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Two Case Studies Demonstrate Contrasts In Domestic Production Outcomes

byThe Interline
May 30, 2025
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As UK holdout Leicester’s garment industry faces “collapse” amid scandals and a broad-brush brand exodus, expansion of artisanal craft networks in Europe demonstrate a very different path for domestic manufacturing.

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The Renewed Strategic Importance Of BOMs In Beauty

byDan Butt
May 27, 2025
1.3K views

At the peak of unpredictability and regulatory oversight, the humble bill of materials could hold the keys to helping tackle some of beauty’s biggest strategic challenges.

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FFashion Technology News

The Biggest AI Progress Is Hiding In The Space Between Announcements

byThe Interline
May 23, 2025
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This week, the world’s tech giants got up on stage to talk agents, frontier models, new modalities, AI assistants and wearables, but the real progress is arguably happening behind the scenes where AI is getting faster, cheaper, more local - and consequently harder to ignore.

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SSourcing And Supply Chain

Upcoming Webinar: Tariffs Today, Unknown Threats Tomorrow – How Europe Can Plan for The Global Supply Chain Shift

byThe Interline X TradeBeyond
May 23, 2025
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The Interline joins TradeBeyond on 18th June to explore how trade pressures and evolving tech are driving new supply chain strategies in Europe.

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FFashion Technology News

The Future Of E-commerce Is Interacting, Not Scrolling

byThe Interline
May 20, 2025
844 views

As Roblox opens the door to real-world products sold ‘in-game’ (or at least game-adjacent), brands have a renewed chance to meet players where they’re most engaged. And social channels have a lot to potentially lose.

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FFashion Technology News

The World Is Primed For Digital Risk – Has Fashion Kept Pace?

byThe Interline
May 16, 2025
1.2K views

Cyberattacks are no longer a risk. They’re a reality, as key UK and European retailers and brands found out. Fashion has embraced the digital age, but now it must build resilience with equal intent.

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SSourcing And Supply Chain

SOURCING at MAGIC x The Interline – Fashion Technology Foundations: Regulations, Compliance, and Disclosure

byThe Interline X SOURCING at MAGIC
May 15, 2025
1.4K views

As legislation tightens across fashion’s global supply chains, a new joint report from The Interline and SOURCING at MAGIC redefines compliance, not as a box to tick, but as a foundation for long-term resilience.

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FFashion Technology News

As AI Rolls Out Across The Value Chain, Culture Will Have To Keep Up

byThe Interline
May 13, 2025
1.1K views

AI adoption in fashion looks different at every level: while creative teams weigh its role in shaping ideas, factory workers must live under its metrics. Equity means reconciling both.

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Meeting The Moment – Why Fashion’s Long-Term Future Is Being Decided Today

byThe Interline X Lectra
May 13, 2025
1.2K views

Fashion’s most lasting stories have been forged by a combination of adversity, foresight, and innovation. But now the industry faces a historic mix of external disruption and internal inertia - and the companies willing to transform will be the ones that thrive.

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FFashion Technology News

Rising Tariffs, Falling Imports, and the Push for Manufacturing Innovation

byThe Interline
May 9, 2025
1.1K views

As U.S. tariffs disrupt global supply chains, companies are being forced to rethink their strategies. From rising costs to dwindling imports, we explore how innovations like Vivobarefoot's 3D-printed sandals might offer a glimpse into the future of localised production.

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DDigital Product Creation

Podcast: The DPC Journey at H&M

byThe Interline
May 8, 2025
1.6K views

H&M’s Product Manager heading Digital Product Creation joins The Interline Podcast to talk about DPC and AI, and more generally about how the tech ecosystem in fashion is going to mature in the coming years.

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Rebooting Bangladesh: Inside The Automation Wave Redefining A Global Textile Powerhouse

byTaiwo Meghoma
May 6, 2025
2.2K views

With growing digital infrastructure and workforce training, Bangladesh is becoming a test case for tech-led manufacturing in emerging economies.

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FFashion Technology News

Why Fawning AI Could Become A Problem For Fashion And Beauty

byThe Interline
May 2, 2025
1.2K views

OpenAI’s rollback of a too-affirming update invites a quieter question: what happens if retail AI starts to flatter before it informs?

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BBeauty

From Seed to Serum – Why The Transparency Conversation In Beauty Differs From Fashion

byDan Butt
May 1, 2025
1.2K views

In beauty, consumers care deeply about what’s in the products they put on their skin. Now, they want to know where those ingredients come from and why that matters. From seed sourcing to blockchain tracking, beauty brands are using transparency tech to turn provenance into trust.