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How Fulfillment Technology Can Drive Average Order Volume – WWD
During Beauty Inc @20, Donny Salazar, founder and chief executive officer of fulfillment technology and services company MasonHub, hosted a workshop session aimed at helping brands increase conversions, margins and average order volume by better leveraging omnichannel fulfillment processes. Salazar explained how his platform connects to e-commerce providers, and why brands should consider a “scaling” …
Lycra Leads in Eco-Fibers, Technologies for Greening Fashion – WWD
“Sustainability is based on the belief that to have a healthy business, we must have a healthy planet,” according to The Lycra Company, which has a redefined focus on developing fabric technologies that help green the fashion industry. Revered worldwide for adding stretch in our step, The Lycra Company is paving a new path forward …
Engaging Technology for a Holistic Experience – WWD
This year, especially, technology has played an essential role in retailers’ goals of unlocking value. Notably, the pandemic has seen companies accelerate technology adoptions by several years, and according to Ali Asaria, founder and chief executive officer at Tulip, while the last generation of store technology was costly and cumbersome with little flexibility, retailers looking …
As Technologies Evolve, Opportunities Abound for Beauty Brands – WWD
In the beauty industry, the demand for greater personalization was on an upward trajectory well before the COVID-19 pandemic. And the technology that facilitates personalization — such as virtual try-on — has been around a long time, too. For Sampo Parkkinen, chief executive officer and cofounder of AI and AR beauty technology provider Revieve, there …
Green Carpet Fashion Awards, a Playoff of Technology and Nature – WWD
MILAN – Imagine La Scala theater as a luscious garden, where butterflies flutter and rays of sunshine break through a waterfall. Set in a sort of fairyland, the fourth edition of the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, which was filmed and broadcast on the evening of Oct. 10, delivered a dose of glitz as it had …
Supply Chain, Technology and Infrastructure – WWD
In the second installment of WWD’s special webinar series, “Crisis Management and the Coronavirus,” Jim Shea, chief commercial officer at First Insight Inc., Diane Ellis, a veteran retail executive, and Steve Riordan, consumer practice leader at Kalypso, discussed supply chain, technology and infrastructure. The purpose of the webinar was to not only emphasize a sense …
Worn Again Technologies Opens R&D Plant in England, With More to Come – WWD
LONDON — Worn Again Technologies, a polymer recycling company, has launched a research and development facility in Redcar, England. The plant is the first major step in the company’s long-term strategy to bring its technology to scale for the retail industry. “The purpose of the pilot is to continue generating data that will validate the …
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella on Empowering Retailers With Technology – WWD
For Alessandro Michele’s fifth anniversary at @Gucci he’s ready to reshuffle things. In an exclusive interview with WWD a few days ahead of today’s show, Michele talked about his “obsession with childhood and small things,” his defiance of fashion rules — and how men are told to grow up, leaving their boyhood behind. …
2020 Implementation of Retail Technology – WWD
Retailers are fully embracing technology in 2020. Shutterstock / gpointstudio Over the past few years, retailers have witnessed a rise in technological advancements that have enabled businesses to evolve in this highly dynamic industry. Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, big data and other disruptive technologies have played a significant role in improving day-to-day business operations and …
What Does Technology Mean to a Luxury Brand in a DTC World? – WWD
At the beginning of 2019, Rag & Bone struck a partnership with BounceX to conquer the world of digital direct-to-consumer commerce. Competing with brands that are inherently digital-first provided the challenges when the cost of “digital rent” continues to rise and consumer favor often shines on start-up brands with lower price points. In conversation, Aaron …