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Sustainability and profitability - can they co-exist? PI Apparel Supply Chain Forum seeks to find out

PI Apparel’s first Supply Chain Forum of the year is taking place this month in Amsterdam. From increasing demand for sustainability and ethical practices, to navigating complex trade regulations and Supply Chain disruptions, fashion executives must stay agile and adaptable to succeed in today’s market. PI Apparel will bring together key...

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WHP Global invests in Express, acquires 7.4 percent shares

WHP Global has announced it has entered into a mutually transformative strategic partnership with apparel brand Express (EXPR) through an investment and acquisition of shares. The duo will form an intellectual property joint venture, with WHP to acquire certain intellectual property while EXPR transforms into an omnichannel platform company led...

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Macy’s adds Claire’s installations and digital bra fitting technology to stores

Department store chain Macy’s has unveiled some new features that have been introduced to a number of its stores, including a new partnership with accessory brand Claire’s. The deal has seen Claire’s store-in-stores added to over 20 nationwide Macy’s locations, including eight of the group’s flagships. A selection of the brand’s hair...

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Camden Market debuts online retail platform for independent traders

Independent retailers and producers within London’s Camden Market will now be available to shop online after the area’s operator LabTech launched a sustainable marketplace for its partners. Forty of the market’s traders have signed up to the platform, developed in partnership with Good Sixty, offering 2,000 products across multiple categories....

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5 Ways to reach consumers in the lead up to Christmas

While rising inflation has put increasing pressure on consumers’ budgets, there are still ways in which retailers and brands can make use of various opportunities the upcoming peak shopping period presents. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has merged its own research with Google and Trinity McQueen’s annual ‘Path to Peak’ 2022 report to...

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Lululemon and Hibbett are paving way in omnichannel, according to new report

A new report by omnichannel platform NewStore has detailed the retail brands that were found to be paving the way in omnichannel capabilities. Now in its eighth edition, the firm’s ‘2023 Omnichannel Leadership Report’ audited the operations of 300 luxury, premium and lifestyle retail brands in North America, with the goal of assessing the...

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River Island integrates Scandit as it looks to modernise store operations

High street retailer River Island has opted to implement Scandit, a data tech company, into its operations in order to modernise its store environment. Store associates for the UK brand have been provided with a Scandit-enabled Samsung smartphone, which has been installed with Microsoft Teams, replacing shared hardware-based scanning devices. It...

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Blending physical and digital: The future of retail according to Farfetch

“We strongly believe that the retail of the future is still developing in physical retail,” said Sandrine Deveaux, executive vice president of future retail at luxury fashion platform Farfetch, during a talk at Wired Smarter. The multi-track business conference, which took place on October 11 in London, explored the future of retail, money and...

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Galeries Lafayette launches B2B insights platform

French department store chain Galeries Lafayette has revealed a new B2B platform that provides consumer insights for the company’s partner brands. Entitled ‘Tailored Insights’, the platform utilises data to analyse customer behaviours, which is then provided to brands, giving them the opportunity to better understand Galeries Lafayette customers...

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Mayvenn secures 40 million dollar funding, expands Walmart partnership

Beauty tech-company Mayvenn has announced it has closed a 40 million dollar Series C funding round, led by Cleveland Ave and with participation from Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Growth Equity business. Initially starting out as a community for professional stylists, Mayvenn has continued to expand into both an e-commerce platform and a...

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Omnichannel tech company PredictSpring secures 16 million dollars in funding

PredictSpring has announced that it has raised 16 million dollars in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to 32 million dollars. The omnichannel commerce and point of sale (POS) technology company said it will be using the funding to accelerate the growth of its omnichannel business and expand its research and development and...

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Aligning goals with a digital first strategy: how John Lewis and Made.com master omnichannel

Aligning the goals of all teams in an omnichannel organisation is essential for retailers to seamlessly guide consumers along their shopping journeys. That was one of the key takeaways from the ‘Working Cross-Functionally to Create a Cohesive Shopping Experience’ panel talk on Monday, at this year’s Shoptalk Europe retail show in London, as...