Fast Fashion

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H&M Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Quarter

17 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

17 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

The fast-fashion label has struggled in recent years as its clothes fell out of favour with shoppers and amid heavy investments in online platforms.

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H&M Sales Rise for Fifth Straight Quarter

The fast-fashion label has struggled in recent years as its clothes fell out of favour with shoppers and amid heavy investments in online platforms.

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Zara Parent Inditex Is Embracing Its Online Future. Too Late or Just in Time?

9 June 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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Zara Parent Inditex Is Embracing Its Online Future. Too Late or Just in Time?

This week everyone will be talking about what's next for Zara parent Inditex, Chinese designers at Pitti Uomo and Virgil Abloh's first retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Can Lightning Strike Twice with Love Island's New Fashion Partner?

5 June 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

Can Lightning Strike Twice with Love Island's New Fashion Partner?

The reality TV show has coupled up with a new fashion partner, I Saw It First. But will the marketing formula that worked so well last year continue to deliver results?

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Bangladesh Garment Unions Say New Factory Oversight Deal Risks Worker Safety

21 May 2019 • By Reuters

21 May 2019 • By Reuters

Government officials say The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is no longer needed as a national regulatory body, the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), is able to do the job.

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Bangladesh Garment Unions Say New Factory Oversight Deal Risks Worker Safety

Government officials say The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh is no longer needed as a national regulatory body, the Remediation Coordination Cell (RCC), is able to do the job.

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Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

9 May 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Why Fast Fashion Brands Are Fleeing China

Forever 21 is the latest fast fashion giant to join the exodus, but why have brands like Topshop, New Look and Asos retreated from China while others like Uniqlo and H&M seem to have cracked it? Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

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Boohoo Posts 49 Percent Profit Rise

24 April 2019 • By Reuters

24 April 2019 • By Reuters

The group, which targets 16-30-year-olds with its Boohoo, Nasty Gal and PrettyLittleThing brands, beat market expectations with a pre-tax profit of £76.3 million ($99 million).

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Boohoo Posts 49 Percent Profit Rise

The group, which targets 16-30-year-olds with its Boohoo, Nasty Gal and PrettyLittleThing brands, beat market expectations with a pre-tax profit of £76.3 million ($99 million).

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Primark Owner AB Foods Forecasts Flat First-Half Earnings

25 February 2019 • By Reuters

25 February 2019 • By Reuters

The group said it expected a small reduction in adjusted operating profit offset by lower net financial expenses.

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Primark Owner AB Foods Forecasts Flat First-Half Earnings

The group said it expected a small reduction in adjusted operating profit offset by lower net financial expenses.

What Will it Take to Prevent the Next Rana Plaza?

4 February 2019 • By Brian Baskin

What Will it Take to Prevent the Next Rana Plaza?

Almost six years on from a sweatshop building collapse that killed over 1,100 people in Bangladesh, VOICES Salon attendees discuss why the fashion supply chain is still plagued with worker abuses and what action could be taken to make conditions better.

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Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

10 January 2019 • By Rachel Strugatz

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Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

Zara, H&M, Asos and other fast-fashion retailers now sell lipstick and eyeshadow alongside dresses and blazers. But they’re finding “fast and cheap” is a tougher sell in the beauty market.

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Anarchy and Awards in the UK

9 December 2018 • By Brian Baskin

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Anarchy and Awards in the UK

This week, everyone will be talking about the UK Parliament's Brexit vote, the British Fashion Council's Fashion Awards and Zara parent Inditex's financial results. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.