Retail Recovery

Chico’s FAS has invested in partnerships with three new technology providers ahead of the holiday: Salesforce, Afterpay and Contentstack.

In this roundup, Syte, Rokt, Obsess and Tiliter secure funding, Postmates has a new partner and Manhattan Associates releases a new product.

In this Q&A, NewStore’s Phil Granof discusses why omnichannel is now “do or die” and how the pandemic has him shopping more purposefully. 

The Salesfloor platform has seen a surge of new business as retailers onboarded store associates to assist online shoppers during Covid-19.

Demand sensing can help apparel retailers better position inventory to the right consumer, through the right channel and at the right price.

With the Inturn platform, Hanesbrands cut product lead times with off-price partners from an average of 52 days to 18.5.

Inturn CEO Ronen Lazar says that despite out-of-control stock struggles, apparel is still too focused on consumer-facing innovation.

Wolverine Worldwide has integrated First Insight’s Voice of the Customer solution to increase speed to market, sell-in and reduce markdowns.

With the Suuchi Grid platform, Jumper Maybach sourced its new handbag collection in only three months, just in time for its store opening.

Covid spotlighted fashion’s sustainability shortcomings. But the pandemic could also be the catalyst to make the industry more responsible.

The reliance on outdated communications has cost the apparel industry during Covid-19, and without digitization, it will continue to do so.

Through Qimaone, brands can schedule local inspectors, have factories conduct self-inspections and chat about potential corrective actions.

The collaboration will give Gerber’s AccuMark 3D users access to Alvanon’s library of more than 6,000 3D virtual bodies.

The Gerber Atria Digital Cutter will be unveiled at the company’s annual technology conference, Ideation, on Nov. 4-6.

New body shape analytics software could be the feature brands and manufacturers need to better align their products with actual shoppers.

Chargeurs’ interlinings will be made available as digitized assets on CLO, enabling designers to add them directly into their 3D virtual…

Global economic uncertainty has turned the need for fast delivery from a “luxury to a basic necessity,” said Onfleet CEO Khaled Naim.

GoShare’s proprietary technology connects customers with a virtual fleet of local delivery professionals in real time.

Sellers can now utilize the ShipStation integration to more efficiently process, fulfill and ship the orders that Alibaba.com generates.

With a significant percentage of consumers planning to holiday shop online, retailers must optimize and automate their warehouse operations.