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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. As-a-service, at your service.

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

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

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

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But I’m not working on German car technology, as one would expect. I’m working at the technology spin-off of a luxury retailer, applying my expertise to product images. Europe has some of the most storied retail brands in the world — especially for apparel and footwear.

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

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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

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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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