Inside Retail
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Once regarded as a have to for those on tight budgets, purchasing pre-loved items has now evolved into a mainstream retail trend, fuelled by a combination of psychological drivers and shifting consumer values. As a result, consumers are turning and looking to second-hand shopping as a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 22, 2023
New retail trends fueled by consumer demand, such as fast fashion, also have made children more susceptible to the exploitative sweatshop-like conditions of textile manufacturing. More than 4 million Bangladeshi children are still trapped under some of the worst forms of child labor.
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Intelligence Node
MARCH 23, 2022
Long gone are the days when the fashion executive could set her product lines seasons in advance of a debut with shoppers. The trend towards individual expression fueled by social media combined with a couple of decades of priming by fast fashion brands has led us to a ravenous appetite for dynamism.
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.
Indigo 9 Digital
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 7. Don’t get caught calling UNIQLO fast fashion. Yanai has said that: "we don’t chase trends. People mistakenly say that UNIQLO is a fast-fashion brand.
Wiser
AUGUST 10, 2017
Looking at several large retailers makes it apparent how and when merchants adapt to this phenomenon. As seen in the graph below, bomber jackets have displayed an overall steady incline in terms of quantity among major retailers. This may be a seasonal reaction or retailers’ interpretation that the trend is losing popularity.
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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