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It’s Time to Confront the Exploitation Behind Ultra-Fast Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

After May 2, ultra-fast fashion will be slightly more expensive. For years, ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashion has rewired where and how Americans shop. Led by Chinese-founded online retailers Shein and Temu, ultra-fast fashion has succeeded in part by driving prices for trendy clothes as low as possible.

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ThredUP Forges Ahead with its War on Fast Fashion Amid Cost-Cutting Initiatives

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Resale platform ThredUP has debuted a new, light-hearted marketing ploy in its ongoing battle against “fast fashion addiction,” mere days after announcing it was joining the ranks of tech companies cutting staff amid an economic slowdown. A Fast Fashion Confessional to Help Gen Z. Strong Q2 Masks Impending Slowdown.

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How Amazon, Temu, and Shein are reshaping Australia’s retail landscape

Inside Retail

They were visible in malls, high streets, shopping centres, or online marketplaces. million Australians now shopping on the platform every month. Temu: The fast-growing challenger A relative newcomer to the Australian market, Temu – whose parent is China’s PDD Holdings – has quickly attracted a large following.

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New Fast Fashion Powerhouse: Shein Teams Up with Forever 21

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The deal may eventually include Shein shop-in-shops at some of Forever 21’s 540 brick-and-mortar stores, which are heavily concentrated in malls, as well as offering consumers the ability to return Shein items at Forever 21 locations.

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The Trade War that Restructures What Sells and Why

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers will always shop; they may just start asking the tougher questions about what they are buying and why. Fast Fashion Faces the Biggest Challenge The world has long known the detrimental effects that ultra-cheap fast fashion brands have on the environment.

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The rise of second-hand shopping in Australia: A cultural and economic shift

Inside Retail

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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H&M’s New SoHo Location Features Secondhand Shop-in-Shop

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Inside H&M ’s new store in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood, the fast fashion retailer has nested a shop-in-shop featuring curated secondhand pieces — the brand’s first resale location in North America. To celebrate the debut, beginning Feb.

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