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AI in Fashion: H&M’s Chief Creative Officer Jörgen Andersson on the Digital Twin Journey

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the fashion industry. While some companies wait and see, others are taking bold steps forward. At H&M, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, Chief Creative Officer Jörgen Andersson is exploring how AI can support creativity, most notably through the creation of digital twins. In this...

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Gucci tops inaugural Cultural Currency Index

Italian fashion house Gucci has topped the first-ever Cultural Currency Index (CCI), a new social-first data-based model created to quantify how cultural engagement translates into measurable market momentum. The index from Annex, the analytics-driven brand consultancy co-founded by Miah Sullivan, former global chief marketing officer and...

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Kering sells its beauty division to L'Oréal to boost recovery

French luxury group Kering, which has been struggling for several years, is selling its beauty division to fellow French company L'Oréal for four billion euros. This move is expected to help reduce its debt and continue its recovery. The news was first reported on Saturday by the Wall Street Journal. Kering is selling its beauty division,...

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Kingpins 2025: How trade conflicts and inflation are affecting the denim industry

In October, the SugarFactory event hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, traditionally turns indigo blue. Denim professionals and enthusiasts gather there for Kingpins, the leading denim trade show where new innovations and trends are presented. During the October edition, amidst the enthusiasm, there was also a sense of concern. How severely are...

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