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Machine learning becomes fashionable: retailers use automated inventory management

Clothing and fashion make up the majority of the more than 530 billion euro the European e-commerce sector is worth. The fashion industry is buoyed by online marketplaces and new technology primarily applied to the improvement of the supply chain and the customer’s experience. “The next generation of consumers are the iBrains,” said GFK Global...

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Turkish brands make a beeline for Iran

It seems no sooner were the economic sanctions against Iran lifted two weeks ago, European firms are ready to do business with the Islamic republic again, supported by president Hassan Rouhani's latest visit to Europe. Apparel brands are no exceptions and Turkish companies have been especially quick in trying to capture a piece of the new market...

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Clothes smarter than you are: welcome to the future

Wish there was a gadget able to transform your boring office uniform into a party outfit, or even a device that guides you straight to new friends? Then call Marcelo Coelho. A researcher with Fluid Interfaces at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, Coelho works at the cutting edge of wearable devices that may be smarter than...

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Siga voices concern over excise duty speculations

The latest buzz about the return of excise duty on branded garments is worrying the domestic apparel industry. South India Garment Association (Siga) has said that though various schemes, incentives and subsidies have been given to the garment sector to develop manufacturing and create jobs, by bringing garment sector under the excise duty may...

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Apparel exports fall despite strong dollar

Despite the strong position of dollar against Indian rupee, apparel exports from India to the US slumped 10.6 per cent in 2012 (till July) to $1.94 billion (Rs 10,167 crores), according to the recent trade data. The fall is the sharpest among major exporters of textiles and apparel products. While apparel exports from China and Bangladesh, major...