brand sells on-trend women’s clothing for predominantly Gen Z consumers.

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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.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A host of major fast fashion players, including Zara and Asos, are cracking down on serial returners who shop online by reducing promoted items or introducing fees for items sent back. In the past, consumers have been used to ordering numerous different sizes and colours of the same product before making their final choice.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As SEOs [search engine optimizers], any heavy lifting we can do to clear a path for our clients toward success in the holiday shopping season will be especially welcome in 2021. We’ll look at these key elements of a positive and profitable holiday shopping program that will help you make a meaningful contribution to excellent client outcomes.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

The competition between discount shopping apps Temu and Shein is increasingly playing out in the courts. As the dominant ultra-fast fashion retailer, Shein knows that manufacturers need Shein’s volume and its access to the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2021

billion as it looks to extend its reach both in the apparel sector and with Gen Z consumers. Depop’s peer-to-peer marketplace for secondhand fashion is the 10 th -most-visited shopping site among Gen Z consumers in the U.S., The site is primarily known for its vintage, streetwear and Y2K (late 1990s/early 2000s) fashion.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 13, 2025

One Canadian retailer has Goodwill accept returns on its behalf, with customers then getting a voucher to shop for a new product with the retailer. Were increasingly over-consuming, largely due to fast fashion, so we need solutions for textiles, Kobe noted. The Conduit for a Circular Economy In 2023, Goodwill diverted 4.3

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Zara’s “Pre-Owned” platform enables shoppers to sell, repair or donate pre-owned clothing, Net-a-Porter allows consumers to buy and resell secondhand designer items, and Patagonia’s “Worn Wear” program even allows shoppers to trade-in pre-loved products to buy new items. Many shoppers are aware of the negative impact.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

This retail renaissance is not just a return to traditional shopping spaces but also signifies a shift in the shoppers’ culture, expectations and behaviors. The move toward experiential shopping is vital in bringing people back to physical retail spaces, creating an emotional connection that can’t be found while online shopping.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Australian arm of fast-fashion brand H&M is launching an initiative today to help vaccinate children against preventable diseases by partnering with UNICEF. Through the platform, Adyen absorbs the cost of the donation, which allows 100 per cent of the donation goes directly to the charity.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This has significant implications for the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry across the product value chain. The pandemic has fundamentally reshaped the relationship consumers have with sustainability, from shopping and investing to employer preferences.

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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. All these efforts are being noticed by entities other than interested consumers and ambitious competitors. Take a forward-thinking approach. Educate customers with storytelling.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein may frequently grab headlines for the wrong reasons but there’s no denying the increasing popularity of the controversial brand. As of October 2020, Shein was the world’s largest online-only fashion company, according to Euromonitor International. The price of fast fashion.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

The term rose to the surface last year as 2020’s unique confluence of events drove consumers toward shopping alternatives that were both environmentally friendly and economically feasible. The consumer is changing, the way that they purchase is going to change,” he said. “We In the retailX keynote session on Wednesday, Aug.

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