We are all sheep: what Uniqlo and H&M tell us about Australian retail
What do H&M, Uniqlo, Krispy Kreme, New Year’s Eve, and the AFL Grand Final have in common?Scarcity. Well, at least for a short time.And a little bit of hype, plus some tribal instincts and social...
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Roman Samborskyi/ShutterstockWhen you shop for a new jumper, how much thought do you give to the fate of the one it will replace? Do you dump a jacket because it starts to look ragged, or falls out of...
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H&M's New Routine sportswear campaign featuring graffiti artist Revok's unauthorised artwork in the backgroundH&MWhen street artist Jason “Revok” Williams sprayed his trademark chevrons on a...
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Shoppers line up in front of a Zara clothing store waiting for the opening after being closed for nearly two months in Montréal on May 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul ChiassonRetail was in trouble...
View ArticleSecondhand clothing sales are booming – and may help solve the sustainability...
A ThredUp sorting facility in Phoenix.Matt York/APA massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to a new report, the U.S. secondhand clothing market is projected to...
View ArticleWhy Apple, Disney, IKEA and hundreds of other Western companies are...
Muscovites rushed to buy furniture and other goods from IKEA before it closed its Russian stores.AP Photo/Vladimir KondrashovMany companies in the U.S. and elsewhere have been quick to sever ties to...
View ArticleFast fashion's waste problem could be solved by recycled textiles but brands...
Fascinadora/ShutterstockEarlier this year, fast fashion retailer Zara released its first womenswear collection made of recycled poly-cotton textile waste. The collection is available for sale in 11...
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