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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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

Consumers are becoming increasingly mindful about sustainability when it comes to shopping habits, and luxury retail is responding by investing in sustainable initiatives that will protect the environment while still allowing them to continue delivering luxurious items.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

E-commerce businesses are navigating new economic conditions that have seen reduced discretionary spending and the Covid-19 online shopping storms subsiding. Whilst we’ve always shipped to the UK, it wasn’t optimised for the customer.” “If

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

“It’s totally real you can’t unplug it and you can’t run away with it,” Kelly Slessor, founder of The E-commerce Tribe, Shop You, and Digital Inclusion Project, said about the rise of AI. One of the biggest challenges facing the fashion industry today is fast fashion. We don’t even know how to deal with this.’

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The rapid rise of fast-fashion e-commerce retailers such as Shein and Temu is upending the global air cargo industry, as they increasingly vie for limited air-cargo space to woo consumers with rapid transit times, more than ten industry sources said. TikTok Shop did not return messages seeking comment. Apple declined to comment.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

Its investment in highly creative and constantly changing store concepts and brand collaborations has enabled it to buck the industry trend and drive foot traffic in an era of online shopping, helping it earn the title of Best Department Store in the World four times between 2010 and 2018 at the Global Department Store Summit.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Global downloads of mobile shopping apps were up 16% year-over-year in the first half of 2022 while the number of sessions was up 29% , according to data from the It’s Not Luck, It’s Skill: Make Every Marketing Dollar Count This Holiday Season report by data.ai. It was the second-most downloaded shopping app in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

The Chinese fast fashion giant may be one of the most downloaded fashion apps around the world, but it continues to maintain a low corporate profile. Ask any consumer to name a fast fashion retailer and they probably think of H&M, Zara or Gap. Fast fashion, but slow deliveries. Inclusive fashion.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

People can request a prepaid shipping label from the website and send their clothes to ThredUp for sorting. This raises another question: with the resale market booming, is hyper-consumerism associated with fast fashion shifting to preloved fashion? Fast (preloved) fashion. Is that a concern?

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. For example, a summer dress can quickly go out of style in a couple of months.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

Up to 30 per cent of your sales may end in a return, and up to 50 per cent of an item’s original value makes up the return cost, including shipping, warehousing, and labour costs,” explains Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns. For example, a summer dress can quickly go out of style in a couple of months.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry. Boohoo, the British fast fashion giant best known for its bodycon dresses and celebrity collabs, recently launched its first ever homewares collection, including candles, picture frames and bedding. Keeping costs down with drop-ship.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

And in 2014, Inditex SA, which owns fast-fashion giant Zara, implemented RFID to effectively track all its products at every step in the process. For example, a customer shopping for jeans could stop at a display that features a sign reading “Need Help?” alongside a large QR code.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

With the economy expected to struggle for at least the next 12 to 18 months, an increasing number of full-price consumers are shifting to value-based shopping. In today’s age, sustainable fashion matters. Mid-size brands that are still developing industry footings should embrace off-price partnerships as well.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2023

Like Shein, Temu offers discounted fashion and lifestyle goods, but unlike Shein it sources and ships directly from manufacturers in China. Suppliers can design more personalised products, accurately plan production volumes and efficiently manage warehousing and shipping.

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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.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 19, 2022

As sustainability continues to grow in popularity, the new buzz around the block is that ‘buying local’ and ‘shopping small’ is better for the planet — but is this really true? Most of that transportation takes place by ship. Second Hand Shopping Gaining Popularity. and “Do you know the scope 1 carbon footprint?”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

Boasting a large selection of everything from ultra-affordable party dresses to £1 bikinis, this fast fashion e-tailer was the preferred choice of the Love Island cast and everyone who wanted to be on the show or wished to look like those on the show. Disruptions in the supply chain increased the cost of goods and shipping steeply.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

You’re offering virtual shopping experiences now. Because as well as being a fashion designer brand, we are a digital-first business. But through that period, we included things like additional global shipping destinations, we localised currency and payment options, and we selected local-language sites. JM: Absolutely.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

SELFIE SHOPPING. Some proponents say wearables and shopping in virtual shops could be the future of retail. Some proponents say wearables and shopping in virtual shops could be the future of retail. For NFT enthusiasts, online fashion does not replace physical purchases.

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Retail Focus

MAY 9, 2023

The value paradox While 65% of UK shoppers consider themselves to be sustainably-minded, the same consumers who are consciously shopping ‘green’ – with 38% buying eco-friendly products, 35% buying organically and 28% choosing low-carbon goods – are also displaying sustainability ‘vices’ within their consumption habits.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Throughout 2022, there were numerous headlines indicating a monumental shift in innovation across retail and that customers were keen to get back to physical shops while retaining the convenience of hybrid shopping. As a new normal emerged, so did successful e-commerce brands, creating a presence in our local shopping precincts.

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A1 Retail

MAY 6, 2021

Thriftify enables consumers to shop sustainably for quality second-hand products, in a way that positively impacts both people and the planet. Thriftify – a dedicated online marketplace connecting charity shops with consumers – has today announced its UK-wide launch.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

The fast fashion retailer turns out new trends even faster than the likes of Zara and H&M. Shein, unlike some of its rivals, does not have any permanent stores and now is the largest online only fashion site in the world. Shein is even taking on legacy fast fashion stalwarts. Do you like this content?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2022

My Gucci Marmont bag from Vestiaire Collective has shipped. Bagged a pre-loved bargain, supported circular fashion and didn’t even set foot in a store. A generation that sees shopping as binary: “I want brand X, therefore I need to shop at store Y”. Quick email check. GlamCorner has a sale. Meet Olivia. Brand loyalty?

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Zara, global fast fashion leader, now ships online orders in 100% recycled cardboard boxes manufactured from boxes previously used in-store. By 2025 , the brand intends to have zero waste in its shops, offices, and logistics centers. Large brands have already taken the pledge to greener packaging and labeling.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Shein has moved from its humble beginnings as a small player in the ultra-fast fashion world has grown to a global juggernaut – reshaping the fashion market with rock-bottom prices, a lightning-fast supply chain, and dominant social media presence. “This group isnt watching Panorama documentaries.”

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Retail Gazette

MAY 28, 2024

” Right-sizing and slashing costs The pull back from investors has shed light on how aggressively most of these companies have focused on sales growth over profitability in the last five or so years.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The supply chain is badly tangled, the price of shipping is skyrocketing, and retailers need products now. We are more than 18 months into the pandemic and with no signs of the shipping crisis getting better, businesses need to act fast if they want to get merchandise in on time for the holidays.

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Retail Next

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Fast fashion and affordable products are cool. The quality is acceptable for the price, and they always get to look fashionable. 5 – Virtual Reality Shopping Is the Future. Shoppers are always looking for new, more unique ways to shop. 6 – You Can Offer Mobile Coupons While People Shop.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 15, 2024

So they became familiar to millions of Americans with the Shop Like a Billionaire ad that ran in the Super Bowl in 2023. 6:36] They’ve been the most downloaded shopping apps on the Android and Apple app stores since they were born. For an idea of size, about 18% of US households have shopped at TeamView since its launch.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 6, 2023

This approach also helps to alleviate last mile shipping costs since stores are closer to customers than distribution centres. Likely the first time you heard about Zara was when you were out on a shopping trip and came across one of their stores packed with merchandise and people. Five years ago this would have been impossible.”

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Retail Insider

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

From fur farms to fast fashion, excess packaging to plastic coathangers – this is where the real action is. This month’s column asks if that Christmas party season fashion staple – the humble sequin – could ever be sustainable.

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365 Retail

MAY 9, 2023

The value paradox While 65% of UK shoppers consider themselves to be sustainably-minded, the same consumers who are consciously shopping ‘green’ – with 38% buying eco-friendly products, 35% buying organically and 28% choosing low-carbon goods – are also displaying sustainability ‘vices’ within their consumption habits.

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Retail Insider

OCTOBER 27, 2021

So there are discounted boxes focused on just one item from a range of say handbags or skirts, there are other boxes where stylists choose from a wide variety of different designers and there are others where the end user gets to preview the box before it is shipped. A Curated Thrift sends users a mystery box of designer charity shop items.

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Retail Next

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

These “little things” that everyone needs get added to the shopping cart quite a lot by shoppers waiting in line, especially those with kids. Good warehouse organization is key for warehouse staff to locate the right product and ship it out on time. Take one look at your favorite Instagram shop and you know what you’re competing with.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

These accounts range from children’s retailers who are experienced at buying childrenswear, but also very successful gifting shops, who have never tried baby clothes but saw our range and love it so much they decided to introduce it as a product type, which is exciting.”

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