Steering Through The Straits Of Supply Chain Uncertainty
We run down the key findings, themes, and ideas from the latest edition of CGS’s long-running upstream trends and technology report.
Monetising Retail Tech Infrastructure: Two Different Approaches
In the growing “retail tech as a service” segment, Amazon has this week pulled back from transforming physical stores and scaled up cloud rendering, while Shein looks to monetise its supply chain infrastructure.
Games X Fashion > Unpacking the Audience and Analysing the Value Proposition
The fashion and videogame industries have been growing progressively closer, sharing tools and, increasingly, sharing audiences. Which crossovers have made the most impact? And what are the most compelling near-future opportunities?
Discussing DPC with Jørgen Sevild of Bandicoot Imaging
Chief Growth Officer of Bandicoot Imaging discusses building out - as well as the barriers to making - 3D/DPC to be part of core business operations for fashion.
Luxury Labels Weather The Spending Drought And Fashion Gets A First Look at Sora
A revered luxury house faces legal action, while another high-end brand grapples with ongoing struggles despite attempts at revival. And fashion's initial reaction to Sora is favourable - but what does this mean for the wider industry?
Discussing DPC with Steven Gay of Mode Maison
The Co-Founder & CEO of Mode Maison on why a radical rethink of digitisation, computer vision, and material definition could be necessary to unlocking the real value of digital assets.
The Seven-Year AI-tch – Training Data And Defining Intelligence
In 2017, we looked into how to define intelligence, and how to talk about the ways AI systems learn. Seven years on, how much did we get right?
The Digital Thread: Connecting Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 3D
Digital product creation strategies can get their start in unlikely ways, outside the traditional confines of design and development. But wherever they begin, the target outcome is the same: value that stretches up and downstream, and transformation that can transcend different mediums.
TikTok’s Potential Ban And The EU’s AI Act: How Will Fashion Handle The Latest Legislative Curveballs?
More new technology regulations will mean that everyone along the fashion value chain will need to be ready to adapt to change.
The Seven-Year AI-tch – Our Analysis Revisited
In 2017, we analysed what AI looked like, where it might be headed, and what it could all mean for fashion. Seven years on, how much did we get right?
Podcast: Talking Sustainability, Suits, And Slow Fashion With Batch London
The Interline talks to the co-founder of men’s and women’s suiting brand Batch LDN about building a community of conscious shoppers, producing on-demand, and what it takes to make “slow fashion” not just a viable business model but a unique experience for consumers.
Why Digital Product Creation Could Hold The Keys To Unlocking Domestic Production
The key benefits of 3D and DPC tools and workflows are easy to spot in design, development, and the wide-open possibility space downstream. But behind the scenes, they’re also proving fundamental to delivering on the vision for domestic supply chains, as one pioneering social enterprise discovered.
Discussing DPC with Mark Harrop of WhichPLM
The Founder and CEO of WhichPLM discusses the opportunities in efficiency and creativity that DPC and AI could provide for fashion, with the right investment and optimisation.
Is Tech Innovation Essential To Building A Multi-Brand Online Fashion Business?
With Matches Fashion’s recent implosion, the fashion industry will be looking for clues from the rubble about what it takes to succeed - and to stand out - as a multi-brand online fashion retailer. The answer is likely to hinge on technology and innovation as much as assortment, relationships, and service.