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.
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Facebook Pushes Shopping Features in Move to E-Commerce
Facebook Inc wants its users to shop for clothes and other products from their mobile phones without ever leaving its app.
Facebook Pushes Shopping Features in Move to E-Commerce
Facebook Inc wants its users to shop for clothes and other products from their mobile phones without ever leaving its app.
Amazon’s Foray Into Handmade Goods Takes Direct Aim at Etsy
Amazon.com Inc. added homemade jewellery, home decor and other tchotchkes made by artisans to its Web store, encroaching into a market where Etsy Inc. and EBay Inc. have taken the lead against the online retailer.
Amazon’s Foray Into Handmade Goods Takes Direct Aim at Etsy
Amazon.com Inc. added homemade jewellery, home decor and other tchotchkes made by artisans to its Web store, encroaching into a market where Etsy Inc. and EBay Inc. have taken the lead against the online retailer.
Bits & Bytes | Luxury Web Battle, Zalando's Tech Focus, Apple Ring Patent
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Luxury Web Battle, Zalando's Tech Focus, Apple Ring Patent
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
InStyle, Jaunt VR Target Fashion Audience With Virtual Reality Cover
As makers of virtual reality content get ready to enter the mass market next year, one company is hoping to appeal to a broader audience outside of the tech set by harnessing fashion magazine InStyle's young female demographic.
InStyle, Jaunt VR Target Fashion Audience With Virtual Reality Cover
As makers of virtual reality content get ready to enter the mass market next year, one company is hoping to appeal to a broader audience outside of the tech set by harnessing fashion magazine InStyle's young female demographic.
Fitbit Attracts New Attention from Short-Sellers
Wearable gadget maker Fitbit Inc attracted far more bets against its recently rising stock in September, underscoring concerns about competition from the likes of Apple Inc.
Fitbit Attracts New Attention from Short-Sellers
Wearable gadget maker Fitbit Inc attracted far more bets against its recently rising stock in September, underscoring concerns about competition from the likes of Apple Inc.
Bits & Bytes | Under Armour's Apps, Shopping Social Media, Wooing Millennials
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Under Armour's Apps, Shopping Social Media, Wooing Millennials
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Rocket Internet Start-Ups See Revenue Jump, Losses Mount
German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet saw first-half sales continue to grow strongly at several of its leading start-ups although they kept bleeding cash.
Rocket Internet Start-Ups See Revenue Jump, Losses Mount
German e-commerce investor Rocket Internet saw first-half sales continue to grow strongly at several of its leading start-ups although they kept bleeding cash.
New Customers Drive Boohoo Profit Growth
British online fashion retailer Boohoo.com posted a 39 percent jump in first half profit on the back of strong revenue growth driven by new customers.
New Customers Drive Boohoo Profit Growth
British online fashion retailer Boohoo.com posted a 39 percent jump in first half profit on the back of strong revenue growth driven by new customers.
Bits & Bytes | E-Commerce Race, Instagram Tops 400M Users, Viral Vogue
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | E-Commerce Race, Instagram Tops 400M Users, Viral Vogue
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Who's Winning the Fashion E-Commerce Race?
Fashion e-commerce is heating up. In a race between luxury incumbents, ‘pure play’ e-tailers and a slew of upstarts with new business models, who will come out ahead?
Who's Winning the Fashion E-Commerce Race?
Fashion e-commerce is heating up. In a race between luxury incumbents, ‘pure play’ e-tailers and a slew of upstarts with new business models, who will come out ahead?
Bits & Bytes | Luxury Talent Flow, Burberry on Apple Music, Live Streaming
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Bits & Bytes | Luxury Talent Flow, Burberry on Apple Music, Live Streaming
Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
Burberry Becomes First Fashion Brand to Launch Apple Music Channel
UK luxury-goods maker Burberry Group Plc introduced a channel on Apple Inc.’s music service in the latest example of the fashion and technology industries coming together.
Burberry Becomes First Fashion Brand to Launch Apple Music Channel
UK luxury-goods maker Burberry Group Plc introduced a channel on Apple Inc.’s music service in the latest example of the fashion and technology industries coming together.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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.
Exclusive: Vêtir Valued at $150 Million in New Funding Round
The AI-powered styling and shopping app raised a $5.5 million Series A as it looks to expand.