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Disposing of Waste as a Retail Owner: 6 Things You Need to Know
Running a retail store means you handle a constant flow of products, packaging, and damaged items, and all of them eventually turn into waste that someone has to deal with. If you treat waste as an afterthought, you end up…
Desserto brings cactus-based vegan leather from Mexico to global fashion
Desserto is a cactus-based vegan leather developed in Mexico as a more sustainable alternative to animal and synthetic leather, designed to be soft, durable, and suitable for fashion, furniture, and even automotive interiors. Created by two founders with backgrounds in…
Second-hand apparel market expected to reach 350 billion U.S. dollars by 2028
Second-hand e-commerce is becoming one of the fastest-growing segments in retail as shoppers around the world turn to resale platforms for better prices, more variety and a more sustainable way to shop. Fashion and apparel sit at the heart of…
Estonian Startup Yaga Hits $6 Million Sales as Resale Platform Doubles Global Footprint
The secondhand apparel market is officially mainstream, and Yaga, a rising star in Tallinn’s fashion tech ecosystem, just made a major statement. The pre-Series A raise of €4 million, led by Specialist VC and supported by H&M Group Ventures, Trind…
Canada Goose Launches Immersive Digital Showroom Transforms the Try-On
Canada Goose and designer Feng Chen Wang, with artist Xu Zhen, debuted their first major “phygital” capsule and virtual showroom for the Canada Goose x Feng Chen Wang x Xu Zhen collection in Fall 2022, with global AR and digital…
Shein Brings Physical Fast Fashion to France Sparks Protests from Designers
Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein made global headlines on November 5, 2025, with the opening of its first-ever permanent physical store in France on the sixth floor of BHV Marais in Paris. The retail space, measuring over 1,000 square meters, marks…
MIT’s Refashion Paves the Way for a Greener Future in Modular Fashion Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has unveiled a game-changing innovation in sustainable apparel: the Refashion software, launching to the public from Cambridge, MA, on October 16, 2025. Developed by researchers in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and…
H&M Group and Fashion for Good Invest in AltMat to Accelerate the Global Shift Toward Sustainable Materials
H&M Group has joined forces with global innovation platform Fashion for Good to invest in Indian materials tech pioneer AltMat, marking a milestone in the pursuit of circular, sustainable textiles for the world’s largest apparel players. The strategic funding round,…
Vestiaire Collective Launches 55 Thousand Certified Carbon Credits From Circular Fashion
Vestiaire Collective, the leading luxury resale marketplace, has become the first fashion resale platform to monetize the emissions saved from secondhand purchases as certified, tradable carbon credits. This pioneering initiative, launched in October 2025, marks a new step for circular…