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3 Jul

South Africa Shopping Center Gets Creative With Help From AI

South Africa Shopping Center Gets Creative With Help From AI
CRASHING THE SYSTEM: How AI will transform fashion — in addition to just about every other sector — is a matter of great discussion worldwide. But executives on the Johannesburg’s Sandton City Shopping Center in South Africa are exploring just that with a latest tech-driven ad campaign. The digital campaign plays off last yr’s “City of Icons” campaign, which highlighted tried-and-true wardrobe staples just like the Little Black Dress, sunglasses, trenchcoat, denim, hoodie, suit, shoes, sunglasses handbags and lipstick. This time around there are AI-generated iterations of these things and other styles meant to magnify the campaign’s futurism theme. The photographs juxtapose a model wearing a particular item similar to a hoodie with one created using a Midjourney Bot on Discord. This...
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30 Jun

Paris’ Scene for Eating, Shopping and Taking In Art

Paris’ Scene for Eating, Shopping and Taking In Art
PARIS — There’s no shortage of latest stores, restaurants and art exhibits to see in Paris this fashion season. Here, what to do in between shows. GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS: Architectural eyewear brand Ahlem is hosting its personalization service “Custom Encounter” for couture week. The brand was launched in L.A. by French designer Ahlem Manai-Platt, who opened up her first Paris flagship in her hometown last March. Customers can create their very own frames and select from exclusive lens colours, plus emboss their initials. The frames are a favourite of Beyoncé, Kate Moss and Kendall Jenner. The service is out there until July 7, with hopes to supply it full time later this 12 months. Sustainable designers Sophie Engster, founding father of Chamberlan bespoke shoes, and...
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20 Jun

Slower Growth During China’s 618 Shopping Festival Signals Lagging

Slower Growth During China’s 618 Shopping Festival Signals Lagging
SHANGHAI — Based on this yr’s 618 online shopping festival results, Chinese consumers are starting to spend more cautiously, because the post-reopening consumption rebound began to lose steam. In line with Syntun, a third-party data provider, total gross merchandise volume during 618 from major e-commerce platforms similar to Tmall, JD.com, Douyin and Pinduoduo reached 614.3 billion renminbi, or $85.8 billion, a rise of 5.4 percent year-over-year but logging the slowest growth rate since 2020. Alibaba, Tmall’s parent company, selected to deal with empowering small merchants. The corporate said GMV for over 2.56 million small-to-medium-sized firms topped last yr’s 618, with 1.18 million breaking the ten,000 renminbi mark. JD.com, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Sunday, also said the event “surpassed all growth...
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