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

TechCrunch

The sustainability focused shoe maker Allbirds has taken another step to green its supply chain with a small $2 million investment in a new company called Natural Fiber Welding. 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.

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

CIO

“Our key solutions for retail industries are built on Microsoft Cloud, which combine best-in-class retail and consumer products domain across multiple types of businesses, and process capabilities built by TCS with AI-enabled solutions that leverage Microsoft technologies,” Nilendu says. Small changes can have a big impact on performance.

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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. Canada, Australia and Asia.

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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 We intend to fill in the needs in terms of talent, build our technology, optimize our operation, and end-customer experience. We established the company pre-COVID.

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Highlights from Berkeley SkyDeck’s virtual demo day

TechCrunch

We are also hearing chatter that Demo Day will be larger than ever before because virtual events are much more scalable.”. Building on technologies developed in the stem cell research labs of UCSF, EndoCrine is looking to commercialize a better way to discover and develop drugs. Image Credits: EndoCrine Bio, Inc. The Hurd Co.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

TechCrunch

In the last year, online apparel shopping app Shein grew active daily users by 130%, reports Apptopia. Veo CEO Candice Xie has a plan for building a sustainable scooter company, and it’s working. Veo CEO Candice Xie has a plan for building a sustainable scooter company, and it’s working. Senior Editor, TechCrunch.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

For this article, we discussed current and potential applications of AI in retail, as well as the state of the industry in general, including factors that drive adoption of cognitive technologies. The JD stores use RFID (radio frequency identification), facial recognition, and image recognition technology to monitor retail activity.