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Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
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"Italy's Quattrocento Joins The Race To Become The Warby Parker Of Europe" (TechCrunch)
"The startup is the brainchild of a combination of talents. Sharon Ezra previously worked in the fashion industry, and Eugenio Pugliese has long-time knowledge of the eyewear world."
"Why It Took Zappos Labs Five Tries to Admit Failure" (Fast Company)
"After releasing five issues, Zappos Labs pulled the plug on ZN. Young doesn't regret launching ZN, but he says he does regret that it took him five tries."
"Pinterest Rolls Out Its First Development Platform Integrations" (TechCrunch)
"Pinterest's first partners for its developer platform, which began opening up in May this year, are starting to roll out — with Polyvore and If This Then That (IFTTT) being among the first."
"Fashion Apps: Retailers Roll Together Shopping and Social Networking for Mobile Customers" (The Independent)
"There is one digital arena in which fashion and beauty are garnering success: software; or in the parlance of tech 2.0, 'apps.'"
"India's Infibeam Eyes Shopify Niche Selling E-Retailer Software" (Bloomberg)
"With India's e-commerce market projected to grow 10 times by 2020, MIT alumnus Vishal Mehta says he's in a sweet spot making software that enables businesses to sell online, much like Canada's Shopify Inc."
The extraordinary expectations placed on the technology have set it up for the inevitable comedown. But that’s when the real work of seeing whether it can be truly transformative begins.
Successful social media acquisitions require keeping both talent and technology in place. Neither is likely to happen in a deal for the Chinese app, writes Dave Lee.
TikTok’s first time sponsoring the glitzy event comes just as the US effectively deemed the company a national security threat under its current ownership, raising complications for Condé Nast and the gala’s other organisers.
BoF Careers provides essential sector insights for fashion's technology and e-commerce professionals this month, to help you decode fashion’s commercial and creative landscape.