Fashion retail
Plibersek prepared to step in if fashion industry doesn’t step up on recycling
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek wants to see more fashion retailers sign up to a voluntary scheme planning to put a levy on clothing to reduce landfill.
- by Olivia Ireland
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‘She is the modern woman’: Modelling’s new face is 85 years old
The latest fashion campaign featuring a woman in her eighties shows that mature models are here to stay.
- by Damien Woolnough
How retailers engineered a Swift mini-boom to get fans to spend big
From the right sequins to nailing ‘colour theory’, it’s all in the details. But how will the Eras tour impact Australian retail? The answer may surprise you.
- by Melissa Singer
Myer and Nick Scali flag lower profits, but investors are cheering
Industry analysts had low expectations of Australian retailers for the 2024 financial year, but both companies’ trading updates may give reason to revise the pessimism.
- by Jessica Yun
‘My most prized possession’: Looking back on 50 years of Country Road
Whether it’s a canvas bag, logo sweater or beach towel, Australia’s first fashion brand for the whole family means different things to different people.
- by Damien Woolnough
‘It’s quite disheartening’: How Etsy lost its handmade edge
Once a haven for handmade and vintage goods, the online marketplace has become plagued by counterfeit and mass-produced items.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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Billionaire Brett Blundy has ‘outstanding’ executives but picked an outsider to run his empire. Why?
For more than four decades, Brett Blundy has backed and invested in retailer groups that are household names from Lovisa, Hype, Platypus, The Athlete’s Foot, Bras N Things to Best & Less.
- by Anne Hyland
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Vogue House sold to billionaire Israeli shipping mogul for $142 million
Vogue House has hosted some of the biggest names in fashion, music and royalty over the decades, with notable associations to Anna Wintour, supermodels such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, and Princess Diana.
- by Riya Makwana
Would you trust a computer to choose your wardrobe? We tried it
2023 was the year for generative AI in fashion. So, how do ‘virtual stylists’ work, and would they be able to choose a winning outfit?
- by Melissa Singer
The Iconic promises to issue refunds to hacked customers
Customers took to the retailer’s Facebook posts to complain about being left out of pocket. Some claimed over $1000 had been taken out of their bank accounts.
- by David Swan and Jessica Yun