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Dressing for the Future: How NetSuite and AI Are Transforming the Apparel Industry
By Chris Millet - Director, NetSuite practice | May 19, 2026
The apparel industry runs on agility: the ability to read a trend, move product, and pivot before the season turns. But in today’s environment, where supply chains span continents, consumer expectations shift at the speed of social media and margins are perpetually under pressure, agility alone is no longer enough.
Salesforce Releases ‘Trends in Retail and Consumer Goods Marketing’ Report
Marketing professionals in retail and consumer goods are harvesting tons of data to monitor consumer habits, but that data often remains unorganized and unused.
Entrupy Expands Its Reach to Combat Counterfeit Goods
With counterfeit goods estimated to carve out $461 billion in global trade, technology firm Entrupy has an anti-counterfeiting solution that proves authenticity for luxury resale outlets and decreases return fraud.
Measuring Omni-shopper Habits Brings Together Nielsen and The NPD Group
Shifting consumer behavior has left many retailers and brands wondering how to develop the perfect formula for successfully engaging shoppers.
Smartrac Brings Its Green Tag Program Initiative to LogiMAT
Following the January announcement that it would invest in producing greener products, Amsterdam-based RFID-product and IoT-solutions provider Smartrac,while exhibiting at the17th edition of LogiMAT, unveiledits plan to add environmentally friendly tag options to its offerings.
University of Maryland Researchers Create Fabric With Environment-Dependent Insulation
Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a new fabric that would make your body cooler when the weather warms up.
Poshmark Report Examines Trends Toward Growing Social Commerce
Social-commerce company Poshmark released its first review of the social-retail environment in a report called “A Year in Social Commerce.”
The NRF’s 2019 Big Show Features Innovative Solutions – and Robot Attendees
The National Retail Federation’s Big Show at the Javits Center in New York, which ran Jan. 13–15, was bustling with more than 40,000 retailers and brands walking the aisles while the other prominent attendees included multiple variations of robots.
The Secret is in the Science for Saint Haven Soft
Creating a line of clothing that is nontoxic, hypoallergenic, antimicrobial, soft, breathable and ecologically sound was the goal of Saint Haven’s Jacqueline Sacks, but once she researched the process of apparel production, she wanted to do more.
Industry Voices: Technology Mobilizing the Shop Floor to Increase Collaboration and Productivity
Mobilizing the shop floor is one of manufacturing’s top initiatives as companies look to gain efficiencies and speed to market throughout the supply chain as well as improve the quality of the workforce in order to meet consumer demands.
Salesforce Unveils Enhanced Commerce Cloud Platform at NRF 2019
During the National Retail Federation’s NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show,held at the Javits Center in Manhattan Jan. 13–15, San Francisco’s CRM-focused software provider Salesforce took the opportunity to unveil new offerings.
Coats Thread Company Acquires ThreadSol and Opens Innovation Hub
Coats, the British industrial-thread manufacturer who has been on an acquisition binge, recently acquired for $12 million ThreadSol, a cloud-based digital-applications provider, which becomes a part of Coats Global Services.
Lectra Launches Fashion on Demand to Streamline Apparel Production
Bringing greater personalization to the apparel-manufacturing industry, French technology company Lectra is launching its Fashion on Demand digital solution.
Connecting to the Connected Consumer Through Mass Personalization
Understanding and connecting with customers directly is as important to brands and manufacturers as it is to retailers today. Where retailers have traditionally leveraged customer data and intelligence to drive email campaigns and experiences, brands and manufacturers have not possessed the customer data to understand who their customers really are—until now.
Snapbac’s Performance Wear to Ice Down and Warm Up
Icing down sore muscles is part of a typical pain-management regimen.
The Many Ways 3-D Technology Is Changing Fashion
The IHL Group, a global research and analysis company, has reported a loss of $8.4 billion annually for fashion and retail due to returns for wrong sizing and fit. This makes 3-D technology for fashion and retail one of the fastest-growing technologies, with proven value for design and product development as well as consumer engagement.
