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Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit

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. “We’re confident that with the team’s expertise in bringing real-time image technologies, computer vision and artificial intelligence to the world of fashion, we’ll identify even more ways to innovate for our customers in our continued effort to be the first-choice destination for fashion,” said Denise Incandela, Walmart U.S.

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How Celanese makes people central to its digital transformation

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We partner with our customers to provide a solution across markets ranging from automotive, electronics, apparel, medical and pharma, and more. We take a use-case focus to innovation, so we’re not implementing a digital twin here or some IoT there. What approach are you taking to ensure ROI on these investments?

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TryNow raises $12M to bring try-before-you-buy, Prime Wardrobe as a service to online retailers

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TryNow — which provides technology to online retailers that use Shopify Plus to let their customers receive and try out apparel, return what they don’t want and pay only for what they keep — has raised $12 million, funding that it will be using to continue expanding its business.

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Novoloop says it’s worked out how to upcycle plastic waste, raises $11M Series A

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Novoloop is also partnering with Bemis Associates, which makes apparel bonding solutions such as seam tapes, which can be found in high-performance outerwear. The first product will be Oistre , a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) for use in footwear, apparel, sporting goods, automotive and electronics.

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How SAP Helped a Leading Apparel Manufacturer Stay in Fashion with International Customers

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In the apparel industry, what’s in fashion one day may be out of fashion the next. So, if you’re an apparel manufacturer, you need the most efficient, responsive, and innovative operation possible. Every year, Crystal delivers more than 450 million pieces of apparel — and we’re not talking about just sweaters.

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Game on: The evolution of gaming through generative AI innovation

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Generative AI algorithms can expand the range of available character features, allowing gamers to tailor appearance, apparel as well as contextual behaviors based on gameplay. For instance, even the top-performing games have limited options to customize avatar features such as hair, skin tone, eye color, and clothing.

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As Allbirds goes public, sustainability is the mantra of the future

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It started with a humble, natural wool (and extremely comfortable) shoe, but Allbirds is not merely an apparel company today. It has now become a materials innovation company disrupting how clothes are made. today and has chosen an apt ticker to do it: BIRD. through comfort, style or performance? — ?and