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Analysis and advice on how technology is disrupting fashion and creating new opportunities.
Bits & Bytes | Iras, Chirpify, iZettle
Bits & Bytes is a monthly showcase of noteworthy digital innovations in the retail space, courtesy of research consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence.
Bits & Bytes | Iras, Chirpify, iZettle
Bits & Bytes is a monthly showcase of noteworthy digital innovations in the retail space, courtesy of research consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence.
Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact
Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University.
Science Fiction is Swiftly Becoming Fact
Exponential technologies, from artificial intelligence to digital manufacturing to synthetic biology, are set to “digitise, dematerialise, demonetise and democratise” entire industries, disrupting old business models and giving rise to new breakthroughs, say experts from the Silicon Valley-based Singularity University.
With New Launches, i-D and Dazed Embrace Digital-Age Dynamics
i-D and Dazed, two of fashion's most respected youth-focused media companies, are adopting new digital-age approaches to content, platform and monetisation.
With New Launches, i-D and Dazed Embrace Digital-Age Dynamics
i-D and Dazed, two of fashion's most respected youth-focused media companies, are adopting new digital-age approaches to content, platform and monetisation.
BoF Exclusive | 72Lux Opens Content Monetisation Platform to Bloggers and Startups
BoF can exclusively reveal that shopable content startup 72Lux, which works with enterprise-level publishers like Condé Nast and Time Inc, is opening its platform to bloggers and startups.
BoF Exclusive | 72Lux Opens Content Monetisation Platform to Bloggers and Startups
BoF can exclusively reveal that shopable content startup 72Lux, which works with enterprise-level publishers like Condé Nast and Time Inc, is opening its platform to bloggers and startups.
The Left Shoe Company Blends Old World Craftsmanship with New Tech
Finnish upstart The Left Shoe Company is bringing new 3D scanning technology to the old school business of made-to-measure shoes. BoF investigates.
The Left Shoe Company Blends Old World Craftsmanship with New Tech
Finnish upstart The Left Shoe Company is bringing new 3D scanning technology to the old school business of made-to-measure shoes. BoF investigates.
One Cart to Rule Them All
Online innovators are building universal checkouts that let consumers buy products from multiple brands and retailers, all in one place.
One Cart to Rule Them All
Online innovators are building universal checkouts that let consumers buy products from multiple brands and retailers, all in one place.
Bits & Bytes | iBeacon, ShopThis, The Netbook
Bits & Bytes is a monthly showcase of noteworthy digital innovations in the retail space, courtesy of research consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence.
Bits & Bytes | iBeacon, ShopThis, The Netbook
Bits & Bytes is a monthly showcase of noteworthy digital innovations in the retail space, courtesy of research consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence.
Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season
This season, brands embraced strong scripts, serious acting talent and heavy-hitting directors like never before, resulting in a crop of winning fashion films largely driven by the kind of compelling storytelling long missing from the genre. Sit back, relax and enjoy BoF’s Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season.
Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season
This season, brands embraced strong scripts, serious acting talent and heavy-hitting directors like never before, resulting in a crop of winning fashion films largely driven by the kind of compelling storytelling long missing from the genre. Sit back, relax and enjoy BoF’s Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season.
Pinterest Funding Led by Fidelity Values Startup at $3.8 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Pinterest Inc. said it raised $225 million in a financing round that values it at $3.8 billion, as the
Pinterest Funding Led by Fidelity Values Startup at $3.8 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Pinterest Inc. said it raised $225 million in a financing round that values it at $3.8 billion, as the
Nike’s New FuelBand and the Age of Social Products
With the debut of its second-generation FuelBand, Nike extends its foothold in the fast-growing “wearables” market and moves further into social products.
Nike’s New FuelBand and the Age of Social Products
With the debut of its second-generation FuelBand, Nike extends its foothold in the fast-growing “wearables” market and moves further into social products.
Start Today Launches New Online Mall for Japanese Teens
Start Today, which operates Japan's largest fashion e-commerce portal, Zozotown, is targeting the teens-to-20s fashion market with a new online mall called La Boo, fronted by Cara Delevingne. JapanConsuming reports.
Start Today Launches New Online Mall for Japanese Teens
Start Today, which operates Japan's largest fashion e-commerce portal, Zozotown, is targeting the teens-to-20s fashion market with a new online mall called La Boo, fronted by Cara Delevingne. JapanConsuming reports.
Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution
With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution
With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Samsung Ordered to Pay Swatch $11.6 Million Over Copied Smartwatch Apps
The Swiss watchmaker initially sought about $170 million from the Korean technology giant for failing to prevent apps that mimicked its luxury brands on its smartwatch displays.
Fashion CEO Hunsicker Gets Five Years for $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker, founder of the fashion-rental and technology company CaaStle Inc., was sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding investors out of $300 million.
US Seeks Sentence for Founder of Fashion-Tech Company CaaStle
Prosecutors compared Christine Hunsicker to Elizabeth Holmes as they sought a 12.5 year prison sentence in the $300 million securities fraud case.
Amazon Loses US Court Ban on Perplexity’s AI Shopping Tools
The ruling is the first by a federal appeals court to address whether AI agents acting on behalf of users can legally access online platforms.
EssilorLuxottica Beats Forecasts, AI Glasses and Myopia Products Drive Growth
The Franco-Italian eyewear maker reported a 15 percent rise in first-half profit, beating expectations, while revenue growth was driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses myopia products.
AI Transparency Rule Shouldn’t Apply to Ads, EU Retail Group Says
Eurocommerce, whose members include H&M and Inditex, argued AI-generated ads should be exempt from a rule requiring disclosure of AI use.
Google and Samsung Reveal Designs of Upcoming Smart Glasses
The companies are collaborating with eyewear makers Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.