Fashion giant Shein wants to be a global launching pad for Australian brands. But do local labels want to be part of this?

From May 13 to 15, Shein will be holding a pop-up shop in Melbourne’s CBD, a first of its kind in our country. The news has garnered a mixed response: some are excited for the chance to snag some ...

Weaker players are being forced to change operating models, or risk further declines. Australian retailers are losing ground ...

Many want Australia to introduce a tax on ultra fast fashion as a global investigation exposes the industry’s ‘awful’ secrets. VOTE IN OUR POLL, SEE THE VIDEO This masthead can reveal shocking working ...

GUEST OPINION: Pattern’s 2026 Marketplace Consumer Report reveals a sector under pressure, with global giants tightening their grip and the era of local marketplaces at risk Australia’s marketplace ...

Biocheese item recalled from Coles, IGA . A product recall was issued late on Wednesday over a plant-based and ...

Ultra fast fashion is smashing Australian businesses which can’t compete with low cost foreign outlets like Shein or Temu that do not have to pay the same taxes and employ just a handful of people in ...

“Do you source cotton from China?” A simple question, but one Shein failed to answer eight times during a recent hearing with the UK Business and Trade Committee. What policymakers really wanted to ...

Pattern’s 2026 Marketplace Consumer Report reveals a sector under pressure, with global giants tightening their grip and the era of local marketplaces at risk MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 12, 2026 ...

This masthead can reveal shocking working conditions inside Chinese factories that pump out low quality clothes that end up in Australian landfills. And Australian businesses are haemorrhaging ...