Why Past Data Alone Won’t Predict Retail’s Future
2020 has demonstrated that fashion retail cannot build its forecasting models on historical data alone, and unpredictability is set to become the new normal. Digitisation can help, but how?
How To Turn Conversational Commerce Into A Compelling New Sales Channel
Conversational commerce and automated chatbots could translate into better experiences for shoppers, and foster stronger loyalty - if they are executed right.
Interline Identities: Ashley McDonnell, Global Luxury Account Manager, Google
This year has been transformative for a lot of the fashion retail sector, but luxury has been both more exposed and better able to respond than other market segments. We spent some time with Ashley McDonnell to unpick why and how.
3D at Scale: Achieving Consistency, Quality, and Agility in Digital Product Creation
Learn about where to build and where to buy 3D solutions for your business & ensure that merchandising, ecommerce, and sales teams are integrated throughout the process.
Virtual Photography: Bringing eCommerce To Life
The pandemic has pushed commercial photoshoots off the agenda, but the eCommerce explosion is demanding more product images than ever. Discover how virtual photography could solve that immediate challenge and transform the way fashion thinks about visual assets in the longer term.
Why eCommerce Excellence Is Essential
The last twelve months have changed the channel mix for retail - perhaps forever. As we enter a holiday season unlike any other, we kick off our coverage of how to get eCommerce right, and why doing so simply isn't optional.
Interline Identities: Leanne Kemp, Founder & CEO, Everledger
Everledger recently made headlines by backing Alexander McQueen's MCQ label with blockchain-based proof of provenance & authenticity. We talk to Leanne Kemp about where blockchain for fashion goes from here.
Staking Your Claim In The New Digital Economy
Blockchain could be about to change from a speculative bet to being the foundation on which the digital future of fashion is built. And the time to stake your claim could be now.
Interline Identities: Amit Gautam, CEO & Founder, TextileGenesis
Obtaining genuine transparency from the multi-tiered material supply chain is a complex problem. This interview highlights how blockchain principles - and the technology itself - could provide a way for brands and retailers to back up provenance with proof.
Interline Identities: Stephanie Benedetto, Co-Founder, Queen Of Raw
Like a lot of fashion's problems, material waste has stayed buried for too long. Now blockchain is resurrecting an age-old model to try and solve it in a brand new way.
Understanding Blockchain – From Beginner To Big Business
Fringe technology, flash in the pan, or the future of fashion? Blockchain has a lot of questions to answer. The first of them? Just what is it, exactly? And why should brands and retailers be paying attention? Let's start with the basics.
How Flexible Digital Design & Development Can Help You Cope With Disruption
In the last quarter of 2020, remote working is now firmly entrenched. But creative tools and static processes could be making it more restrictive than it needs to be.
Where Are We Going?
Fashion's ongoing struggle to digitise is a clear opportunity for technology providers. So why is technology adoption still lagging behind other industries?
Push Performance Without Pushing The Planet
Combined, digital materials and machine learning could offer a route to more sustainable research and development. Provided the playing field is kept even.