The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
"We're Getting Closer to Clothing Made Entirely by Robots" (Quartz)
"With fast-fashion gaining traction, reprogrammable robots could churn out a variety of products, which would 'shorten supply chains and lessen the long lead times that hamper the fashion industries.'"
"Google and Facebook Chase New Kind of VR Headset" (Bloomberg)
"VR developers acknowledge there's just not going to be a huge user base for devices that are as onerous to set up, expensive to run, and as physically constricting as the Oculus or the HTC Vive."
"The Mainstreaming of Augmented Reality: A Brief History" (Harvard Business Review)
"As designers and marketers continue to craft AR experiences, it will become crucial to acquire better understanding which areas of human lives can be visually enhanced."
"Retailers Are Copying Amazon with a Strategy That's Getting You to Spend More" (Business Insider)
"The success of Prime has left traditional brick-and-mortar stores desperate for a way to keep customers coming into stores."
The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely.
The app, owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance, has been promising to help emerging US labels get started selling in China at the same time that TikTok stares down a ban by the US for its ties to China.
Zero10 offers digital solutions through AR mirrors, leveraged in-store and in window displays, to brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Coach. Co-founder and CEO George Yashin discusses the latest advancements in AR and how fashion companies can leverage the technology to boost consumer experiences via retail touchpoints and brand experiences.
Four years ago, when the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the US, its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. worked out a preliminary deal to sell the short video app’s business. Not this time.