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  • Retail Zoom: Middle East

    Retail Zoom: Middle East

    Despite the overall boost in e-commerce driven by Covid, retail companies are returning to a focus on growth based on physical stores. Thousands of unprofitable stores have been closed, and omnichannel capabilities have been optimized. New challenges are on the horizon, such as the economic impact in some areas of the world… Read more

  • Sustainable Fashion case study: SHEIN. 2

    Sustainable Fashion case study: SHEIN. 2

    Continuing with previous examples of sustainable initiatives, Shein established in 2021, a 629,150 sq. ft. Innovation Center, a destination for the research and development of new waste-saving and efficiency-optimizing technologies necessary for scaling among their supplier partners. Shein is moving forward with the circular economy and alliances. In 2022, Shein became a signatory of World… Read more

  • Sustainable Fashion case study: SHEIN. 1

    Sustainable Fashion case study: SHEIN. 1

    I hope you enjoyed the holidays! Vacations are a good time for reading, staying updated, or continuing our education. In my case, I wanted to recommend the Sustainable Fashion course organized by Copenhagen Business School. Taking advantage of the work done, I’m sharing a portion of my final essay about SHEIN sustainability strategy… In April… Read more

  • Sourcing Trends: How suppliers are adapting to volatility

    Sourcing Trends: How suppliers are adapting to volatility

    by Alfonso Segura These are some notes from a zoom call organized this month by RBC Capital Markets with Reyhan Benzes, Board member of APS Textiles. Based in Turkey, APS is a leading manufacturer of woven apparels specializing in different variations of woven bottoms, mainly trousers, jackets, dresses and overcoats with overall sales volume exceeding… Read more

  • Thoughts on Zara

    Thoughts on Zara

    by Alfonso Segura A few months ago, many of us were surprised to see the best CEO of the decade leave Inditex when the results were still brilliant and the Covid period had been overcome. Pablo Isla is a genius, and the constant transformation he advocated for has turned Inditex into the most prepared fashion… Read more

  • Fashion Retail: Supply Chain Trends

    Fashion Retail: Supply Chain Trends

    by Alfonso Segura It is a pleasure to publish my latest contribution in the RBC Capital Markets Expert Call, a collaboration that started years ago. I talked to Richard Chamberlain, Retail Director at RBC, about the latest trends in Supply Chain, which have been impacted by the recent events of COVID and the war in… Read more