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.
"The Great Race" (The Economist)
"In the next 15 years, India will see more people come online than any other country. E-commerce firms are in a frenzied battle for their custom."
"Online Retailer Everlane Wants to Raise New Money at a Valuation North of $250 Million" (Re/Code)
"Everlane, the online retail startup that puts transparency at the center of its pitch to millennial shoppers, is in talks to secure a new investment and is seeking a valuation north of $250 million in the process, according to multiple sources."
"Ferragamo to Microchip Shoes and Bags" (Vogue UK)
"Salvatore Ferragamo is upping its campaign to curb counterfeits by inserting microchips in the heels of its shoes and in a selection of its bags."
"Indochino Nabs $30 Million to Grow Its Custom-Made Clothes Emporium" (Venture Beat)
"Indochino, a Vancouver-based online made-to-measure menswear company, has raised 'up to' $30 million in strategic financing from Dayang Group, a China-based clothing manufacturer."
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"Industry Veterans from InMobi and TFS Bet Big on Fashion Commerce, Invest in Wooplr" (Business Standard)
"Fashion community and fashion discovery-commerce app, Wooplr has raised money from co-founders of InMobi, Naveen Tewari, Abhay Singhal and Amit Gupta, along with Piyush Shah, Chief Product Officer at InMobi, and Raghunandan G, co-founder, TaxiforSure."
"Branding in the Age of Social Media" (Harvard Business Review)
"In the era of Facebook and YouTube, brand building has become a vexing challenge. This is not how things were supposed to turn out."
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.