What will happen this week anyway? FashionUnited looks ahead to the fashion news of week 53. Below are the main points from the editorial agenda for the period from Monday, December 30, 2024 to Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Technology in retail: where is really relevant in 2025?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating the conversations – including in retail, but beyond the big visions and promises, where are the actual application areas in fashion retail? In an interview, Ulrich Spaan, technology expert at the Cologne EHI Retail Institute, talks about the status of AI in fashion retail, homework in omnichannel and which investments are possible even with a limited budget.
Zalando’s premium strategy for 2025
What is currently going well at Zalando and which trends is the online retailer focusing on in the field of premium women’s clothing for 2025? Nichole Strydom, Commercial Director Premium at Zalando, tells more about the future direction of the e-tailer in an interview with FashionUnited.
The Job Of… Alice Duarte, shoemaker at Veja
The shoemaking trade is not dead. On the contrary: it is alive and well, shares Alice Duarte, shoemaker at Veja, in an interview with FashionUnited about her job. Duarte has an impressive resume: she learned the craft of shoe repair at a vocational school in France and grew up to become a shoemaker for luxury fashion brands Louboutin and Chanel. She now works as a shoemaker at the French sneaker brand Veja, which has shoemakers in Paris, Bordeaux, Berlin and Madrid. Stay tuned to FashionUnited for this interview with Duarte to find out more about her job.
Positive fashion flashes
Positive fashion news deserves extra attention. That is why FashionUnited highlights a number of noteworthy messages every two weeks.
