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Curated Loop is ranging indie designer picks for an edgier take on fashion rentals

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Here’s a fashion rental startup with a twist: London, U.K.-based Curated Loop’s co-founders, Anna Caldana and Rachel Mcluckie, bring a background in (and passion for) fashion to what they hope will be badged as a fresh approach to designer rentals. So the promise is access to unique high-end designs. to rent the look).

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A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: Our mission for VMware customers

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As we moved from transaction to integration, we began to translate customer thoughts into a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for VMware Cloud Foundation, or VCF. Early in this process, I concluded that the previous go-to-market model was too complex and costly for VMware and its customers.

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Purple Dot, a waitlist and preorder platform for the fashion industry, raises $4M

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Because of the unpredictable nature of the fashion industry, fashion brands often have to “guestimate” demand for their products, and if they get that demand wrong, they have to deal with the wasted inventory. The startup claims it’s the only solution of its type available in the market. based Unusual Ventures.

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Green is the fashion flavor of the week with Rubi Labs’ materials made from captured CO2

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When you think of green, climate-aware industries, you’d be forgiven if fashion isn’t at the top of your list. Not a moment too soon, either — the fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and shipping combined, representing around 10% of greenhouse gases every year, the BBC reports.

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Newly funded Maisonette is becoming a go-to brand for fashion-conscious families; here’s how

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Seemingly, much of Maisonette’s traction owes to the trust it has built with customers, who see its offerings as high-end yet accessible relative to the many high-end fashion brands that are also increasingly focused on the children’s market, like Gucci and Burberry. “It’s why people liked wedding registries.

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Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization

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Sindhya Valloppillil is the founder and CEO of Skin Dossier, a venture partner at Next Gen Ventures, a freelance writer and formerly a beauty industry executive and marketing professor. Advanced virtual fitting rooms with VR/AR for fashion. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. AR virtual try-on with shade matching.

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India, the world’s largest smartwatch market, is getting new smart rings

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The world’s largest smartwatch market is about to get two new smart rings. BoAt and Noise are entering the smart ring market after putting up a tough fight against Apple, Samsung and Huawei with affordable wearables. year-on-year growth in the overall wearable market, with 32.8 While the smart ring market in the U.S.

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