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“Meet your wardrobe of 2028!” – It has more Second-hand than Fast-fashion

“Meet your wardrobe of 2028!” – It has more Second-hand than Fast-fashion I love this chart! It was produced using Globaldata research and is now 5 years old. It predicts what types of retailer our fashion wardrobe will be bought from in 5 years-time, in 2028. What an appropriate time to revisit it, mid-way through the prediction timeframe, particularly because what it envisaged for clothing is largely unfolding before our-

“You Reap what you Sew!” – Do Boohoo’s woes signal the end of lazy fashion?

“You Reap what you Sew!” – Do Boohoo’s woes signal the end of lazy fashion? Extraordinary revelations from the house of Boohoo, the extreme, low-priced, pureplay, fast-fashion retailer. Amidst falling revenues, it has decreed to its suppliers that they should accept a 10% reduction in their fees for orders that are still in production. As one angry supplier confirmed. ”This is major self-harm. They are struggling to find suppliers and-

The ‘Passion Supply Chain’ delivering customer engagement and commercial retail success.

The ‘Passion Supply Chain’ delivering customer engagement and commercial retail success. The fundamental purpose of any retailer is to bring together a physical customer and a physical product, irrespective of whether the sale is made in a physical shop or online. A successful supply chain is therefore a pre-requisite for any retail business. However, managing the ‘beast’ of the supply chain to ensure customers and their products are ultimately in-

Time for consumer brands to find their ‘Meaning in the Retail Madness.’

Time for consumer retail brands to find their ‘Meaning in the Retail Madness.’ It would be fair to say that the retail industry has lost its way over recent years. In my own work, I have become increasingly disillusioned with the strategies and operational practices of businesses that have grown to ‘love volumes over value’ and ‘buying efficiencies over retail excellence.’ There has been an over-obsession with technology, and the-