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What If Visual Merchandisers Soon Had An AI Agent On Their Team?
From asset search to planograms, AI is making its way into Visual Merchandising. IWD, the Visual Merchandising software provider, is building it into its platform to automate, recommend and improve in-store performance. McKinsey estimates that merchants could reclaim up to 40% of their time by handing part of their manual, repetitive tasks over...
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Time includes Armedangels' windbreaker in its list of best inventions of 2026
German fashion brand Armedangels has been featured on American magazine TIME's Best Inventions 2026 list for its 100 percent Tencel Lyocell windbreaker in the outerwear category. According to the brand, it is the first windbreaker with a ripstop outer fabric woven entirely from this wood fibre, without a membrane, synthetic fibres or PFAS. Each...
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YKK London Showroom Awards: Backing London’s Next Generation of Designers
The YKK London Showroom Award is back for a second year, returning after a hugely successful launch in 2025. Ten finalists have been selected, and the winner and runner-up of each award will be announced at an exclusive event at the YKK London Showroom on 22 October. The award builds on the showroom’s decade-long role as a creative hub for...
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Armedangels develops plastic-free bouclé from wool and lyocell
German fashion label Armedangels has developed a bouclé yarn without polyester or other synthetic fibres. Following its debut in 2025, the Cologne-based brand is now using the yarn for more styles from its autumn/winter 2026 collection, 'For the Cozy and Curious'. According to the company, the material became a bestseller in its first season....
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ESMOD: what fashion business education needs to become by 2030
Students starting a fashion business degree next year will graduate in 2030, into an industry that artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability pressures and shifting business models are still reshaping. That leaves schools with a fundamental question: what do you teach when nobody can yet say what half those jobs will be called? FashionUnited...
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The battle before the search
Consumers are increasingly arriving through AI, recommendations, social platforms and marketplaces. The battle ahead will be how to influence recommendation engines, not simply ranking in search engines, explains Justin Thomas, VP Sales - EMEA North for Akeneo. Keywords, rankings and paid placements no longer hold the monopoly over discovery....
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Live Webinar: SS27 Women's Fashion Week Insights
Join us live for a download of the key insights from the latest Fashion Weeks. Together, we’ll unpack the standout directions in Women’s and Accessories, from themes and colors to key items, graphics, and details. Live Webinar: SS 27 Women's Fashion Week Insights October 21 · 10am EDT / 4pm CEST Speakers Patricia Maeda · Director of Womenswear,...
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Hold your nerve: why this autumn’s markdowns need more than a spreadsheet to be successful
It is 24 degrees in late September. The shop windows are full of wool coats, the shoppers walking past are in T-shirts, and a few doors down the first sale signs are already up. In a first look at markdown activity this September, our team at Markmi, which builds an AI-enabled markdown management assistant for fashion retailers, noticed a lot of...
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A Summer of Fashion, Networking, and Industry Insight in London
What does it take to bring a fashion brand to life? In Vogue Summer Program's Fashion Business course, Riley Graham explored the forces behind the industry, from retail strategy and marketing to networking and brand storytelling, all while studying in the heart of London. Can you share some background on yourself and your current studies or...
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