Category Archives: Retail

Blog Update: Ethical consumption, organic living, sustainability, fashion & me!

Posted on 25/05/2013 by Emma

My blog started nearly three years now, and since then it feels like everyone has a blog. I’ve kept a diary on and off since I was nine, so I guess it’s just an extension of that, except if I … Continue reading →

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Record Numbers Swap Clothes as Part of M&S and Oxfam’s Latest Shwopping Event

Posted on 25/05/2013 by Emma

Swishing/swapping parties have taken off big time over the last couple of years. Giving the opportunity for people to swap clothes that they don’t wear for clothes that they do is a fab idea. It’s sustainable and quite often totally … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Factory Collapse – News and Comment Round-up

Posted on 05/05/2013 by Emma

Nearly two weeks after the collapse of the Bangladeshi factory complex the story continues to dominate the news. Some 3000 workers were inside the Rana Plaza, an 8 storey illegally constructed factory complex in Dhaka, when it collapsed at around … Continue reading →

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Liv Organic Fashions ‘For Life, For Style’

Posted on 31/03/2013 by Emma

Liv is a small clothing brand with big ideas. They believe that fashion can be beautiful and ethical, thinking clearly evident in their products. Liv first launched in 2005 with the belief that by building an ethical and sustainable business … Continue reading →

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Ethical Fashion Futures Workshop: Changing Habits in Retail

Posted on 15/03/2013 by Emma

Back in the summer of 2012, fellow PhD retail researcher Ellie Tighe and I decided that there was something of a gap in the ethical fashion conversation. There was quite a lot going on in London; a number of ethical … Continue reading →

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Elephant Branded: Bags to Give School Children the Chance they Deserve

Posted on 23/02/2013 by Emma

Elephant Branded, run by uni friends James and Tim, is an accessories brand fronting a beautiful story. Put simply, for every ethically made, recycled bag or similar product they give one school bag and kit to a child in Africa … Continue reading →

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