2+ week, 6+ day ago  (760+ words) Shoppers are trading loyalty for personalization and dumping mega-influencers for raw UGC. To survive this BFCM, brands need to pivot from artificial urgency to genuine value exchange. The era of the predictable, discount-obsessed holiday shopper is officially over. While macroeconomic…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (614+ words) Its first location, in Paris, will open March 2. PARIS — Sant Roch is poised to push the boundaries of wellness in France when it opens on March 2. The 2,150 square-foot, two-level location, a stone’s throw from the Tuileries Gardens, bills itself as…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (778+ words) Vision Expo West, co-owned by RX and The Vision Council, returned to Las Vegas last month, bringing together nearly 10,000 optical professionals from across the U.S. and 80 countries. The September show marked the final Vision Expo West, as it unifies from two…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (889+ words) Founded last December by Chinese tech entrepreneur Ning Hu, an Alibaba and Google alum, the company recently closed a $60 million seed round. Thirty years after “Clueless” imaged a digital closet, artificial intelligence is ready to deliver that vision, this time…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1079+ words) The executive behind the acquisition of Launchmetrics was appointed deputy CEO in June. PARIS — Behind the scenes of fashion’s digital reinvention sits Lectra, the France-based technology company quietly shaping much of what we wear. In June, the company appointed Maximilien…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1863+ words) How the rise of artificial intelligence is changing work life in retail and fashion. Artificial intelligence isn’t just the next big thing or a supercharged trend — it’s everywhere all at once. That includes in the apocalyptic dreams of those who…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (364+ words) As AI and innovative technology are edging more into the fashion industry, Browzwear, a digital product creation specialist, has acquired Lalaland.ai, a maker of AI‑generated fashion models. The deal broadens Browzwear’s artificial intelligence capabilities and expands Lalaland.ai’s…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (327+ words) Researchers in South Korea have explored how generative AI models can forecast trends and improve design efficiency. Are we at a point where generative artificial intelligence can predict all fashion trends? Not quite, but an early test showed some eyebrow-raising…...