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Méabh Keogh says she will keep sustainable design at the heart of her work as she embarks on her career

Watch: Young designer says sustainable practice 'a must'

A young designer has said people wishing to work in the fashion industry have no option but to think sustainably when it comes to their designs.

Climate Change • 25 Jun

Change Clothes in Dublin city centre has a permanent swap shop on-site

Watch: Swapping fast fashion for sustainable alternatives

A social enterprise in Dublin city centre is providing a way for people to update their wardrobes in a cost-effective and sustainable way - swapping with others instead of turning to fast fashion.

Fast fashion • 15 Jun

What is it about fast fashion shopping that has people hooked?

Watch: The psychology behind fast fashion shopping

Why are so many of us addicted to fast fashion shopping, even though we know it's bad for the environment and for fast fashion factory workers?

Fast fashion • 14 Jun

Vintage and second-hand clothes are expected to make up around 10% of global fashion sales this year

Classic Clobber: Why second-hand clothes are on trend

Second-hand clothes had a bit of a bad reputation for a long time - but now they're one of the fastest growing segments of the fashion market, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 09 May

Inditex said that revenue growth in the period which includes the key Black Friday sales was slower than a year ago but was faster than during the first nine months of the year

Zara owner Inditex misses Q3 sales & profit expectations

Zara owner Inditex today posted a rare miss on quarterly sales and profit, although the world's biggest listed fast-fashion retailer said the Christmas shopping season had got off to a good start.

Business • 11 Dec 24

The EU exported 1.4m metric tonnes of used textiles in 2022 - much of which ended up in Africa

France to propose EU-wide ban on used clothes exports

France is proposing a European Union ban on exports of used clothes, the environment ministry has told Reuters.

Business • 14 Mar 24

A growing number of fashion designers and textile workers in Nairobi are trying to turn the tide on the problems caused by textile waste

Fighting the effects of fast fashion in Kenya

You don't have to go too far to see the failure of fast fashion in Kenya. Millions of items of cheap clothing end up here every year - in sprawling, stinking landfills, smouldering on open fires, clogging up waterways or washed out into the sea.

Africa • 25 May 23

Zara-owner Inditex is the world's biggest fast fashion retailer

At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

In Spain's A Coruna, two contrasting fashion business models collide - pitching the growing demands for the clothing industry to become more sustainable against the constant need to drive sales.

Business • 28 Feb 23

Mountains of garments are building up in sorting warehouses due to Covid-19

Clothes mountains build up as recycling breaks down

Clothes recycling is the pressure-release valve of fast fashion, and it is breaking under global Covid-19 curbs.

Business • 30 Sep 20

QUIZ trades online, in stores, through concessions and via third party sites.

QUIZ online sales fall 15% over tough Christmas period

Fast fashion retailer QUIZ said online sales fell by 14.8% in the seven weeks up to January 4, in line with the broader retail sector's poor trading over the Christmas period.

Business • 15 Jan 20

QUIZ's profit tumbles amid challenging conditions

Fast-fashion retailer QUIZ has today reported a plunge in half-year earnings and said it would shut additional loss-making smaller stores, as the retail sector in the UK struggles with sluggish demand.

Business • 04 Dec 19

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 said yesterday it was filing for voluntary bankruptcy, the latest US brick-and-mortar chain to embark on restructuring as shoppers migrate online.

Business • 30 Sep 19

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