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M&S to Host Reality Competition Series to Find its Next Fashion Designer

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British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is on the hunt for a new fashion designer, and the search will play out on screens across the UK in a new reality TV series set to arrive on ITV1 and ITVX this fall.

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Stitch Fix Taps Amazon Fashion Alum for Product and Technology Role

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Stitch Fix has hired a new Chief Product and Technology Officer to lead the struggling online personal styling service’s technology, product, data science, security and IT teams. Tony Bacos will begin today and report directly to CEO Matt Baer.

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Shein Designer Incubator Program Showcases Sustainable Fashions

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We’re excited to open this up to our Shein X designers and beyond, and to hopefully inspire the next generation of sustainability-conscious fashion creators.” The designers, all from the Shein X Designer Incubator Program , are Alexandria Carroll, Anke Wonder, Farah Naz, Jacqueline City, Lauren Flagg and Lillian Butterworth.

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Beef Up Perimeter Security to Enhance Loss Prevention and Safety

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Retailers are actively seeking enhanced security technologies to mitigate risks and prevent theft before it happens. In-store measures like increased security presence and surveillance can be helpful, but law enforcement and security personnel should focus on preventing theft and loss before it occurs.

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Tackling the Growing Problem of Fashion Returns Earlier in the Supply Chain

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A huge part of retaining customers is having a return policy that is clear and concise, giving customers the security they expect and want. In trying to accommodate all customer demands while simultaneously fighting for market share in a rapidly expanding and competitive fashion industry, retailers are relaxing their return policies.

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ThredUP Continues Anti-Fast Fashion Offensive with V-Day Campaign, adds Francesca’s to Resale Roster

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ThredUP is teaming up with TikToker Nava Rose to launch the Dump Fast Fashion Shop, an online secondhand storefront to help consumers thrift for Valentine’s Day and beyond. Nava Rose models one of her styles for the Dump Fast Fashion shop on ThredUP. “I Together with ThredUP, I’m committed to ghosting fast fashion.

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The Fusion of Food, Fashion and Gastronomy

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We believe that the fusion between food, fashion and gastronomy are winning combinations, and will shape and change the future of retail as we know it. Moving forward, stores will need solutions to convey a feeling of free-moving space and security. His credo is: “Often the solution is right in front of you.

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