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Sneaker e-commerce platform Kicks Crew raises $6M Series A

TechCrunch

The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew , a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform.

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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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Deloitte and SAP team to create the perfect ware for trade classification

CIO

Suppose you have an international apparel company that manufactures and sells shirts. It had to be scalable and deployable for global use, integrate with the company’s SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) environment, and be easy to use. But let’s focus on just one shirt to start.

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The fast track to intelligent retail modernization with TCS and Microsoft Cloud

CIO

These types of technologies require IT architecture and infrastructure that enable increased flexibility and scalability. A more engaging customer experience may be achieved through improving navigation in store-branded mobile app, for example, or by offering an AI-driven feature to help customers determine correct sizing for apparel.

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Allbirds is investing in a plant-based leather substitute, plans faux-leather shoe drop in December

TechCrunch

It’s a natural addition for a company that has always billed itself as focused on environmental impact in other aspects of its apparel manufacturing. Natural Fiber Welding is creating scalable, sustainable antidotes to leather, and doing so with the potential for a game-changing 98% reduction in carbon emissions.

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The Fashion Kingdom, an Egyptian fashion e-commerce startup, raises $2.6M in seed funding

TechCrunch

This opportunity made the chief executive tap into the knowledge he acquired as a kid born into a family with a long history in the apparel business to launch TFK. “We Antaki noticed a need for a platform that sold fashion products with fast deliveries, different payment methods, and a recommendation feature in Egypt.

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Data scientists: don’t be afraid to explore new avenues

TechCrunch

Europe has some of the most storied retail brands in the world — especially for apparel and footwear. The company I work for was still in its early days when I started, and it was working towards creating scalable technology for a specific industry.

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