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FIRE: Enabling Global Wholesale Sales Teams to Work the Same Way Worldwide

Fashion wholesale is global by nature. Collections are developed centrally but sold across continents. From New York to Tokyo, from Singapore to Sydney, fashion brands operate in markets with very different retail structures, buying cultures and seasonal realities. Yet one strategic question remains constant: How can a brand ensure that all...

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JD Sports chooses Checkpoint to transform inventory accuracy and shelf availability

Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in RFID technology and solutions, is pleased to announce it has signed a multi‑year global software agreement with JD Sports Fashion Plc to deploy their ItemOptix™ RFID Inventory Management Software across the retailer’s Sports Fashion Group stores, starting in Europe. This partnership modernizes inventory...

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FIRE: The Best Wholesale Fashion Tool for Brands Connecting Product and Sales

For many fashion brands, wholesale is primarily a sales process. Collections are sold, orders are written, reorders are placed. But in this process, something essential is often lost: the brand itself. While brands invest heavily in storytelling, visual identity and customer experience in direct-to-consumer channels, wholesale often remains...

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Digital transformation required for new collaboration models

The fashion industry faces a fundamental revision of the relationship between brands and retailers in 2026. Nico Wartenbergh, former CTO of de Bijenkorf and Rituals, states that the traditional purchasing model has become unsustainable. In his presentation during the GS1 - WAIR 24h Circular Fashion Journey, Wartenbergh highlights the need for a...

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FIRE: One Platform Uniting Preorder and Reorder in Wholesale

Fashion wholesale is entering a new era. Demand is harder to forecast, retail partners expect faster reactions, and capital efficiency has become mission-critical for fashion brands worldwide. Yet inside many organisations, preorder and reorder still live in separate systems. Preorders are captured in showrooms or dedicated preorder tools....

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SAP + FIRE: The Best of Both Worlds in Fashion Wholesale

Many fashion brands have been struggling for years with lengthy integration projects. SAP is implemented – but as soon as preorder, reorder, or wholesale sales come into play, new projects begin: additional tools, custom interfaces, months of coordination between IT and business teams. What was intended as digitalisation quickly turns into an...

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Inside The North Face’s Retail Evolution

Visual Merchandising often lives somewhere between strategy and reality. Between headquarters and the field. Between intention and execution. At The North Face, that balance is part of everyday life. Based at the Stabio headquarters, Sofia Mincuzzi, Visual Merchandising Coordinator, works at the heart of this connection. From coordinating retail...

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How FIRE Is Revolutionising Fashion Wholesale – The Secret Weapon of the Most Successful Brands with Seamless ERP Integrations

The fashion industry is undergoing the biggest structural transformation in decades. Markets are becoming more volatile, production and logistics chains more complex, customer behaviour more unpredictable, and capital requirements more demanding. While many brands try to navigate this reality with more meetings, more Excel, more risk, and more...

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NRF 2025: Four tech start-ups that address key retail challenges

Paris - At NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show Europe, FashionUnited selected four start-ups to spotlight from a broad group of retail innovators. The companies were part of the Startup Hub featuring 62 retail tech businesses from 15 countries, as well as an Innovators showcase section with over 30 technology companies. This year's event, which took...

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AI software for design and product development

As artificial intelligence continues its integration into the fashion industry, its role in apparel design and product development workflows has become more pronounced. From initial ideation to the technical stages of prototyping, AI-powered tools are streamlining processes, reducing waste, and enabling designers to iterate more quickly. This...

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Pandora selects RISE with SAP as foundation for global growth

Pandora, the Danish jewellery brand operating in over 100 countries worldwide, has chosen RISE with SAP, featuring SAP S/4HANA Cloud, as the foundation for further international growth and digital transformation. This selection of SAP is part of a broader strategy to enhance customer experience and streamline processes. Pandora has evolved in...

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Customer expectations – how to meet and exceed what shoppers demand

In a retail environment where normal is defined by fierce competition, fleeting loyalty and high expectations, the fight to win customer trust is no longer limited to price or speed. It’s about clarity, consistency and credibility across every channel, explains Justin Thomas, VP Sales, EMEA North at Akeneo. Shoppers expect complete, accurate and...