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.
"Luxury Web Battle Looms as LVMH, Hugo Boss Develop E-Commerce" (Bloomberg)
"As department stores and publishers join the ranks of those offering luxury goods online, they're running into a new breed of competitor."
"Zalando Focuses on Tech for Growth" (The Financial Times)
"Zalando, the online fashion group founded seven years ago in a Berlin flat, plans to hire more than 800 technology staff next year as it continues its rapid expansion."
"Apple Invents Ring-Style Wearable Device with Voice Control, Haptics, Cameras and More" (Apple Insider)
"A new patent application reveals work on a finger-mounted device stuffed with microphones, motion sensors, a haptic feedback system, biometric sensors, cameras and even a small display."
"Gilt Groupe Cuts 45 Jobs amid a Quest for Profit, CMO and International Head Exit" (TechCrunch)
"Some downsizing is on the cards for Gilt Groupe, the fashion flash-sales site that has been valued at $1.1 billion. TechCrunch has learned that the company is cutting 45 jobs as it tries to turn profitable by next year."
ADVERTISEMENT
"Pinterest Expands Its E-Commerce Programme" (Fast Company)
"The e-commerce project, which gives customers the ability to buy items on Pinterest without leaving the site, just picked up tens of thousands of merchants in a single swoop."
"European Fashion Sense Dominates Online, Too" (Bloomberg)
"It's hard to believe there are still parts of the consumer market that the e-commerce revolution has barely touched. Yet that's the case with luxury clothing, and it is preparing for explosive growth in developed markets."
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.
Brands are using them for design tasks, in their marketing, on their e-commerce sites and in augmented-reality experiences such as virtual try-on, with more applications still emerging.
Brands including LVMH’s Fred, TAG Heuer and Prada, whose lab-grown diamond supplier Snow speaks for the first time, have all unveiled products with man-made stones as they look to technology for new creative possibilities.