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How Aussie label Form & Fold is building a better swimwear brand

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Stephanie Korn is one half of the duo behind Form & Fold, the Australian luxury swimwear brand that is making waves with international stockists, including Net-A-Porter and Harrods. Inside Retail : Tell me how you and your co-founder Carly Warson started Form & Fold. IR : The official launch was in 2017.

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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

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trillion in 2022 and grew at a CAGR of 8 per cent from 2017 to 2022. Estimates suggest China’s social commerce market enjoyed a 40.25 By 2025, Douyin, a short-form video platform, like TikTok, is expected to become the largest Chinese social media platform and brands are actively seeking to tap into it for social commerce.

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Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. Here’s why

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In 2017, Louis Vuitton caused a stir in the luxury industry by partnering with the New York skateboarding brand Supreme. As a result, new forms of luxury consumption, like second-hand luxury markets , are popping up. Trendy collaborations help consumers navigate the ebbs and flows of social media to capture novelty and hype.

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Analysis: This is how Nike’s digital sneakers could work in the future

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Sitting in the audience at Fashion Tech Forum Los Angeles in October 2017 musician will.i.am Many systems, standards, and platforms we know today will help form the foundations. And while some are waiting for the cryptocurrency bubble to burst, others are doubling down with absolute certainty that blockchain and NFTs are here to stay.

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Next gen retail: 6 innovative fashion brands you should know

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The last days of 2021 have faded into archived stories on social media. In 2017, Serre was the youngest designer to be awarded the LVMH prize, in a competition open to designers under 40 who have produced a minimum of two womenswear, menswear, or gender-neutral collections. It was a major year for blockchain and the metaverse.

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Listen up: Why Mecca is tuning in to the world of podcasting

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Chanel podcast in 2017, featuring some of the brand’s iconic visionaries, including Karl Lagerfeld. As a broadcaster or content producer, podcasting has many advantages over YouTube and other types of social media because there’s no need for a camera, makeup, lighting equipment, video editing skills or even to show your face.

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Everything you need to know about retail’s facial recognition fiasco

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While the outcome of the investigation is still uncertain – Bunnings and Kmart maintain that they acted lawfully – the consumer backlash has already begun on social media. The first experiment was using it with KFC and Alibaba, where people could smile to pay back in 2017,” Marian told Inside Retail.

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