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Apparel retailer Tiger Mist fined for misleading consumers over returns

Inside Retail

Clothing retailer A&S Labels – trading online as Tiger Mist – has paid $26,640 in penalties for allegedly misleading consumers about their right to return faulty items. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued two infringement notices in relation to the statements made on the brand’s returns page on February 21.

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Apparel retailer Tiger Mist fined for misleading consumers over returns

Inside Retail

Clothing retailer A&S Labels – trading online as Tiger Mist – has paid $26,640 in penalties for allegedly misleading consumers about their right to return faulty items. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued two infringement notices in relation to the statements made on the brand’s returns page on February 21.

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From moto to marathons: What’s next for performance apparel brand Sa1nt

Inside Retail

With the launch of SA1NT Layers, Former 2XU owner Aidan Clarke has gone back to his roots, with a renewed focus on performance and recovery sportswear apparel. We have evolved our moto jeans and fabrics no less than six times, and this obsession to set the standard and keep raising the bar is now driving us to stand out in sports apparel.

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Why General Pants is looking to stores, social media to grow in 2023

Inside Retail

He expects the impact to be different across consumer groups, but he’s confident it won’t affect the target General Pants customer group too much, saying they tend to be mortgage-free and fully employed. The post Why General Pants is looking to stores, social media to grow in 2023 appeared first on Inside Retail. Download here.

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China stitches up Western apparel makers for quality issues

Inside Retail

All eyes are on Canadian athletic apparel brand Lululemon, after it was fined for selling poor quality down-feather vests in China. Riding on China’s new-found obsession with health after the pandemic, Lululemon built a new cult following among Chinese consumers. Fortunes turn quickly.

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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. Apparel, beauty, health and wellness were the biggest beneficiaries at that time. trillion ($1.9

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Beware the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: FTC Takes Action Against Apparel Retailer Who Bragged He Could Rip Off Consumers by Ripping Out Made in China Tags

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The FTC continues its pursuit of deceptive Made in USA claims, this time with allegations that company Lions Not Sheep and its owner, Sean Whalen, marketed apparel as being “Made in USA,” “Made in America,” “100% AMERICAN MADE,” and “BEST DAMN AMERICAN MADE GEAR ON THE PLANET” when in fact the products were made in China.

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