Fashion and technology have a long-running relationship, but it’s one that’s been kicked into a higher gear over the course of the last decade – and certainly over the six years that The Interline has been documenting, analysing, and reporting on the ways that technology is influencing fashion, and vice versa.

Until now, our downloadable reports have focused on narrow topic areas. From PLM to DPC to AI (with this year’s AI Report due out very soon!) we have always set to analyse, in depth, how that push and pull is playing out, year over year. But we also routinely hear from readers who want something lighter-touch, more encompassing, and that can serve as an annualised shoppers’ guide to technology progress across many different lifecycle stages at once.

This is exactly what The Solution Spotlight 2026 is designed to provide: a reference point to last until the midpoint of 2027, accompanied by year-round digital listings, that will help orient anyone interested in what the industry is implementing, and why, as well as providing overviews of key vendors in each area.

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Contents – an archive of fashion technology solutions

The Solution Spotlight 2026 contains our team’s analysis of technology maturity, the mandate for transformation, and the market context across thirteen different lifecycle stages:

  • Market, Trend & Competitive Analysis
  • 3D / DPC / CG
  • Fit & Body Data
  • PLM, Data Management & Collaboration
  • Colour & Material Development
  • Sourcing & Supply Chain
  • Lifecycle Impact Assessment / Transparency
  • ERP & Business Orchestration
  • Shopfloor & Manufacturing
  • AI
  • Advisory & Consultancy
  • Events
  • Education

Each stage is made up of an editorial analysis, written by The Interline, followed by profiles of some of the most relevant fashion technology solutions vendors in those segments.

Across all thirteen process areas, the vendors profiled, in alphabetical order, are:

Each vendor, in addition to setting out their stall in the Spotlight itself, is also available to click through and research at the year-round, live Solution Spotlight directory here on The Interline.

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