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Stitch Fix Taps Amazon Fashion Alum for Product and Technology Role

Retail TouchPoints

Stitch Fix has hired a new Chief Product and Technology Officer to lead the struggling online personal styling service’s technology, product, data science, security and IT teams. Tony Bacos will begin today and report directly to CEO Matt Baer.

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Harnessing the Potential of Returnless Refunds to Improve Profitability and Customer Experience

Retail TouchPoints

In an effort to reduce sizing-related return rates, some fashion brands are working with Fit:Match.ai, a ‘digital twin’ matching platform that uses AR body-scanning technology designed to help shoppers select their size more accurately. Over the next few months and years, expect to see more technology tools designed to mitigate abuse.

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Fashion Meets Technology – Choose Well, Be Well!

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By Geetanjali Sarna and Amit Prabhakar Gaitonde , Wipro Despite the growing use of technology in all facets of life, fashion retail has continued to play it safe when it comes to utilizing technology to further innovation and the customer experience.

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Four Customer Experience and Commerce Trends That Will Define 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The landscape of commerce and delivering customer experience changed dramatically over the past year, as millions of shoppers found health, safety, social distance and remote work taking center stage in their daily lives. So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021?

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A Modern Retailer’s Guide to Dropshipping Fashion & Apparel: Part 1

Fabric

Welcome to The Modern Retailer’s Guide To Dropshipping Fashion and Apparel. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we’ll cover the basics of dropshipping and explore the reasons why every fashion retailer should consider switching from a traditional retail model to an asset-light dropship model. Let’s dive in!

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Stylitics Buys Fashion-Oriented Visual AI Solution Wide Eyes

Retail TouchPoints

Stylitics has purchased Barcelona-based Wide Eyes , a visual AI solution for fashion and retail, to enhance its digital merchandising platform with image recognition and AI tech designed to drive easier product discovery and faster conversion. Terms of the deal were not announced.

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AI’s Rapid Growth Combined with Other Emerging Technologies Will Drive Greater Accessibility

Retail TouchPoints

As a matter of fact, as accessibility becomes a more prevalent concern in the retail sector, the interplay between new technology and AI represents some good news. Features that improve accessibility have the power to help legitimize AI-powered tools and services and lead to more trust around the new technology.