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Shoppers back AI for order tracking but not for advice, survey finds
Consumer optimism about AI in holiday shopping has fallen, but confidence holds up when the technology is applied to narrow, practical tasks, according to research published by Sinch. The Stockholm-listed communications company surveyed 2,501 consumers across eight markets and found that 43 percent expect AI to make their holiday shopping easier...
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Guess distribution for EMEA and Asia now runs on 127 robots
GXO Logistics and warehouse robotics provider Exotec have completed the deployment of an Exotec Skypod system at GXO's Venlo facility in the Netherlands, the site that handles fulfilment for Guess across EMEA and Asia. The two companies announced the deployment on Tuesday. The installation comprises 127 robots, 60,000 rack locations, eight...
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Dario Vitale is creative director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani accessories
Dario Vitale, born in 1983, has been appointed creative director of Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani accessories with immediate effect, the first to hold this role outside the Armani family. "The appointment of Dario Vitale marks an important milestone for the Armani Group. It is a choice that strengthens our creative organisation and confirms...
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Rhone appoints its first chief merchandising officer
Rhone has created a chief merchandising officer role and filled it with Alexa Andersen, most recently senior vice president of merchandising at Puma North America, WWD reported. Andersen will oversee both the merchandising and design teams at the Stamford, Connecticut company. She brings more than 20 years in performance apparel, having run...
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Rachel Zoe takes style director role at What Goes Around Comes Around
What Goes Around Comes Around has appointed Rachel Zoe as style director, formalizing a relationship between the stylist and the vintage luxury reseller that goes back decades. Zoe's remit covers seasonal collections, styling, special projects and events across the year. Her first output, The Rachel Zoe Edit, is a selection drawn from the...
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Retailers and government target 100,000 jobs for young people out of work
Britain's retail industry has struck a partnership with the government to move 100,000 young people who are not in employment, education or training into jobs before the end of this parliament, in what amounts to the sector's largest coordinated response yet to rising youth unemployment. The commitment was set out at the Retail Jobs Summit in...
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John Lewis Partnership opens 10,400 seasonal roles
The John Lewis Partnership is opening more than 10,400 temporary positions across Britain ahead of the final quarter of the trading year, with the employee-owned group again expecting young workers to fill the majority of them. Waitrose accounts for the biggest share of the intake, advertising 6,000 vacancies across its 320 branches. A further...
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Sabato De Sarno is new creative director of Icicle
Sabato De Sarno is the new creative director of Icicle. “In this role, Sabato De Sarno will oversee the artistic direction of Icicle for the women's and men's ready-to-wear collections, accessories and eyewear. His first collection for Icicle will be presented for autumn/winter 2027-2028,” the company explained via its Instagram account. “I have...
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European textile federations urge 10 euro handling fee on small parcels
Europe's leading textile federations called on the European Commission on Tuesday to set at 10 euros per parcel the handling fee it plans to introduce on small parcels arriving largely from China, according to news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). The demand, made at the Première Vision trade fair in Paris, comes as the European Union tightens...
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How five German cities are fighting to save their Galeria stores
Mayors of five Bavarian cities are appealing to the state government to help save local branches of struggling department store chain Galeria from closure, according to German press agency dpa. A position paper from the cities of Aschaffenburg, Würzburg, Bayreuth, Memmingen and Munich states that the government must "clearly represent" the...
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