Artificial Intelligence

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Could Uniqlo's Digital Transformation Help Solve Retail's Inventory Problem?

7 July 2019 • By Brian Baskin

BoF Professional Exclusive

Could Uniqlo's Digital Transformation Help Solve Retail's Inventory Problem?

This week everyone will be talking about Uniqlo's digital ambitions, Dapper Dan's memoir and Fenty Beauty's plans for China. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

How Luxury Fashion Learned to Love the Blockchain

2 April 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

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How Luxury Fashion Learned to Love the Blockchain

Amid growing concern about the proliferation of counterfeit luxury goods, LVMH is reportedly developing a system to authenticate merchandise using blockchain technology, while rival Kering is advising a non-profit with the same goal.

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Op-Ed | Can Artificial Intelligence Ever Understand Fashion?

27 February 2019 • By Charles Beckwith

27 February 2019 • By Charles Beckwith

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and the blockchain are infiltrating every aspect of fashion, from managing supply chains to analysing customer data. But humans still have one essential quality these technologies lack: intuition.

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Op-Ed | Can Artificial Intelligence Ever Understand Fashion?

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and the blockchain are infiltrating every aspect of fashion, from managing supply chains to analysing customer data. But humans still have one essential quality these technologies lack: intuition.

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News & Analysis

H&M Hires Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Christopher Wylie

30 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

30 January 2019 • By Bloomberg

Wylie has signed a consultancy contract to help H&M get better data insights on customers, products and markets.

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H&M Hires Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Christopher Wylie

Wylie has signed a consultancy contract to help H&M get better data insights on customers, products and markets.

Bits & Bytes | H&M Bets on AI, The Rise of Digital Supermodels

14 August 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

14 August 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, H&M turns to tech to build a stronger business and drive operational efficiencies, while a new wave of modelling agencies offer brands virtual models.

Bits & Bytes | H&M Bets on AI, The Rise of Digital Supermodels

This week, H&M turns to tech to build a stronger business and drive operational efficiencies, while a new wave of modelling agencies offer brands virtual models.

Bits & Bytes | WeChat's Mini-Programmes, Is AI the Future of Sustainable Fashion?

7 August 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

7 August 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, WeChat's advanced-feature offering experiences rapid growth, while artificial intelligence is helping advance the sustainable fashion movement.

Bits & Bytes | WeChat's Mini-Programmes, Is AI the Future of Sustainable Fashion?

This week, WeChat's advanced-feature offering experiences rapid growth, while artificial intelligence is helping advance the sustainable fashion movement.

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How Algorithms Are Threatening Fashion's White-Collar Jobs

7 July 2018 • By The New York Times

7 July 2018 • By The New York Times

Artificial intelligence could replace high-status roles known more for their creativity than cold empirical judgments, such as buying and merchandise planning.

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How Algorithms Are Threatening Fashion's White-Collar Jobs

Artificial intelligence could replace high-status roles known more for their creativity than cold empirical judgments, such as buying and merchandise planning.

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How Fashion Should (and Shouldn’t) Embrace Artificial Intelligence

27 April 2018 • By Chris Boos

27 April 2018 • By Chris Boos

The biggest opportunities are in trend forecasting and better supply chain management, but AI in customer service could backfire if brands jump in too early, argues Chris Boos.

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How Fashion Should (and Shouldn’t) Embrace Artificial Intelligence

The biggest opportunities are in trend forecasting and better supply chain management, but AI in customer service could backfire if brands jump in too early, argues Chris Boos.

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Bits & Bytes | Apple's Next Frontier Are Glasses, How Brands Used Tech at Coachella

24 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

24 April 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, Apple will use AR to reinvent glasses, while some fashion brands used technology to bring their activations to life at the festival.

Bits & Bytes | Apple's Next Frontier Are Glasses, How Brands Used Tech at Coachella

This week, Apple will use AR to reinvent glasses, while some fashion brands used technology to bring their activations to life at the festival.

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Robots Will Replace Humans in Retail, Says JD.com's Richard Liu

17 April 2018 • By Reuters

17 April 2018 • By Reuters

China's second-largest e-commerce business has expanded heavily into luxury goods, apparel and offline retail over the past year in an effort to tap new consumers.

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Robots Will Replace Humans in Retail, Says JD.com's Richard Liu

China's second-largest e-commerce business has expanded heavily into luxury goods, apparel and offline retail over the past year in an effort to tap new consumers.