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Data and collaboration key moving forward, says PVH supply chain director

Strong collaboration and data-driven systems are key to building resilient and adaptable supply chains. That’s according to Marian Temmen, senior director of supply chain transformation and innovation at PVH Corp., the US fashion giant behind labels Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Speaking Tuesday at the PI Apparel Supply Chain Forum, which...

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PI Apparel Supply Chain Forum returns in-person after almost three year hiatus

Like so many other fashion events, PI Apparel has made its return after a pandemic-induced hiatus that saw its in-person networking events readjust to a new digital format. Now, almost three years after its last event took place in 2019 in Italy, the organisation hosted its Supply Chain Forum Europe in Amsterdam, where it was initially set to...

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Podcast: Digital Materials in 2020, with Chris Hillyer from Deckers Brands

Director of Innovation at Deckers Brands, Chris Hillyer, joins us to catch up on where the fashion world is right now with regards to digital materials. Are more companies adopting this technology as a serious path to a quicker and more efficient product development process? What are the limitations? Do those limitations even need to be overcome...

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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....