Fast fashion
Uniqlo Opens New Paris Store; Offering A Lot More Than Just Clothing
In a radical departure from its traditional retailing model, Japanese fast fashion colossus Uniqlo opened a…
Express Launches First Factory Outlet Store; 30 More to Follow
In step with the retail trend toward heavy discounting as a sales strategy, Express just launched its…
As Manufacturing Exits China, Retailers Enter; H&M Targets Smaller Cities
As China gradually shifts from a manufacturing economy to one based on domestic consumption, retailers are…
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Sears Goes Fast Fashion With New Shop-in-Shop
Sears has made a series of recent moves to aid in its return to profitability, the latest of which is a new fa…
River Island Offers Even Faster Fashion With New Delivery Service
London-based high street fashion brand River Island is now letting customers achieve close to instant…
A&F’s Latest Turnaround Strategy: Remake Hollister into a Fast-Fashion Brand
In an effort to regain its rapidly receding market share, Abercrombie &Fitch (A&F) is looking to throw its…
Using Fit for Faster Fashion
With the increasing desire to cater to fast fashion, many retailers, hungry to get products to stores sooner…
2013: Top 10 Moments in Fast Fashion
Fast fashion became a bit of a buzzword in 2013, with many retailers chasing their tails to catch up to the…
More Brands Embrace Fast Fashion Model, Emulate Zara
Fast fashion is fast becoming the way of the retail world as more and more brands move to the model and work…
Fast Fashion Needs New Models
Fast fashion is reaching an inflection point, say analysts. After a decade of blistering growth, it's…
U.S. Manufacturing: Speed vs. Quality
A new survey of sourcing executives by Panjiva asked where U.S. manufacturing is headed. One-hundred and…
Wal-Mart Sets Sights on Dominating Apparel Industry
Wal-Mart has never been a leader in the apparel industry, with clothing accounting for a modest 7 percent of…
New Survey: Teen Retail Spending Slows Down
Youth is king, at least when it comes to fashion retail. Competition for so-called “millennialsâ€, or…
Despite Slowdown, Uniqlo Continues to Expand
Apparently only beginning its American invasion, Uniqlo has announced its aggressive plan to open...
Is Fast Fashion On Its Way Out?
Fashions come and go, but these days they seem to come and go much faster than before.....