Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The news follows rumblings last week that the retailer was struggling to maintain its sprawling brick-and-mortar presence amid increased competition in the fast fashion sector. While a bankruptcy filing isnt certain to happen, its goal would be to find a buyer for Forever 21s remaining U.S. stores, reports Bloomberg.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Each year, more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing are discarded into Australian landfills , primarily influenced by the fast fashion model, according to a recent study by Professor Alice Payne from RMIT’s School of Fashion & Textiles.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This pilot version is part of SHEIN’s larger commitment to address the ongoing issues of textile waste and build a more circular fashion industry. SHEIN also has become a signatory of World Circular Textiles Day, a coalition of organizations with a mission to shift the fashion and textiles industry toward full circularity by 2050. “At

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. Now, just when the fashion industry should be waking up and breaking free of this vicious cycle, it’s heading in the opposite direction. We’re on a downward spiral, from fast fashion to ultra-fast fashion.

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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

JUNE 30, 2021

Growing Sustainability Concerns Favor Resale Over Fast Fashion. It appears that much of that growth will come at the expense of fast fashion. consumers in the next 10 years, fast fashion’s portion will remain roughly flat. Fast fashion and thrift are very similar in a lot of ways,” said Clark.

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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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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Sana’s success and how it’s using offcuts to make fast fashion more sustainable. As the consumer has access to endless information and content, the notion and impact of fast fashion and its effect on both the environment and labourers is common knowledge. Inside Retail : How did you come up with the idea for St.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

“The powerful combination of Simon’s leadership in physical retail, Authentic’s brand development expertise and Shein’s on-demand model will help us drive scalable growth and together make fashion more accessible to all.” has accused China of committing genocide and using forced labor in its repression of Muslim Uyghurs.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2025

It’s a strategic toehold in the heart of Europe’s fiercely competitive fashion ecosystem and a litmus test for the brands global ambitions. Founded in 2006, Urban Revivo has grown into an emerging fashion player across Asia, with more than 400 stores in China, Southeast Asia and, most recently, the US.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2025

There was a time when Ebay was effectively the only game in town for online resale, but the platform faces lots of competition today particularly in fashion, where newer competitors such as ThredUp, Poshmark and Rebag are rapidly gaining ground. Its how we evolve our marketplace into a true fashion destination.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo is launching a strategic review to determine how it can best maximize shareholder value after a difficult few years, according to multiple sources.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2025

Even in an industry accustomed to a rapid pace of change like fashion manufacturing and retailing, AI is racing by like the Road Runner speeding past a desert mesa. That makes things both challenging and exciting for early AI adopters.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Having the security of being accompanied by a partner with the experience and capabilities of Nedap in the fashion industry gave us full confidence that we were in the best hands to help us realize our full potential. Initially founded as a menswear brand, Alcott added a womens collection in 2000.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

She led a brand refresh for the fast fashion retailer, focusing on younger consumers with a social-media-first approach to customer engagement. Co-founder Thomas Vellios will continue as Chairman of the Five Below board and work with the executive team to drive the retailers strategic priorities.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2025

Fast Fashion Faces the Biggest Challenge The world has long known the detrimental effects that ultra-cheap fast fashion brands have on the environment. If prices rise, even marginally, and begin to approach those of their better-quality alternatives, fast fashion loses its appeal.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shein: Dominating the fast-fashion market Shein has become a major player in Australian fashion, particularly among younger consumers. billion in annual sales in Australia, Shein has carved out a niche in the fashion market by offering trendy styles at affordable prices. With an estimated$1.1

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

I think that high fashion has priced itself out. Fifteen years ago, fast fashion dupes were crap, but today, fast fashion dupes have gone up in quality. Now, if youre rich, youre smart; youre like Yeah, Im going to buy some of my stuff at Bergdorf, and Im going to buy some of my cashmere at Quince.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2024

While many speculate about the reasons that established designers are partnering with the ultra-fast fashion company, it is apparent that Shein is using the program to separate itself from accusations that it trades in dupes and copycats. Shein’s investment in Shein X could serve to bolster its lead in the women’s clothing category.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2022

For decades, there have been continued debates surrounding sustainability and the fashion industry’s position in implementing and maintaining a sustainable value chain, where renewable resources from the environment can be continually used and human rights are protected. An Eco-Conscious Journey. Shifting Attitudes Across the Industry.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

This week, France announced legislation to “limit the excesses of ultra-fast fashion”. With fast fashion off the table for many, shoppers – and retail brands – are getting creative like locally owned, fashion re-sell business, a new favourite of mine, Love it Longer, on leafy Rathdowne Street in Carlton North, Victoria.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Indian retail conglomerate Reliance Retail has introduced an app in India to sell Sheins fashion products through a licensing agreement, marking the Chinese brand’s return after a five-year ban due to diplomatic tensions. This stand-alone app will be expected to compete with other fashion retailers like Walmart-owned Myntra.

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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. Will it work?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The fast fashion retailer will donate $150,000 up front, with the remaining $50,000 to be raised via in-store PIN pad donations during customer transactions. Uniqlo has partnered with Feeding America to help provide 2 million meals to the organizations local partner food banks across the U.S. Through Dec.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Over the last week there has been a raft of updates from fashion retailers, from Primark to M&S. The results have highlighted the different strategies fashion retailers are deploying to stay ahead in a fragmented and challenging market. Average order values rose from €58.8 and operating profit margins improved by 2.9

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The fashion industry is no longer just under-appreciated, it is in an undeclared war. What is it about fashion brands that make them the target of more greenwashing claims than just about any other industry? Do fashion labels make themselves easy targets by setting unrealistic goals and making outlandish claims?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2021

Fast fashion retailer Windsor Fashions is planning to open 150 new stores over the next two years, adding to its current fleet of 230 locations across 42 states in the U.S. The velocity of our business has increased substantially since the first of the year,” said Leon Zekaria, CEO of Windsor in a statement.

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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

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. Shoppers have been so eager to applaud sustainable apparel production that the eco-fashion industry faces concerns both in terms of greenwashing and stiff competition verging on saturation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

It has been a year since the pandemic rocked a fashion industry that was already feeling the pressure of trying to keep pace with consumer shifts toward digital, ethical sourcing and eco-friendly products. Here are some of the overarching themes of the changing consumer sentiment that will shape the fashion industry’s journey ahead.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

After failing to find a buyer, Dion Lee is set to leave the Australian fashion scene. Rosanna Iacono, fashion industry expert and CEO of strategy consultancy The Growth Activists, said that without apparent potential, a transaction is unlikely.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 4, 2025

However, after several years of diminishing sales in an increasingly competitive fast-fashion market, rumors have been spreading about Forever 21 declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time. Basically, the competitive bar is now set a lot higher in fast fashion, and Forever 21 has had trouble getting over it.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

At the same time, the rental and fast fashion sectors are expected to remain relatively flat, and department stores, value chains and mid-priced specialty retail will lose ground. Value is always in fashion when economic uncertainty is high.”. Shoppers love the cheap thrills of fast fashion, but their conscience weighs on them.

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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

Etsy Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire Gen-Z focused fashion reseller Depop for $1.63 More young consumers are moving toward second-hand fashion options, conscious of the environment and carbon footprint of the clothing industry. billion, as the online seller looks to attract younger shoppers. Reporting by Nivedita Balu.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The annual Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW), hosted by The City Of Melbourne, is back and celebrating its 30th anniversary. “It It is quite the milestone, it does mean we’ve officially taken the designer crown of being the longest-running consumer fashion event in Australia,” Matthew Flinn, MFW senior manager, told Inside Retail.

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