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Retail

H&M Lags Zara-Owner Inditex in Race to Regain Lost Sales

When the fast fashion giants announce quarterly sales on Wednesday, Inditex is seen back to pre-pandemic levels, while H&M still has some way to go.

Retail

H&M Lags Zara-Owner Inditex in Race to Regain Lost Sales

When the fast fashion giants announce quarterly sales on Wednesday, Inditex is seen back to pre-pandemic levels, while H&M still has some way to go.


Retail

Why Big Retailers Are Finally Taking Resale Seriously

H&M is the latest to enter the space, with a marketplace set to launch on Sept. 7 in Canada. The fast fashion behemoth sees an opportunity to bring in new customers and burnish its sustainability credentials. But it has plenty of competition.

Retail

Why Big Retailers Are Finally Taking Resale Seriously

H&M is the latest to enter the space, with a marketplace set to launch on Sept. 7 in Canada. The fast fashion behemoth sees an opportunity to bring in new customers and burnish its sustainability credentials. But it has plenty of competition.


Sustainability

The New Wave of Labour Litigation Facing Fashion

Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply chains.

Sustainability

The New Wave of Labour Litigation Facing Fashion

Labour activists have long claimed that brands can’t be trusted to self-regulate. Now, a series of lawsuits are opening a new frontier in efforts to hold brands accountable for abuses in their supply chains.


Retail

The Search for the Next Shein

Investment firms like Andreessen Horowitz are backing start-ups that mimic the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s blueprint, as they look to build the next big Gen Z label.

Retail

The Search for the Next Shein

Investment firms like Andreessen Horowitz are backing start-ups that mimic the Chinese fast-fashion giant’s blueprint, as they look to build the next big Gen Z label.


Financial Markets

Are Luxury Brands Pushing Too Many Collaborations?

In April, luxury brands went crazy for collaborations while some of Italy’s fashion titans more openly embraced the idea of an Italian luxury champion to rival LVMH and Kering, writes Pierre Mallevays in this month’s Market Pulse.

Financial Markets

Are Luxury Brands Pushing Too Many Collaborations?

In April, luxury brands went crazy for collaborations while some of Italy’s fashion titans more openly embraced the idea of an Italian luxury champion to rival LVMH and Kering, writes Pierre Mallevays in this month’s Market Pulse.


Sustainability

Scaling Up or Selling Out: How Can Sustainable Labels Credibly Collaborate with Big Brands?

H&M’s latest collaboration with Liya Kebede’s Lemlem drops on Earth Day, but it won’t use the artisan-focused label’s supply chain, underscoring the complexities of these kinds of partnerships.

Sustainability

Scaling Up or Selling Out: How Can Sustainable Labels Credibly Collaborate with Big Brands?

H&M’s latest collaboration with Liya Kebede’s Lemlem drops on Earth Day, but it won’t use the artisan-focused label’s supply chain, underscoring the complexities of these kinds of partnerships.


China

Can China Handle Its 20 Million Tonnes of Textile Waste?

China is the world’s largest consumer of fashion and a major production hub. How it tackles its mountain of annual waste will impact global brands’ ability to embrace a more circular supply chain.

China

Can China Handle Its 20 Million Tonnes of Textile Waste?

China is the world’s largest consumer of fashion and a major production hub. How it tackles its mountain of annual waste will impact global brands’ ability to embrace a more circular supply chain.


Retail

H&M CEO Helena Helmersson’s Challenging Year

The executive’s first 14 months running the fast fashion giant were marked by the pandemic. Now her company’s at the centre of a backlash in China against retailers who criticise human rights abuses in the cotton-producing Xinjiang region.

Retail

H&M CEO Helena Helmersson’s Challenging Year

The executive’s first 14 months running the fast fashion giant were marked by the pandemic. Now her company’s at the centre of a backlash in China against retailers who criticise human rights abuses in the cotton-producing Xinjiang region.


Global Markets

Can Fashion Keep Up Its Geopolitical Balancing Act?

H&M, Nike and others are under pressure from Chinese netizens for their stance on Xinjiang cotton, underscoring the difficult balancing act of doing business when people in the world’s largest markets take radically different views on geopolitical issues.

Global Markets

Can Fashion Keep Up Its Geopolitical Balancing Act?

H&M, Nike and others are under pressure from Chinese netizens for their stance on Xinjiang cotton, underscoring the difficult balancing act of doing business when people in the world’s largest markets take radically different views on geopolitical issues.


China

More Than 50 Chinese Celebrities End Brand Partnerships in Xinjiang Row

Tommy Hilfiger, Puma and Lacoste are the latest brands to lose their Chinese ambassadors following an uproar about a decision not to use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region.

China

More Than 50 Chinese Celebrities End Brand Partnerships in Xinjiang Row

Tommy Hilfiger, Puma and Lacoste are the latest brands to lose their Chinese ambassadors following an uproar about a decision not to use cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region.