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Texas Attorney General sues Shein for selling toxic products & exposing Texans data to the CCP

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Chinese fashion giant Shein for allegedly selling toxic products to consumers and compromising their data privacy. The fifth anti-CCP lawsuit that Paxton filed over the course of four days argues that Shein US Services LLC and its related companies are using “deceptive practices”, including...

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Fashion

5 New York Fashion Week events open to the public

With American icon Michael Kors kicking off the official New York Fashion Week (NYFW) spring/summer 2026 ready-to-wear season on September 11, industry leaders and fashion professionals take over the city once more. Among the designers set to present their collections are Anna Sui, Alexander Wang, Calvin Klein Collection, Christian Siriano,...

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Business

Luxury’s pricing plateau: Why shoppers are turning away from the big names

For years, the luxury sector has defied economic gravity, ratcheting up prices season after season as status-conscious consumers eagerly pursued the logo-laden dream. But now, with Chanel flap bags surpassing the 11,000 euro threshold and Bottega Veneta’s once-2,450 euro Cabat bag now listed at 6,800 euros, according to Collector Square, the...

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Retail|Report

3 Trends Reshaping US Consumer Shopping Behavior in 2025

It's no secret that the retail landscape is constantly evolving, shaped by changing consumer preferences, the rise of new technologies, and shifting market dynamics. US consumers today value more than just a product's aesthetic when it comes to shopping for fashion, beauty, accessories, footwear, and home & gifts - they actively weigh aspects...

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Retail|OPINION

Will you still have a store to open tomorrow?

It doesn’t take much observation to notice that a radical change is raging through our current retail landscape. A change that is not only affecting retail, but the consumer industry as a whole. The hospitality business, the food and service industry, travel, financial services, energy, entertainment, fashion, the leisure industry and any other...

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6 new consumer mentalities changing the retail industry

”There's no such thing as an online retailer or offline retailer anymore. Everyone should become both.” Pernille Kok-Jensen, Trend Director at Dutch qualitative research agency Mare, shared her predictions on the future of retail during the 2018 edition of the Amsterdam-based trade show, Modefabriek. Kicking off the eye-opening talk, the Trend...

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M&S launches new loyalty programme

London - Sparks will soon be flying at Marks's, as Marks & Spencer reintroduces a new loyalty programme called Sparks. M&S will debut a new loyalty card to woo back customers, by rewarding them with early access to online sales and daily prize draws. Launching nationwide on October 22, the club plans to reward customers for not just how much...

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Personalised online shopping preferences vary for UK & US

AgilOne, a predictive creative cloud, has completed a survey of marketing personalisation preferences for shoppers in different territories. The company surveyed more than 3,000 adult consumers in the US and UK on their shopping personalization preferences using retail research agency Conlumino. Everyday marketers are searching for new ways to...

Fashion

Consumers’ expenditure increase don’t reach economy

New data just revealed how consumers are increasing their spending in eating out, seeing movies, and shopping at local malls. However, the general economy isn't seeing huge improvements in the United States. That, according to new data out from Gallup, which finds that although consumers are spending money, those spending totals year to year are...