Apparel retailer Uniqlo has announced it will be opening its global flagship store in Beijing on November 6, set to offer a sneak peek of the new location at the upcoming 2021 China International Import Expo (CIIE). The store will be Uniqlo’s first in Beijing, and the third flagship in mainland China, with the new location created in...
Oct 21, 2021
Retail group H&M has formed a long-term partnership with global renewable energy platform, Matrix Renewables, in an agreement that will see the group progress towards its goal to become climate positive. Signed today, the partnership brings H&M one step closer to adopting 100 percent renewable energy throughout its operations, a goal set in its...
Oct 8, 2021
H&M Group Business Ventures has announced its new global platform developed for the merchandise industry, Creator Studio, an on-demand printing service. The service will allow the creation of merchandise through technology, utilising made-to-order digital printing within an e-commerce setup. As stated in an announcement, the company said it is “...
Oct 4, 2021
Fast-fashion retailer H&M has unveiled a partnership with American lifestyle brand No Fear for a collection of skate-inspired streetwear, co-created alongside The Skate Kitchen. A total of 23 garments make up the collection, including oversized t-shirts, crop tops, sweatshirts, varsity jackets, tracksuits and joggers, each complete with graphic...
Fashion e-commerce site Nasty Gal has partnered with media platform Sports Illustrated on an athleisure capsule. In the 20 piece collection, shoppers can find a range of co-branded sweatshirts, bicycle shorts and matching sets all inspired by 80’s sportswear, with the clothing brand aiming for a luxe-athleisure aesthetic combined with functional...
Sep 3, 2021
Zara owner Inditex has announced an acceleration of a number of sustainability targets, including a new aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, ten years earlier than previously planned. The fast fashion giant also aims for all the cotton it uses to be “more sustainable” by 2023, two years ahead of schedule, and for all energy in its direct...
Jul 14, 2021
A study looking into the use of plastics in the UK’s fast fashion industry has found that 49 percent of the clothing from four top brands is made entirely using virgin plastics. Boohoo was the biggest culprit with 67 percent of its fashion made entirely from fabrics derived from petrochemicals such as polyester, acrylic, nylon and polyamide....
Jun 11, 2021
Buy less, buy better, once the mantra of elite sustainability campaigners, has swept the world to become a global mindset, defining a post-pandemic reality. Rail upon rail of cheap clothing is no longer an appealing retail formula as consumers shift away from fast fashion to mindful shopping. Inexpensive short lifespan garments, embedded in the...
Feb 17, 2021
A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing market is projected to more than triple in value in the next 10 years – from 28 billion dollars in 2019 to 80 billion dollars in 2029 – in a U.S. market currently worth 379 billion dollars. In 2019, secondhand clothing...
Nov 18, 2020
Lidl has launched a pair of sneakers costing just 12.99 euros in some markets. Demand for the brightly-coloured trainers is so high that stock shortages and Lidl-mania have prompted its re-sale value to somewhere near 450 pounds, according to the Mirror. The phenomenon in question should not be the challenge of getting one’s hands on a pair, but...
Jul 9, 2020
Zara, H&M and Gap may be slowly reopening their stores but the coronavirus epidemic has had a devastating financial impact on the fast fashion sector, which needs a radical overhaul if it is to recover, experts say. Nearly 40 percent of businesses in the sector are expecting the impact to be "much worse" than that of the 2008 financial crisis, a...
Jun 11, 2020
One day Parvin was toiling to meet the fast-fashion demands of European capitals, the next she was among hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi clothes workers made instantly jobless as the coronavirus pandemic struck. Big-name international brands have cancelled billions of dollars in orders because of the pandemic, decimating Bangladesh's most...
Apr 17, 2020
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