Eco Fashion
Discounted Fashion Boxes From Topshop and Gap Help Garment Workers Fight COVID-19
Edinburgh-based shopping app Mallzee is tackling fast fashion’s transparency problem with the launch of Lost Stock clothing boxes. Mallzee fills the boxes with cancelled clothing orders from brands like Topshop, Gap, and Sports Direct, and the proceeds from sales supports garment workers fighting the coronavirus (Covid-19), while reducing new season clothing from ending up in landfill. “If coronavirus doesn’t kill my workers, then starvation will,” says a Bangladeshi factory owner in a statement from Mallzee. It’s no secret that fast fashion’s negligence of ethical and sustainable supply chains has been further exposed by the coronavirus. Major retailers like Arcadia Group, and Debenhams are only a couple brands that have cancelled over £1.6 million in c...
Discounted Fashion Boxes From Topshop and New Look Help Garment Workers Fight COVID-19
Edinburgh-based shopping app Mallzee is tackling fast fashion’s transparency problem with the launch of Lost Stock clothing boxes. Mallzee fills the boxes with cancelled clothing orders from brands like Topshop, New Look, and Urban Outfitters, and the proceeds from sales supports garment workers fighting the coronavirus (Covid-19), while reducing new season clothing from ending up in landfill. “If coronavirus doesn’t kill my workers, then starvation will,” says a Bangladeshi factory owner in a statement from Mallzee. It’s no secret that fast fashion’s negligence of ethical and sustainable supply chains has been further exposed by the coronavirus. Major retailers like Arcadia Group, New Look, Debenhams, and Sports Direct are only a few brands that have ca...
How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Start-Up With By Rotation Founder Eshita Kabra-Davies
By Rotation is the largest peer-to-peer fashion rental app on the market, thanks to its enterprising founder Eshita Kabra-Davies. While working as a 20-something in finance, she had a brilliant idea — to make designer pieces accessible at fast fashion prices and build a company that would be the Airbnb of fashion rental. With a lightbulb moment and a year of tireless hard work, By Rotation is leading the rental revolution in the UK — here’s how Eshita’s making it happen. How By Rotation Works: Lenders can set up a profile, photograph their own pieces, and have full flexibility on pricing, rental periods, and discounts. Once the transaction between lender and renter is complete, lenders are paid within 5-7 business days — making an average of 10% of the retail price for their pi...
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