1st Edition

Fashion Business and Digital Transformation Technology and Innovation across the Fashion Industry

By Charlene Gallery, Jo Conlon Copyright 2024
306 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 52 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Fashion Business and Digital Transformation provides a practical and holistic overview of the fashion industry and the key technologies impacting the fashion supply chain. It covers product design and development, production, sales and customer experiences in physical, online and virtual environments. The key technologies impacting the ecosystem are explored, including artificial intelligence,... Read more

Part I: Strategic Digital Transformation in the Fashion Industry      

 

Chapter 1.1 Introduction to Digital Transformation in the Fashion Industry

Chapter 1.2 Digital Transformation Strategies: Unlocking Change in Fashion

 

Part II: Digital Product Development, Manufacturing and Innovation in the Fashion Industry

 

Chapter 2.1 Material Digitalisation for Digital Product Creation

Chapter 2.2 The Shift to Digital in Fashion Product Development

Chapter 2.3 Process Innovation in Fashion Manufacturing

Chapter 2.4 Merchandising Innovation: Digitalising the supply chain and ethical sourcing

 

Part III: Fashion Retail and the Digital Customer Experience

 

Chapter 3.1: Marketing to the Hyper-Connected Consumer

Chapter 3.2: Retail Innovation: The Future of the Physical Store

Chapter 3.3: Retail Innovation 2: The Future of Online Selling

 

Part IV: Future Skills Development in the Digital Age

 

Chapter 4.1: Digital Skills in Fashion

Biography

Charlene Gallery is a Reader at the University of Manchester, UK.

Jo Conlon is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK.

"Fashion Business and Digital Transformation written by Charlene Gallery and Jo Conlon will be an indispensable guide for any students that are interested in Fashion Management and Technology. This comprehensive work explores the impact of technologies like AI, DPC, PLM, NFTs, Blockchain and many more examples of the technologies that continue to transform fashions value-chain. With real-world examples, engaging thought leadership. It will equip readers with the skills needed for the industry's transformational future." Mark HarropCEO WhichPLM, Founder & Strategic Advisor to The Interline, Non-Executive Director, Satra Technology, EAB Manchester Metropolitan University 

“The two parts of this book’s title are inseparable: the future of the fashion business is going to be defined by digital transformation. Preparing for that fact - and being ready to turn technology to your advantage - is a vital task for any fashion professional." Ben HansonEditor-in-Chief, The Interline