Despite the challenges faced since the pandemic, the Latin American fashion industry has proven to be resilient. By 2022, sales had surpassed 2019 levels, both in dollar and unit terms. The pandemic brought retail shifts to the regional industry benefiting retail e-commerce the most: this channel’s share jumped from 5% in 2019 to 14% in 2023. However, physical stores are still appealing to consumers in the region, forcing brands to carefully think their omnichannel strategies.
As Global Fashion Agenda’s Global Fashion Summit 2024 is about to take place in Copenhagen during 21-23 May, Euromonitor International looks at the EU Right to Repair and how, more generally, the regulation shaping up in Europe is increasingly trying to limit high-volume fast fashion models and pushing for added-value services such as repairs, rental and resale to drive circularity in fashion.
Many consumers strive to make sustainable choices in their purchases and daily habits. This puts increased pressure on brands to provide transparency and ethical products and services to their customers. In response, many companies have a proactive sustainability strategy in place.
There are structural government and industry shifts that continue to increase the prominence of cold wash, and there is a hard fact that will drive it beyond opposition. If every home on the planet used an automatic washing machine with the energy-inefficient hot wash behaviours of today, that would dramatically increase global household electricity use against an existing energy supply shortfall in developed and developing markets, and a looming CO2 emissions crisis.
The retail landscape is continuously transforming in response to evolving consumer needs. Retailers must introduce new concepts to adapt to changing shopping behaviour and market conditions. In 2023 retailers’ new launches were around five key areas: New Digital Interfaces, Responsible Retail, Simplified Shopping, Experiential Retail and Data-Driven Retail. These five themes encompass trends that are expected to have the most influence on the development of new concepts within the retail sector over the next five years.
Each year, Euromonitor International identifies the top global trends that reflect changing consumer values and behavioural shifts, which significantly impact the business landscape. Three consumer trends—Value Hackers, Delightful Distractions and Wellness Pragmatists—stand out as the most relevant for the pet care industry in 2024, primarily due to the impact of inflation, pet humanisation and health concerns.
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