IT solutions in fashion

Looking for IT solutions in fashion? Find information about all sort of fashion software solutions like ERP, PLM, retail systems and other IT opportunities.

Software faq Software Directory Industry Data

Background

From design, supply, distribution, marketing to retail: How AI is being used in the fashion industry

Attention fashion brands and retailers: how you can use Artificial Intelligence to make your business more intelligent and/or efficient “Artificial intelligence (AI) can make the fashion industry smarter,” said Matthew Drinkwater, head of the Fashion Innovation Agency at the London College of Fashion and specialist in new technologies and their...

BusinessPartner Content

Futureproof your DPP journey now

Trimco Group Takes Traceability To The Next Level With Cutting-Edge Green Tech The Digital Product Passport (DDP) seems one of the closest turning points for a real shift in the fashion industry towards truly more sustainable, transparent, and traceable production. While some brands and retailers have already started working towards it, some...

BusinessFeatured

With LA 2028 looming, can the Olympics be a long-term investment for fashion?

The 2024 Paris Olympics have undoubtedly placed the fashion industry in the spotlight. Partnering with the Olympics gives brands unprecedented visibility and maximises marketing budgets, however some analysts have questioned whether direct sales will live up to the hype. But is this truly the primary objective? LVMH is a case in point. Despite...

Business

UK inflation edges up in July for first time this year

After a promising few months of falling inflation in the UK, it appears that such an outcome wasn’t able to extend into July 2024, with headline inflation once again rising to 2.2 percent. This is according to the latest CPI figures, collected by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), which showed that, despite food inflation remaining...

Business

Asos teams up with Microsoft to expand AI capabilities

Online fashion retailer Asos has signed a new three-year partnership deal with technology giant Microsoft to support “operational excellence” through artificial intelligence (AI). Asos said its agreement with Microsoft would drive forward “operational excellence, efficiency, and data-driven decision-making,” and would expand its use of Microsoft...

Fashion

EU targets fast fashion e-commerce with new customs regime

The European Union is set to overhaul its customs regulations, targeting the burgeoning low-cost e-commerce sector in a move that could significantly impact global online retail giants and consumer shopping habits. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was re-elected for a second five-year term last week, announced the...

Fashion Featured

Mango debuts first AI-generated campaign

Forget for one moment the complex interplay between technological advancement and traditional creative processes in the fashion industry, and have a look at Mango’s first AI-generated campaign. The Spanish high street giant has shrugged off any concerns about AI potentially homogenising fashion imagery, unveiling an AI-generated campaign for its...

RetailFeatured

Amazon's foray into ultra-fast fashion will be a seismic shift in e-commerce

The e-commerce giant Amazon is poised to disrupt the ultra-fast fashion market, a sector currently dominated by Chinese powerhouses Shein and Temu. This strategic move marks Amazon's entry into a burgeoning market segment characterised by rock-bottom prices and direct-from-China shipping models. With Shein and Temu reportedly dispatching up to 1...

Retail

Luxury online shopping platform Senser launches in North America

Luxury online shopping platform Senser has launched in North America. Founded in 2017, Shanghai-based e-commerce platform and app works with more than 2,500 luxury brands from over 60 countries and offers a curated selection of more than 500,000 items. With over 2 million customers shopping via the app, Senser continued to grow rapidly, working...

Business

BRC: Retail still lacking in the way of inclusion despite slight improvements

A new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has outlined slight improvements in the UK’s retail sector in the way of diversity and inclusion, yet such elements remain tough to crack. Together with The MBS Group, the BRC released a Diversity and Inclusion in UK Retail report, looking into areas such as gender, ethnicity and disability,...

Retail

UK retail sales rise in May, clothing retailers welcome rebound

One day on from the report that inflation had finally hit Bank of England’s target, dropping to 2 percent, there appears to be more good news on the horizon for UK retailers. New figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that retail sales volumes rose by 2.9 percent in May following a slight 1.8 percent drop in April....

Business

Scotch & Soda e-commerce: This is what we know about United Legwear & Apparel Europe

Scotch & Soda's e-commerce operations are being continued by United Legwear & Apparel Europe B.V., after the Amsterdam-based fashion brand's European retail branch went bankrupt and is not making a relaunch. The brick-and-mortar shops will close, but the online operations will be accommodated by the new licensee. But who is United Legwear &...