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WEEK IN REVIEW: Fashion in 2023 – a helping of agility, a side of green and a sprinkling of tech

For fashion brands, winning 2023 is about a careful, balanced, supply chain act. ‘Agility’ will be the buzzword. Fashion brands…

Sustainability apathy in fashion will be costly, warn experts

As due-diligence legislation across the globe moves closer to being realised, fashion brands are being warned to take the necessary…

Supply chain ‘agility’ key in 2023 as clothing brands fight off macroeconomic pressures

Over the last three years, the Covid pandemic, rising wages and transport costs, a shortage of workers and rising inflation…

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Lectra strategy for realising industry 4.0

Lectra's acquisition of Gerber Technology, which also specialises in apparel software systems, may not be the largest merger of two…

Lectra, Gerber boost productivity with patternmaking solution interoperability

Due to the diversity of user needs and required functions, designers, pattern makers, developers and manufacturing teams often work with…

Lectra to boost fashion offer with Gemini CAD Systems

Lectra says the Gemini acquisition is in line with its strategy of developing its presence in the fashion market and…

Lectra teams with Microsoft to drive innovation

Technology specialist Lectra is building on its collaboration with software provider Microsoft in a move it says will help to bring more powerful…

Covid could be turning point for fast fashion brands to act responsibly

The Covid-19 crisis could be the turning point for fast fashion brands to change the way they design, produce and…

Fashion industry efforts to address global PPE shortages – Update

Texollini, Chargeurs*PCC Fashion Technologies, and Crystal International are among the latest fashion firms to mobilise their production facilities and supply chains to help…

3D virtual design and fit tools keep fashion on track

With fashion supply chains around the world fracturing in the face of travel bans, factory shutdowns and remote working, tools…