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Sustainability

Op-Ed | Circularity Is a Fashionable Fantasy

The buzzy concept is a chimaera that distracts from the root cause of fashion’s worsening environmental impact: overconsumption, argues Ken Pucker.

Sustainability

Op-Ed | Circularity Is a Fashionable Fantasy

The buzzy concept is a chimaera that distracts from the root cause of fashion’s worsening environmental impact: overconsumption, argues Ken Pucker.


Retail

Report: Shein Raises $2 Billion at a Lower Valuation

The latest funding round for the Chinese fast fashion behemoth values the company at $66 billion.

Retail

Report: Shein Raises $2 Billion at a Lower Valuation

The latest funding round for the Chinese fast fashion behemoth values the company at $66 billion.


China

Why Fashion Is Becoming a Major Flashpoint in US-China Tensions

This week, US lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on some of the industry’s biggest names as the relationship with Beijing and Washington continues to deteriorate.

China

Why Fashion Is Becoming a Major Flashpoint in US-China Tensions

This week, US lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on some of the industry’s biggest names as the relationship with Beijing and Washington continues to deteriorate.


Retail

Temu’s Ambitions Are Bigger Than Beating Shein

With a Super Bowl ad and a social marketing blitz, the Chinese-owned e-commerce platform has quickly built a big fast fashion business in the US. Analysts say its business model points to eventually competing against Amazon and TikTok.

Retail

Temu’s Ambitions Are Bigger Than Beating Shein

With a Super Bowl ad and a social marketing blitz, the Chinese-owned e-commerce platform has quickly built a big fast fashion business in the US. Analysts say its business model points to eventually competing against Amazon and TikTok.


Retail

Shein, Temu in Fierce Fight Over US Market for $10 Dresses

The battle between the fast fashion retailers is playing out not only on social media but also in a US court.

Retail

Shein, Temu in Fierce Fight Over US Market for $10 Dresses

The battle between the fast fashion retailers is playing out not only on social media but also in a US court.


Sustainability

Is Sustainable Fashion Elitist?

Calling out the industry’s environmental footprint and the true cost of making clothes has touched off a complex and heated debate about the accessibility and affordability of lower-impact fashion.

Sustainability

Is Sustainable Fashion Elitist?

Calling out the industry’s environmental footprint and the true cost of making clothes has touched off a complex and heated debate about the accessibility and affordability of lower-impact fashion.


Retail

Shein’s Years of Explosive Growth Are Over. What’s Next?

The fast-fashion retailer has seen sales decline in six of the last seven months, as the novelty of its endless selection of trendy, ultra-cheap clothes wears off.

Retail

Shein’s Years of Explosive Growth Are Over. What’s Next?

The fast-fashion retailer has seen sales decline in six of the last seven months, as the novelty of its endless selection of trendy, ultra-cheap clothes wears off.


Retail

BoF Insights | Nike and Gucci Top Gen-Z’s Favourite Fashion Brands

As this generation’s spending power and appetite for fashion grows, BoF's research and analysis think tank looks at the most-revered brands among young fashion shoppers.

Retail

BoF Insights | Nike and Gucci Top Gen-Z’s Favourite Fashion Brands

As this generation’s spending power and appetite for fashion grows, BoF's research and analysis think tank looks at the most-revered brands among young fashion shoppers.


Retail

Fast Fashion Upstarts Are Using Shein’s Own Strategies Against It

The Chinese retailer’s influence on manufacturing has been just as seismic. Now, the breakneck supply chain pioneered by Shein is allowing a new swathe of brands to make the most of operating in the colossal retailer’s slipstream.

Retail

Fast Fashion Upstarts Are Using Shein’s Own Strategies Against It

The Chinese retailer’s influence on manufacturing has been just as seismic. Now, the breakneck supply chain pioneered by Shein is allowing a new swathe of brands to make the most of operating in the colossal retailer’s slipstream.


Sustainability

Fast Fashion’s Race Into Resale Has Yet to Shift Its Core Business Model

Zara and Shein are the latest brands to enter the fast-growing secondary market, citing sustainability goals, but for the most part it’s business as usual.

Sustainability

Fast Fashion’s Race Into Resale Has Yet to Shift Its Core Business Model

Zara and Shein are the latest brands to enter the fast-growing secondary market, citing sustainability goals, but for the most part it’s business as usual.