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    Fashion as a Service (1)

    May 28, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Fashion as a Service (1/2) – Fashion Subscribtion Model Last month, I brought my DVD collection to a recycling drop…

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    Adidas, walking for sustainability

    May 20, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    In previous articles, we saw how companies are transforming the fashion business into a more sustainable ecosystem as new generations demand…

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    2019 Top 100 Omnichannel Retailers by Total Retail

    May 13, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Total Retail announced the 2019 top 100 Omnichannel Retailers ranking that reveals the list of publicly traded retailers and brands…

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    Macy´s to launch new Story concept stores across the US

    May 6, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    A retail love story: Macy´s embraces ephemeral experiences as part of their value proposition According to Coresight Research, in the…

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    A few words with See Rose Go founders

    April 29, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    See Rose Go founders, Erin Cavanaugh and Yi Zhou, have over 40 years combined global fashion industry experience including premium brands,…

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    What if sustainability starts in your closet?

    April 15, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Reviewing a list of hot topics and trends from 2015 onwards, fashion technology and sustainability are amongst the most popular ones. As…

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    Circular Economy in Fashion

    April 1, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Millennials are driving companies to sustainable practices even if their business model is based on volume, low margins. New generations demand…

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    A few words with Nextail Founder and CEO

    March 25, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Joaquin Villalba is the CEO and co-founder of Nextail, a smart platform for retail merchandising. A retail industry veteran, Joaquin…

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    Fashion Connect: Bonprix Omnichannel concept

    March 18, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    If you think about what retailers are “reinventing” the fashion retail business and also leading the omnichannel era, you will…

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    A few words with a Retail expert and founder of Wemuse

    February 25, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Iván Abad Iglesias lives in Barcelona with his family, he is 40 years old and has more than 15 years…

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    Nordstrom reinvents retail stores

    February 18, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    The role of the store is evolving and going beyond sales transactions (See a list of stores with the best…

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    Zozosuit, 3D Sizing and AI to improve customization in Fashion

    February 5, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    What if the question “what is your size” doesn´t make sense any more? If people can scan their bodies, their…

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    Apparel Sourcing Trends

    January 29, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Global volatility is the new normal and companies in all industries have to adapt and track external factors such as…

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    Fashion Lab, the creativity Mecca

    January 21, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    When I decided to start this blog, a couple of years ago, the main objective was to link art and…

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    Headquarters, cities and talent

    January 14, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    Headquarters relocation and global competition for talent In The New Fashion Retail Paradigm, I introduced the latest trends impacting the…

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    Benetton revamps its store format and customer experience

    January 2, 2019 - By Alfonso Segura

    United colors of Benetton renews its store concept with a new flasghip store in Padua, Italy. With a completely revamped hi-tech…

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    H&M embraces Fashtech

    December 26, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    H&M announced in March 2018, during its quarterly results, a huge problem: $4.3 Billion in unsold clothes. There are many…

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    Amazon Fashion: The Omnichannel Fashion Retail Revolution is on

    December 10, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Deep analysis of Amazon Fashion Business: performance insights and challenges to compete in the apparel industry When Amazon started selling…

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    Innovative Customer Experience in NYC

    December 3, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Best customer experience in retail Customer Experience matters and today more than ever before. But many companies are too big…

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    A few words with Jungle Scout´s Founder and CEO

    November 26, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    A few words with Greg Mercer, CEO and Founder of Jungle Scout: Amazon Product Finder & Research Tool. While writing…

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    Sears Goes Bankrupt

    November 21, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    “The King is dead, long live the King?” Large retailers are celebrating the new american retail market share redistribution but many…

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    A few words with LPP´s RFID Expert

    November 13, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    A Few words with Alexander Yashin, Operations RFID expert at LPP Alexander Yashin is 31 years old, Russian, master degree…

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    Virtual Training: building a Digital Workforce at Walmart

    October 30, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    The World is rapidly evolving and the new environment requirements (industry, economy, new business models, analytics, digital platforms, uberization…) oblige…

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    3D Knitting by Uniqlo

    October 2, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Uniqlo recently presented its latest innovation in manufacturing: 3D Knit. Some weeks ago, I posted 3D knitting or printing in fashion:…

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    Retail Game Changers 2018

    September 25, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Every industry has its main players, but also disruptors, innovators, niche players that find a different business model, innovate in…

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    Ministry of Supply, Technology Apparel

    September 18, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Fashtech, or Fashion Technology, is a reality. Businesses, enabled by technology, have changed the way fashion retailers design, source, move, stock,…

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    Fashion Co-Creation: As-a-Service Liquid Design Model

    August 7, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Liquidity, everything is getting liquid. Bauman described our modern life as “liquid modernity“, where change is happening faster than ever.…

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    Internet of Things (IoT) in Fashion Retail

    June 11, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    This is the last post in a series about Fashion 4.0 in The Fashion Retailer blog: IoT and Fashion. In…

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    Blockchain in Fashion Retail

    June 4, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    This is the 4th post about Fashion Technology or Fashtech in The Fashion Retailer. If Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and…

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    3D Printing in Fashion Retail

    May 28, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    This is the 3rd post about Fashion Technology or Fashtech for The Fashion Retailer: 3D Printing (or Knitting) for Fahion…

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    AR and VR in Fashion Retail

    May 7, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    This is my second post about Fashion 4.0 or Fashtech for The Fashion Retailer: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in…

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    Artificial Intelligence in Fashion Retail

    April 30, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    Fashion Retail is adapting it´s business model at the pace of digitalization. As Darwin said, it is the most adaptable…

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    Nike´s Direct Consumer Offense

    April 16, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    by Alfonso Segura As I commented in a previous post at fashion retail news, Strategic Acquisitions: Walmart vs Amazon,  M&A…

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    Is Data killing creativity in Fashion?

    January 29, 2018 - By Alfonso Segura

    ANALYTICS IS KILLING CREATIVITY The Fashion Industry is evolving as retail landscape is also in reconstruction. Big data, machine learning…

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    Strategic Acquisitions: Amazon vs Walmart

    November 13, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    M&A is one of the main strategic options for companies that want to ensure their success in a very competitive…

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    Sports and Fashion in the ironman era

    September 18, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    Sports, Fashion and Society: A sociological approach Sport is as old as humanity. Cave paintings have been found in the Lascaux caves in…

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    Capsule Collection in Fashion

    September 12, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    From Capsule Wardrobe to Capsule Collection What is a Capsule Collection? According to Wikipedia, Capsule wardrobe is a term coined…

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    A few words with Brownie’s Head of Operations

    June 26, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    Cecilia Cano is Operations Manager at Brownie. 31, degree in Business Administration, fitness fan, fashion retail and cooking passionate. Cecilia…

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    Le Tote, fashion based on customer data

    June 22, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    Millennials are prioritizing experiences over tangible products. More than 75% of Millennials would choose to spend money on an experience…

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    Future proofing: Inside LVMH’s under-the-radar beauty brand incubator

    June 7, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    Do you know what Kendo is? Based in San Francisco, Kendo creates or acquires beauty brands and focuses on developing…

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    Nowness, LVMH online media platform

    May 15, 2017 - By Alfonso Segura

    LVMH, from exclusive fashion and luxury goods to exclusive media content

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