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Trends in the fashion industry in the conditions of COVID-19

Authors

  • M.R. Airapetian Postgraduate student of the Marketing Department of the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25806/ma-1476

Keywords:

fashion industry, «fast» fashion, «slow» fashion, digitalization, sustainable consumption, consumer behavior, models of consumption, digital promotion, promotion channels, product lifecycle, rapid response strategy

Abstract

The emergence and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of life. In particular, the pandemic has had a strong impact on the nature of consumer behavior. This article discusses that trends among consumers of the fashion industry, which should be taken into account by marketing experts in modern realities. For example, the introduction of digitalization, which has already played a big role in customer interaction in the fashion industry, has increased strongly during and after the pandemic. Of particular importance in this article is the consideration of the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. Namely, how the change in consumer behavior in the fashion industry, the transition from «fast» fashion to the preference for «slow» fashion contributed to the fact that the concept of sustainable development would become the central element that should be taken into account in marketing.

Статья опубликована: 30.10.2022

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Published

2022-10-30