87% of shoppers start their hunt for clothes online. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
Lyst has reported a 47% increase in shoppers looking for items that have ethical and style credentials with terms such as “vegan leather” and “organic cotton”. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020GreenComment
89% of Gen Z would rather buy from a company supporting social and environmental issues over one that does not, but just 65% pay attention to company’s CSR efforts when deciding what to buy. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
The average Chinese consumer spends at least two hours online shopping every day. Consumption, ChinaMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
According to a survey commissioned by the credit card company Barclay, 9 percent of shoppers in Britain admitted to buying clothes online for Instagram... Consumption, UKMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
In 1987 US shoppers devoted about 5% of their discretionary spending to clothes. In 2017 it was about 2%. Consumption, USMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020GreenComment
One in three young women in the UK consider clothes “old” after wearing them once or twice. One in seven consider it a fashion faux-pas to be photographed in an outfit twice. Consumption, UKMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
Women in the UK are wearing their clothing on average of only seven times before getting rid of them. Consumption, UKMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
Should growth continue as expected, total clothing sales would reach 160 million tonnes in 2050 - more than three times today's amount. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020GreenComment
The world population is expected to exceed 8.5 billion people and global garment production to increase by 63% by 2030. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020GreenComment
In the last 15 years, clothing production has approximately doubled. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
The average consumer bought 60% more clothing in 2014, than in 2000, but kept each garment half as long. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
Extending the life of clothes by just nine extra months of active use would reduce carbon, water and waste footprints by around 20-30% each. Consumption, Climate ChangeMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
Resale has grown 21X faster than the retail apparel market over the past three years. ConsumptionMaxine BedatJune 19, 2020YellowComment
94% of Generation Z consumers believe companies have a responsibility to address environmental and social issues. ConsumptionMaxine BedatApril 9, 2020Yellow Comment