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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, the iconic, now defunct luxury department store Barneys New York has made its return to fashion, albeit not in a way that many of the brand’s devotees would have imagined. Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has released a limited-edition collection featuring the Barneys brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

When delivering goods, luxury retailers can also reduce their carbon footprint by offering BORIS, BOPIS and BOSS (buy online, return in-store, buy online, pick up in-store, and buy online, ship to store) options. There is also a significant intersection of sustainability with customer preference data.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2024

The retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June and was unable to secure the necessary financing to keep its 21 brick-and-mortar locations open; all will be closed. Others have been forced to significantly reduce their number of locations or restructure to stay afloat. The official date of closure was July 14, 2024.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

store is located at Lamb’s Conduit Street alongside household brands including Oliver Spencer, Grenson, Folk, Number 6 and 40 Colori as well as renowned tailors MacDonald & Sims and Connock & Lockie. Fashion brands have altered our attitudes through fast fashion, prioritising profit margins over ethical production.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

Gen Z] has this massive demand for luxury fast fashion , what we now call the ‘affordable luxury’ sector. return that could then be reinvested in another friend’s business concept. The physical location is not going anywhere.”. Look at brands Sandro and Maje. The Powerful Psychology of the Trade-In.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2020

Brands have closed their brick-and-mortar locations, with some also temporarily stopping e-Commerce due to concern about the safety of their employees, or other challenges. Loyal customers are returning and increasing average order values (AOV). However, sessions are significantly down. in mid-April 2020.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 21, 2025

In The Style Fast fashion retailer In The Style slashed at least 17 roles at the end of February ahead of its collapse this month. A spokesperson for the brand said: “We remain confident in the UK market and take pride in offering our customers great-value, high-quality fashion.” loss the year prior.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As shoppers return to malls and high streets, this trend shows no signs of abating, as retailers look to provide unique, interactive and frictionless experiences that tie in with digital offerings. We do see a sustained demand for window displays in retail. One example of this in action is furniture retailer Ikea’s Vienna downtown concept.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Meanwhile, NRFs vice president of industry and consumer insights Katherine Cullen, PwCs global retail leader Kelly Pedersen, Happy Returns chief operating officer Timothy Fehr and Pinterests director of consumer product marketing Rachel Hardy discussed emerging consumer trends in 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

Without real-time visibility or existing systems in place to manage excess levels, cross-functional teams wasted valuable time and resources on work that didn’t produce valuable returns on investment. And for some industry-leading brands, billions of dollars in lost capital from unused excess inventory is still an unfortunate reality today.

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Everyone is now realising there are alternatives to fast fashion and through brands like InStitchu you can purchase tailored clothing for the same price as off-the-rack mass-produced garments – less clutter for the customer, less waste for brands, and less impact on the environment,” Wakefield said.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As shoppers return to malls and high streets, this trend shows no signs of abating, as retailers look to provide unique, interactive and frictionless experiences that tie in with digital offerings. We do see a sustained demand for window displays in retail. One example of this in action is furniture retailer Ikea’s Vienna downtown concept.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2024

Administrators at FRP said the reduced store footprint would coincide with “a renewed focus on the brand’s products, online sales channels and wholesale strategies, bringing the brand in line with industry peers and supporting a return to financial stability”.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

As part of a move away from fast fashion on the show, viewers at home followed suit and since the announcement, eBay UK has seen 1600% more searches for ‘pre-loved clothes’. There have also been 24% more new circular fashion businesses that joined the online marketplace. We love pre-loved.”.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2022

If you look at the stats, your return rates for made-to-measure are sub 2 per cent, versus 20-30 per cent [in traditional retail]. Everything’s made-to-order, so there are some major benefits, like it’s anti-fast fashion. Plus you don’t have to invest in stock. Guys will maybe focus more on the custom sizing.

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Retail Next

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

1 – Choose the perfect store location. The three rules of real estate are: “location, location, location,” and they most certainly apply to retail. You may zoom in on the perfect location but you must factor in rents, staff salaries and overheads. Give updates on sales, returns and exchanges in real time.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Related Story Charity shop department store returns to Brent Cross with new concepts 11/04/2024 x 9:13 AM Co-founder and former Red or Dead designer Wayne Hemingway said the initiative’s large stores in key locations were vital to fly the flag for secondhand amid growing competition from fast fashion giants.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Scot: [45:03] I am not I’ve never been able to get those things to work in my house so I’ve always tried the robots and then return them they always get stuck under a chair. billion dollars are you a Roomba guy.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

10, 20, 50, 100, 250 locations now. So I’m gonna guess you’re not a fan of fast fashion. 5:42] Drives are innovation we think is a really cool secret sauce called design for life but. Scot: [26:58] Yeah.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Other ways to keep shipping costs down for consumers is to offer hybrid models such as BOPIS (buy online, pick-up in-store), curbside pickup, and BORIS (buy online, return in-store.) 82% of respondents say a positive in-location experience makes them more likely to return to a physical establishment.

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