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Fit Analytics Drives Growth And Profit For Apparel Retailers

Forrester IT

This year, NRF was a happy affair: Retailers were celebrating a successful holiday season, year-on-year growth, and a net increase of store openings. In the apparel personalization market, solutions built on fit analytics are achieving both […]

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Lululemon is buying exercise hardware startup Mirror for half a billion dollars

The Verge

Lululemon, the company behind trendy fitness apparel, is getting into the hardware business with Mirror. The apparel company’s CEO Calvin McDonald tells The New York Times the purchase is about “strengthening our community and our loyalty and our relationship with our guests and memberships.”

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Microsoft, Brooks, Unilever and others join Amazon’s Climate Pledge, topping 30 signatories

GeekWire

Amazon announced the Climate Pledge last year , promising to meet the net-zero emissions goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change by 2040, 10 years ahead of schedule. Microsoft announced its own climate plan in January and followed up this summer by forming its own coalition, Transform to Net Zero. new sign, who dis?

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Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch flash sale site later this year

GeekWire

Bringing the trusted Zulily brand into our asset-light business model allows us to offer furniture and home furnishings, apparel and footwear, jewelry and watches, among other categories that are also core competencies of our off-price Overstock business with flash sale deal pricing,” Dave Nielsen, CEO of Overstock, said in a statement.

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Nike just bought a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs and sneakers ‘for the metaverse’

The Verge

The apparel giant just announced the acquisition of RTFKT Studios , which it calls “a leading brand that leverages cutting edge innovation to deliver next generation collectibles that merge culture and gaming.”. million at the time.

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The power players of retail transformation: IoT, 5G, and AI/ML on Microsoft Cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

Retail customers are looking to achieve net zero goals by creating sustainable value chains and reducing the environmental impact of their operations,” says Marianne Röling, Vice President Global System Integrators, Microsoft. “TCS’ With 5G-enabled smart mirrors, a person can virtually try on apparel.

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Photos: Russell Wilson and Ciara take it to the ‘House’ and toast their first fashion store in Seattle

GeekWire

The new store gives 3% of net revenue back to Why Not You. “This is bigger than fashion,” Ciara said. “It’s not just about that tangible part of it, it really is about that long lasting impact.”

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