Three Areas Where Apparel And Footwear Brands Can Boost Their DTC Operations
Forrester IT
AUGUST 16, 2023
We reviewed 27 apparel brands’ websites across the attributes that are essential to their long-term success; here’s what we found.
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Forrester IT
JUNE 25, 2021
Forrester’s latest Digital Go-To-Market Review evaluates 27 brands in the apparel and footwear sector to see how well they are positioned to thrive independently.
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Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
In the apparel personalization market, solutions built on fit analytics are achieving both […] 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.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 13, 2024
We checked out all 15 stores at Lumen Field last week — including the six added this season — when the Seahawks hosted the 49ers for Thursday Night Football , including two apparel shops that use RFID tags instead of cameras. Here’s a quick rundown of each location, starting with our favorites.
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 25, 2022
In the apparel industry, what’s in fashion one day may be out of fashion the next. So, if you’re an apparel manufacturer, you need the most efficient, responsive, and innovative operation possible. Every year, Crystal delivers more than 450 million pieces of apparel — and we’re not talking about just sweaters.
Information Week
DECEMBER 22, 2023
filed an 8-K describing a cybersecurity incident that has disrupted order fulfillment.
GeekWire
MAY 26, 2020
A “Minecraft Dungeons” cloak available from the apparel company CLOAK. Microsoft and Mojang Studios have partnered with apparel brand CLOAK to take care of that. Ten percent of all proceeds from apparel sales will go to the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization.
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Earlier last week, UK high street apparel retailer New Look announced plans to close 85 stores, up from the 60 it announced in March. These closures are happening under the auspices of a restructuring deal (CVA first introduced as a “Creditors Voluntary Arrangement” in the 1980 Companies’ Act).
GeekWire
JUNE 15, 2024
My idea of weekend fun is browsing the racks at Seattle-area thrift stores in search of once-prized tech swag that has become castoff apparel, as a barometer of the status of the companies and brands emblazoned thereon. Seriously, I love to do this. Here are my best finds from today’s visit to the Goodwill. red tag.
Gizmodo
MARCH 2, 2021
A sale on Pokémon 25th anniversary apparel and Aukey’s Smart Watch lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more.
Venture Beast
JUNE 5, 2020
In new papers, Amazon researchers propose techniques that let users virtually try on apparel and find items that complement their wardrobe. Read More.
Gizmodo
JANUARY 22, 2021
Teespring, a Silicon Valley e-commerce site that lets people create and sell customized T-shirts, sweaters, and other apparel, is having a heck of a month. Read more.
ComputerWorld IT Management
MAY 8, 2017
With recent reports that Amazon is preparing to make a major play in custom clothing — as well as apparel in general — clothing chains are panicking. The bad news is that those options are painful, and I'm not at all certain apparel chains are scared enough to actually take meaningful actions.
GeekWire
APRIL 25, 2024
Founded in 2000, Impinj manufacturers radio-frequency identification devices that are used by companies in various industries to track everything from apparel to medical supplies to food. The company posted GAAP net income of $33.3
GeekWire
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Referral fees for apparel priced under $15 will decrease from 17% to 5%, and fees for apparel priced $15-20 will decrease from 17% to 10%, starting in January. Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) fulfillment fees will decrease on average by 20 cents per unit for standard items and 61 cents per unit for large bulky items. ”
GeekWire
MARCH 10, 2022
At Armoire Go, subscribers place apparel for pick up or drop of on a table capable of detecting RFID tags sewn into the clothes, allowing for contactless exchanges. A subscriber signs in on a tablet and places the items on a table capable of reading radio frequency identification (RFID) tags sewn into the apparel. Then COVID-19 hit.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Best-selling items included Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick, and Apple AirPods as well as Hasbro Gaming CONNECT 4, Burt’s Bees Christmas Gifts, apparel from Champion, apparel and shoes from New Balance, the Amazon Smart Plug, Echo Show, and Nintendo Switch. The so-called Cyber Week shopping period brought in $35.27
TechSpot
AUGUST 26, 2021
American sports apparel company Under Armour is once again joining forces with audio equipment manufacturer JBL and Hollywood’s busiest man, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, on the launch of a new set of over-ear headphones that are ready to lay the smack down on your candy as. er, ears.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Amazon reportedly surpassed Walmart in 2021 to become the biggest apparel retailer in the U.S. Jenny Freshwater , a longtime marketing leader at Amazon who joined the company in 2010, will replace Erdirik Dogan. Freshwater was most recently vice president of traffic and marketing technology.
GeekWire
JANUARY 20, 2022
And it’s another bid to take a chunk of the gigantic apparel and footwear market. 1 apparel retailer in the U.S., according to Wells Fargo research , which estimated $45 billion in revenue for Amazon’s apparel and footwear revenue in 2021. It also has a sizable private label clothing line.
TechSpot
JUNE 10, 2021
The streaming giant in its most recent quarter saw subscriber growth slow following explosive growth last year during the pandemic. There’s also a lot more competition to contend with, as services like Disney+, HBO Max and Paramount+ are taking root.
GeekWire
JULY 9, 2024
Amazon has been involved in fashion on numerous fronts for more than two decades, stretching back to the launch of its Apparel & Accessories Store in 2002 , in partnership with major retailers at the time. and Columbus, Ohio, last fall. and Columbus, Ohio, last fall.
Gizmodo
MARCH 2, 2021
Last year, Puma entered the gaming apparel world with its $100 Active Gaming Footwear , which are basically fancy socks with a bit of added tread. But now the user reviews are in, and reader, they are priceless. Read more.
Venture Beast
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
As a company that has been producing jeans and other denim apparel since 1853, Levi Strauss & Co. seemed to be doing just fine without the intervention of neural networks and machine learning algorithms.
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 20, 2023
While golf clubs and golf balls remain the company’s beating heart, over the past 40 years its revenue mix has shifted to include apparel and gear. By 2021, the mix had shifted to 38% in golf equipment, 38% from Topgolf, and 24% in apparel, gear, and other lines of business. In 2016, 84% of Callaway’s revenue mix was in golf equipment.
Information Week
MARCH 1, 2019
With diverse brands such as business card site VistaPrint and fashion apparel and accessories customization studio Vida, Cimpress has a formula for efficiency.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 9, 2023
. “We are confident Regent is the right partner for Zulily to continue serving its customers, while benefiting from Regent’s depth of operational and strategic expertise in the retail and apparel sectors,” said David Rawlinson, president and CEO of Qurate, in a statement at the time.
The Verge
JUNE 29, 2020
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.”
Gizmodo
APRIL 22, 2021
This time around, the device can absorb twice as much heat thanks to newly designed internal circuitry, has better sweat resistance, and comes with more accessories and apparel options. After launching its first wearable air conditioner last year, Sony’s back with the Reon Pocket 2. Read more.
Computer Weekly
JANUARY 23, 2017
Athletic apparel retailer’s executive vice-president of digital explains how the brand has used digital transformation to support its core value of a community ecosystem
The Verge
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The payment service announced in a tweet today that it’s launching its own apparel line, called (what else) Cash. According to its website, the apparel line will follow the standard streetwear release model of “limited edition drops”. If you’ve ever used Cash App and thought “wow, I wish I could put this on my body.”
CTOvision
APRIL 17, 2014
Want to advertise athletic apparel? Smartphone owners like them because the applications download quickly, cost nothing, and are fun to play; marketers like them because they provide a huge, new space for promoting companies and services. Look to sports games. Want to sell cars? Look to games favored by young adults.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Brooks Sports, the Seattle-based athletic footwear and apparel company, is escalating its legal battle against Brooks Brothers by challenging the menswear maker’s recent “Back to Brooks” social media and marketing campaign. The new owners of Brooks Brothers have denied Brooks Sports’ claims.
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Razer, which was founded in 2005, sells gaming hardware such as laptop and desktop computers, headphones and controllers, as well as apparel, bags, chairs and more. Other locations are in Singapore, London, Hong Kong and Taipei. The RazerStore in London. Razer Photo).
GeekWire
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Regent has acquired more than 30 businesses since 2015, including consumer retail and apparel brands. The firm has not responded to multiple emails from GeekWire about developments at Zulily over the past several months.
GeekWire
MAY 9, 2023
Niantic Image) Players who link their Amazon account to “Peridot” can browse and purchase game-branded products such as apparel, phone accessories and pillows featuring artwork of the creatures in the game. A “Peridot” creature as seen in augmented reality.
IT Toolbox
JULY 26, 2016
Admiral Consulting Group has concluded a partnership agreement to sell, implement and support the ERP solutions of Denmark’s TRIMIT Fashion, a multi-vertical integrated software system for the fashion and apparel industry based on Microsoft Dynamics.
Gizmodo
OCTOBER 18, 2020
Discounted Bio Bidet smart toilet seats and Fenty Beauty’s Friends & Family sale lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.
IT Toolbox
MARCH 16, 2017
Designed for the apparel, footwear, home furnishings and other consumer goods industries, Simparel’s ERP solution brings together
Gizmodo
JUNE 23, 2020
This week Amazon kicked off its Big Style Sale , in which you can save up to 60% on a variety of clothing and accessory lines including Champion LIFE streetwear , New Balance shoes and apparel , Levi’s jeans , Puma , Vineyard Vines , J. Crew , and more. Basically, they’re trying to raise awareness of their fashion department… Read more.
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Charlotte Massey , co-founder of Gnara , an apparel tech company for women’s outdoor apparel. We were there to cover the action, and caught up with a handful of attendees to get their thoughts on the hottest trend in tech these days: artificial intelligence. Here’s what they had to say: Charlotte Massey.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
There’s also a line of Street Fighter -inspired apparel. That love for the series definitely shows on the cabinet and in the apparel collection. But if you want to get your hands on it, you’ll need to act fast as there are only 30 units available. The cabinet costs $199 and will ship in May. And Aoki’s main?
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Cameron co-founded Patagonia Provisions, the food arm of the outdoor apparel company. Hoen was previously also CEO of retail technology startup CoinFlip Solutions; chief customer officer at printing services company Orora Visual; and senior vice president of marketing services at sales and marketing services agency Crossmark.
GeekWire
JUNE 16, 2024
. … Read More The t-shirts that tech people don’t want anymore: Seattle thrift-store swag deadpool, 2024 edition My idea of weekend fun is browsing the racks at Seattle-area thrift stores in search of once-prized tech swag that has become castoff apparel, as a barometer of the status of the companies and brands emblazoned thereon.
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