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Why Salomon is going forward with shoe factory 4.0 in Europe after Adidas failed

The future of manufacturing is digital and fully automated: In September 2020, the foundation stone was laid of the new, fully automated shoe factory 4.0 of Salomon, Millet and Babolat in France. In Ardoix, France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the first fully automated shoe with digitally controlled, intelligent production is being built....

RetailPress Release

Pronovias Group sees an 810% increase in virtual appointments

Pronovias Group, the global leader in the luxury bridal sector, continues to drive digital transformation. Since it launched virtual appointments in early April 2020, 18,000 brides-to-be across the world have engaged. This represents an increase of 810%. Just one week after Pronovias introduced the service, 2,500 customers demonstrated an...

Podcast

Podcast: The Digitalisation of Everything, with Barry McGeough from Google

As Director of Strategic Partnerships within Google's Advanced Tech department, Barry McGeough knows what he's talking about when it comes to new technology. We spent some time discussing the myriad of technologies that are coming over the next few years and how this will shape the landscape for retail, footwear, and apparel in the future....

Fashion Partner Content

ITA 2019: The collaboration process in Industry 4.0

The Innovate Textile & Apparel Europe conference returned to Amsterdam in October, bringing delegates together from across textile market to listen and share ideas on the industry’s future. Collaboration, mass personalisation and standardisation were key themes at this year’s Innovate Textile & Apparel (ITA) conference, which ran on 15-17...

Fashion Featured

H&M harnesses AI to test online tailoring feature

With a little help from algorithms and artificial intelligence, accessible and affordable tailored clothing might soon become a reality. Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M and Berlin-based start-up ZyseMe have partnered up to test an offering for tailor-made clothing online. The new Just.Perfect project, which has been trialled exclusively in...