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Consumers place more value on product information delivered on retailers’ owned channels, compared to 3rd party marketplaces and social media

Retail Focus

When making online buying decisions, UK shoppers now place more value on product information delivered on retailers’ owned channels, compared to third-party channels, such as marketplaces or social media, the latest research from Intellias , the software engineering and digital consultancy company, reveals.

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Why In The Roundhouse created dinnerware for the social media generation

Inside Retail

Australian homewares brand In The Roundhouse is creating a new category of stylish dinnerware – from plates and side dishes to cutlery and napkins – designed to capture the social media generation’s attention. We actually look at fashion trends and think about how this would translate into a home good product,” Tran elaborated.

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How Shein’s social media tactics have won over ‘eco-conscious’ Gen Z

Inside Retail

Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein may frequently grab headlines for the wrong reasons but there’s no denying the increasing popularity of the controversial brand. As of October 2020, Shein was the world’s largest online-only fashion company, according to Euromonitor International. Social media sensation.

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Meet Indyx, the personal style app that is solving fashion sustainability issue

Inside Retail

Fashion has embraced technology at every turn from social media to virtual change rooms, yet consumers’ wardrobes have remained analogue. I wanted to build something to reshape our relationship with our wardrobes and rewire how we experience fashion,” she added.

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Ultra-fast fashion is undermining efforts to make the industry more sustainable

Inside Retail

Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. Now, just when the fashion industry should be waking up and breaking free of this vicious cycle, it’s heading in the opposite direction. We’re on a downward spiral, from fast fashion to ultra-fast fashion.

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Message in a bottle: How social media has disrupted the fragrance sector

Inside Retail

There was a time when you could define a decade by the overarching aesthetic that dominated the fashion, media and pop culture landscape of the period. The year 2021 proved to be an extraordinary period, undoubtedly shaped by the pandemic, which had a profound influence on consumer behaviour,” Bar said.

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The digital-led trends that will drive consumers to check out in 2024

Inside Retail

Consumers empowered by social media are now dictating to brands which trends they need to meet. Pinterest recently forecasted the biggest consumer-led trends for 2024 with its Pinterest Predicts report using its search engine database which has over 400 million monthly users.

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