Mailroom #1
The first edition of The Mailroom, where we put listeners' fashion technology questions to industry friends and experts, as well as answering a couple ourselves.
AI Video On The Shopfloor And In-Store, Defence Spending On Textiles, And Anti-Social Sentiment
This week on The Edit: five fresh headline stories from across fashion and technology receive the quickfire analysis treatment.
The Solution Spotlight 2026 – Download Now
A new guide, examining where, and why, fashion is shopping for software and solutions, process by process - with profiles of key vendors in each area. Available today as a downloadable report, accompanied by new, live digital listings.
AI VTO, Automation, Lawsuits, Personalisation, And Live Shopping
The first edition of The Edit, a new weekly show where Social Editor Grace interviews Editor-in-Chief Ben about five headline stories from across fashion and technology in less than 25 minutes.
Fashion Growth Unlocked
How Retviews And Neteven Help Leading Fashion Brands Thrive In An Unpredictable Market.
Intangible Versus Tangible Technology
With analysts still gesturing at AI’s possible topline impact, and knowledge workers approaching outright rebellion, fashion is still making bets on technology you can touch.
What Peak Shopping Seasons Teach Us About The Importance Of A Year-Round Transformation Strategy
In the moment, seasonal retail events visibly stress-test frontend technology and fulfilment infrastructure. But predictable peaks in output also spotlight just how much of fashion’s deeper outcomes is determined by the successful digital transformation and tight integration of the rest of the product and brand journey.
Podcast: Digital Maturity In The Extended Supply Chain
The success of any comprehensive transformation initiative hinges not just on uptake on the brand side, but on the existence of class-leading capabilities upstream. But what does it look like for a leading supplier to build technology maturity that matches or exceeds the innovation its customers are pursuing?
Water Is Fashion’s Blind Spot. That Is Now a Business Risk
As water scarcity accelerates across global fashion supply chains, sustainability claims are colliding with a much harsher reality on the ground - and translating into measurable business continuity risk.
The Tech Gap No One Talks About: Why Small Manufacturers Deserve Better
A founder’s view from the factory floor on why fashion technology still isn't being built for the small businesses that are actively trialling and proving out a more ethical direction.
Ten Themes That Will Define The Fashion And Beauty Technology Agenda In 2026
Predicting the evolving attitudes, strategic objectives, and trends that will influence how fashion, beauty, and technology all interact over the course of the coming year.
2025: The Fashion Technology Rearview
An annual tradition: our team recaps and comments on the stories that defined each month of this year in fashion technology.
A Global Manufacturing Slowdown Versus The Resilience Of The World’s Factory
Manufacturing data across major economies shows universally softening demand, but thanks in part to policy and trade decisions that over-emphasised the importance of US exports, China’s trade surplus has nevertheless passed the $1 trillion threshold for the first time.
Robots And AI Are Poised To Rearrange General Work. Will The Same Happen In Fashion?
A new McKinsey forecast, delivery bots, and humanoid robots in high-stakes situations together sketch some predictions for the next phase of automation - and its potential impact on fashion’s workflows.