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  1. 1. Returning fashion items has never been easier : A qualitative multiple case study regarding the challenge of designing a return policy that benefits the consumer, the corporation and the environment

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Lucas Alsbjer; Joel Lindholm; [2023]
    Keywords : E-tailers; Product Returns; Return Management; Consumer Behaviour; Return Policies; Reverse Logistics; Green Supply-Chain Management; Sustainability; Fashion Industry;

    Abstract : An escalating concern about the environment amongst the general population, businesses trying to make their way forward on the hunt for market shares and profitability, and customers that nowadays are used to extreme flexibility in their purchase and return process due to the immense growth of e-commerce. These observations can all be considered facts, but do they correlate with each other when a customer tries on a pair of pants and decides to return them to the retailer? The purpose and reason for why this thesis was conducted was to gain an understanding of how fashion e-tailers in Sweden balance the needs of consumers, company finances and environmental concerns when designing their return policy. READ MORE

  2. 2. Green is the New Black: Identifying and exploring the drivers of eco-innovation and environmentally-sustainable product development in fashion companies in Sweden and Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amelia Grace Elburn; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Growing concerns and sentiment about the negative environmental effects of the fashion industry pressure fashion companies to adopt eco-innovation and pursue more environmentally-sustainable product development. This study explores and examines the drivers of eco-innovation and environmentally-sustainable product development in small- to medium-sized fashion firms in Sweden and Denmark, with the purpose of identifying and understanding the key factors that drive eco-innovation and sustainable product development in the fashion industry. READ MORE

  3. 3. The distribution of value-added in the fashion industry across countries: The case of the Swedish and Bangladesh ready-made garments sector

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Giulia Tegas; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; sustainability accounting; international supply chain; value-added distribution; stakeholders; fast fashion; wealth; inequality;

    Abstract : The thesis analyses the trend of value-added distribution over a span of 10 years, from 2011 to 2021, in the international supply chain of fast fashion products between manufacturers in Bangladesh and multinational fast fashion retailers in Sweden. Bangladesh has grown economically thanks to its ready-made garment sector and favorable policies for businesses and foreign investments. READ MORE

  4. 4. Maximizing Recommendation System Accuracy In E-Commerce for Clothing And Accessories for Children

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Niklas Renström; [2022]
    Keywords : Recommendation System; Session Based; E-Commerce; Clothes; Children s Fashion; Machine Learning; RNN; LSTM; GRU; STAMP; Rekommendationssystem; Sessionsbaserad; E-handel; Kläder; Barnmode; Maskininlärning; Återkopplande Neurala Nätverk;

    Abstract : The industry of electronic commerce (e-commerce) constitutes a great part of the yearly retail consumption in Sweden. Looking at recent years, it has been seen that a rapidly growing sector within the mentioned field is the clothing industry for clothes and accessories for children and newborns. READ MORE

  5. 5. Exploring feedstock supply chain for large scale manufacturing of recycled cellulosic textile fiber : A collaborative business model analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : SM Toufiqur Rahman; [2022]
    Keywords : Post-industrial textile waste; Textile Upcycling; Supply Chain Management; Collaborative Business Model; Feedstock sourcing; Sourcing; recycled cellulosic pulp; large scale textile recycling; chemical recycling of textiles.;

    Abstract : The textile industry is considered one of the most challenging industries when it comes to environmental pollution just after the oil industry. It has a huge impact on water pollution and resource consumption in terms of fiber production. READ MORE