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.
"Net-a-Porter Founder Quits Mid-Merger With $153 Million Gain" (Bloomberg)
"Net-a-Porter founder and chairman Natalie Massenet has resigned from the online fashion retailer, ahead of its planned merger with Italian rival Yoox."
"Asos Chief to Step Down 15 Years After Founding Fashion Retailer" (Bloomberg)
"Asos Plc, the UK's largest online-only fashion retailer, said chief executive officer Nick Robertson will step down, 15 years after he co-founded the business."
"Apple Smartwatch Rivals Turn Back the Fashion Clock" (The Financial Times)
"Apple's rivals in the smartwatch market have hit on a new idea to win over consumers: make devices that look like traditional timepieces."
"Should Fashion Companies Let Social Media Influence What's Hot and What's Not?" (The Independent)
"'Brands need to evolve from the positive, rather than just churning out what has been popular, or the customer will get bored.'"
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"Vestiaire Collective Raises $37 Million to Fund Global Expansion" (The Business of Fashion)
"Luxury resale site Vestiaire Collective has raised a $37 million Series D round to ramp up global expansion."
"Obama Administration To Open Wearable Tech R&D Center In Silicon Valley" (Fast Company)
"The White House and the Department of Defense are working with the private sector to build flexible, wearable electronics."
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.