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Hi-Tech Apparel acquires custom-clothing software company Unmade

London-based fashion and sportswear software company Unmade, which enables brands such as New Balance, Decathlon and Ralph Lauren to offer customised clothing on-demand, has been acquired by global garment maker Hi-Tech Apparel. The deal, valuing the company at ten times its revenue, offers Hi-Tech Apparel, the Thailand-based conglomerate and...

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How demand-driven fashion could clean up the industry

Fashion companies face the constant challenge of having to guess which and how many garments they will sell months before they are available for consumers to buy. The speculative nature of the supply chain has led to rampant overproduction and waste, further compounded in recent years by the explosive growth of fast-fashion. But what’s the...

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Catwalks, trade fairs and fitting rooms: How the fashion industry is going digital

Like many industries, the fashion industry is going digital - it has been for years. But in recent months, with the outbreak of Covid-19 causing unprecedented disruption to global supply chains, wreaking havoc on physical retail and making the traditionally intimate world of fashion shows seem an alien remnant of a bygone era, that process has...

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Unmade announces Maersk Growth investment

London-based fashion and sportswear software company, Unmade has announced it has received new investment from Maersk Growth, the corporate venture arm of the global leader in transport and logistics, A.P. Moller – Maersk. The investment will be used to help the company in three critical areas: smart logistics, enabled trade and sustainable...

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New Balance teams up with Unmade for customisable knitted shoe

Sportswear brand New Balance has teamed up with fashion software company Unmade to launch the customisable knitted trainer, the Unmade x New Balance 111 Knit. Combining Unmade’s technology with New Balance’s manufacturing heritage, the NB1 111 will be available on New Balance’s customisation platform and will be offered in six colourways and...

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Unmade secures 4 million GBP to fuel international expansion

UK-based fashion software company, Unmade, has secured 4.75 million pounds (approximately 5.94 million US dollars) in a new funding round led by Octopus Ventures with additional funds from MMC Ventures, Felix Capital and existing investors. Founded in 2014 by Hal Watts, Ben Alun-Jones and Kirsty Emery, the company offers a software which can...

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Rapha launches new custom service with Unmade

British cycling lifestyle brand Rapha is partnering with Unmade to offer a new personalised design service to its customers, where they can design and manufacture digitally printed apparel. Using Unmade software, which offers an end-to-end digital custom solution for on-demand production at scale, Rapha’s customers can create a complete team kit...

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Unmade: what if all clothing was made-to-order?

Last month, Burberry came under fire after its annual report revealed the company burned 28.6 million pounds (36.7 million US dollars) worth of unsold goods in 2017 -- a desperate measure to avoid markdowns, which would hurt the brand’s image of exclusivity. But the British luxury label is far from being the only one taking its unsold stock off...