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Using generative AI to solve fashion’s inventory problems

Introducing generative AI into inventory management systems is the next step for fashion retailers wishing to solve inventory problems, writes OMMAX’s VP of data science and data engineering, Dr Hardy Kremer.

Uzbekistan shares significant global opportunity with fashion buyers

Uzbekistan is a new player on the fashion industry’s international stage and is eager to build relationships with stakeholders across the fashion supply chain, writes first deputy chairman of the Uztextile Association, Mirmukhsin Sultanov.

De minimis: the world’s greatest black market legalised by US government

Kimberly Glas, NCTO president and CEO says failure to fully enforce the UFLPA and the de minimis loophole is devastating US textile and garment makers.

Why Bangladesh unrest is nothing for fashion buyers to worry about

International fashion buyers can place orders in Bangladesh with confidence as all factories are open and any unrest last week was limited to a few pockets of activity, writes Denim Expert Limited managing director and Bangladesh Apparel Exchange CEO Mostafiz Uddin.

Why fashion brands need to resist green hushing

Fashion companies have previously used carbon credits to offset carbon emissions, however, high-profile names are now re-evaluating this approach, writes Ana Haurie, CEO and co-founder of carbon finance company Respira.

How to make fashion circularity profitable and sustainable

Circular fashion business models are on the rise, but too many initiatives today fail to scale because they are not rooted in business reality, writes Matthew Hawthorne, a footprinting expert at sustainability consultancy Quantis.

Bangladesh seeks apparel export revenue in non-traditional markets

Fashion sourcing major Bangladesh looks beyond the established apparel markets of the European Union and the US, Canada and UK to grow its apparel export market share. Masum Billah reports.

The fashion sector’s unmet need for eyeglasses

Eyeglasses are the missing first step towards a fairer, more sustainable, fashion and apparel sector, writes VisionSpring CEO Ella Gudwin.

What can mass fashion brands learn from the luxury retail sector

Mass fashion brands should take note of the strategies being used by luxury retailers to enhance their customer experience, writes Tobias Buxhoidt, founder and CEO of post-purchase customer experience software provider parcelLab.

Will the fashion sector ever work together on sustainability?

The fashion industry’s supply chain remains disjointed when it comes to tackling sustainability. How likely is it that the entire sector will work together in future? Laura Syrett investigates.