Regulating Fast Fashion in a Cost-Conscious Market
France and Italy are tightening scrutiny on Shein and ultra-fast fashion, but consumer demand shows little signs of slowing in a price-driven market.
Centric Software Launches AI-Powered End-to-End Price Management to Navigate Tariff Pressures and Maximize Margins
Centric’s platform connects data, forecasting and market intelligence to balance margin, market needs and consumer demand.
Testing The Boundaries Of Agentic AI
Microsoft’s recent experiment with agentic AI shows how autonomy still needs structure, while SAP’s updates and Amazon’s legal clash show an industry learning where the limits lie.
New Trade Show Dates 2026 for Munich Fabric Start | Bluezone | Keyhouse
MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH is reacting to the development of fashion cycles and is repositioning its summer trade show six weeks earlier starting in 2026. With the new scheduling, MUNICH FABRIC START confirms its role as the clear start of the season and creates two optimally coordinated presentation platforms per season.
Mango joins TextileGenesis pioneering traceability solution, a Lectra company, for a transparent value chain
Since the collaboration began, Mango has traced over 6,000 tons of sustainable fibers and more than 40 million finished product units across its value chain with TextileGenesis.
Fashion And Beauty’s Race To Lock In Recycled Inputs
Forward-thinking companies are shifting from published commitments to pre-emptive contracts designed to redress the balance between the materials they need and the availability of recycled and preferred feedstocks and inputs.
CLO and DeSL Announce CLO-Vise PLM Plugin Integration to Streamline Digital Product Creation
The CLO-Vise plugin for DeSL allows users to synchronize data, eliminate manual duplication, and work more efficiently across platforms.
Lululemon’s ‘Dupe’ Trademark And The Evolving Language Of Brand Discovery
With “dupe” now entrenched in search and social discovery, brands like Lululemon and Aritzia are moving to protect the language that connects them to, and separates them from, counterfeit-adjacent culture.
Intercos Group Partners with Centric Software to Boost Global Innovation and Create a Unified Digital Ecosystem
Global Leader in Cosmetic Product Creation and Manufacturing to Innovate New Product Development with Centric PLM.
Predictive Generative Models, And The Blend Between Motivation And Sales Material
Wellness, health, and beauty have always sold the target of a “better future you”. Predictive models and image generation can now bring that to life. But where will we find the line between using the results as personal motivation versus them being a sales catalyst?
New Retviews study by Lectra: the luxury market in 2025, between margin protection strategies and new iconic piece
Lectra has analyzed real-time data from Retviews, its AI-based solution specialized in competitive intelligence and automated benchmarking, to identify strategic approaches for navigating the current market.
AI-Attributed Shortfalls In Search Traffic Are Everywhere, But They’re Disproportionately Affecting Fashion
The world’s biggest websites are starting to see pronounced visitor slumps year-over-year, and AI intercepting search traffic is being cited as a major culprit. But new research suggests that a web-wide trend is actually hitting online fashion even harder.
Golden Goose Rolls Out Centric Planning to Optimize Retail Planning, Increase Margins and Drive International Growth
Luxury Italian fashion brand partners with Centric Software to Streamline Global Merchandise and Assortment Planning.