"Buy less, choose well" : En studie om Slow Fashion och ökad försäljning hos svenska modeföretag

Sammanfattning: Background: Kate Fletcher coined the concept of Slow Fashion in 2007, as a reaction to the throwaway society, called Fast Fashion. Fast Fashion is all about companies who choose to work in a quick and cheap way, while Slow Fashion is all about designing, producing and living in a better way for the environment and social sustainability. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore if, and in that case how, fashion firms can combine encouragement to Slow Fashion by their marketing and at the same time be able to increase sales in their business, or if it is even possible to combine. Theories: The PESTLE-model by Baines (2011), Sustainability model by Söderqvist et al. (2014), Seven forms of sustainable fashion by Green Strategy (2014), Slow Fashion Process by Pookulangara & Shepard (2013) and Marketing Mix by Baines (2011). Method: A qualitative method has been applied to the study, where four semi-structured interviews from selected Slow Fashion firms have been made, also homepage inspections and facts about the firms has been collected as secondary data. Conclusion: The conclusion of the study is that it is possible for fashion firms to combine encouragement to Slow Fashion and at the same time be able to increase their sales. This is possible through widening their range of products or stealing costumers from the Fast Fashion industry.