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TECHNOLOGY IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY

Technology is a very useful tool in our daily lives and is increasingly implemented in more and more sectors to take advantage of its benefits and is applied in many of the processes, services and products that we use every day.

In the following post we are going to talk about technology and how it is evolving in some sectors, as for example in the fashion industry since it is a very traditional sector but over the years it has changed.

 

SMART TECHNOLOGY IN WAREHOUSING AND SHIPPING

As in many other sectors, technology is being implemented at great speed because, as in the case of the fashion sector, it offers us great ease in processes such as the organization of stock and shipments of products from the warehouse.

Traditional logistics centers that used to have a large volume of garments and a high customer demand, have now become centers with less stock, but with very intelligent facilities and, in addition, spending much less energy.

Companies are learning more and more every day about technology and its functionalities, and this has made it possible to make predictions, such as knowing the demand for products each month or each season and which product will be the best seller.

Also in logistics centers, human resources have been modified and have incorporated engineers and data technicians or specialists in technology and logistics software.

As an example of a super technological company in this process is Amazon, although we can also talk about the Spanish company Inditex, specifically Zara, which belongs to this group. This brand has a very advanced logistics platform that allows its customers to know the status of their order, from the moment it leaves the warehouse until it is delivered to their home or picked up at the store.

 

BIG DATA: INFORMATION AT THE SERVICE OF PERSONALIZATION

In relation to the above, let's talk about the use of Big Data, another tool that has contributed to the evolution of the sector and through which we can analyze, for example, customer tastes, consumption habits, ...

In this way, the big brands have gone from having a large amount of generic garments to having much less stock, but much more variety of products. In this way, brands can cater to the tastes of much more public and adjusted to their consumption habits.

Thus, brands are betting on the personalization or segmentation of their public to offer them tailor-made garments.

Thanks to technology, we can see that many fashion chains sell different products depending on the geographical area of each store, since, depending on the neighborhood, city or even the country, customers' tastes are different.

Another advantage that companies have is that thanks to the Big Data information system, smaller companies have been created that focus exclusively on highly personalized customer service.

In the article we relied on, we found two examples of companies that apply digital intelligence in the process of customer personalization:

"Two interesting examples are Fashiop or Lookiero, which are based on a business model in which, through a remote personal advisor, they send to the customer's home a selection of clothes that fit their personal tastes and analyzed needs. The customer looks at the clothes, keeps the clothes he/she wants and returns the rest at no cost."

(Cámara Valencia)

Nowadays, customers value very positively that the company knows their habits, thus creating a bond of closeness and trust. In the same way, the company takes advantage of this closeness to continue analyzing other factors about its customers' purchases and, with this information, further improves customer loyalty.

 

FASHION STORES WITH 'SMART' TECHNOLOGY

Nowadays, not only garments or storage processes are smart, but also clothing stores are smart. We can already see in the fitting rooms of some stores a tactile device with which we can ask a worker for another size or, if you prefer, a different article.

Another of the additions that we will see in a short time is that thanks to Virtual Reality, customers will be able to see the garments in the form of a virtual projection and will be shown as a catalog, garments that are not in the store.

Another change in the concept of physical stores is the possibility of buying and leaving without having to carry any garment. The idea is that the physical store will be used simply to check which garment we like and if it fits us, and then from the same store we can make the purchase through a device and wait for it to arrive home days later. We could say that the store would be a simple display or fitting room, but the purchase channel would be the Internet, with a much more convenient process for the buyer.

THE METAVERSE

If we talk about technology and intelligence in the fashion sector, we cannot forget a new concept that has a very important role in this sector.

We are talking about the Metaverse, which is and we discovered a very interesting example.

It is a new virtual and three-dimensional (3D) ecosystem in which users can interact with each other, work, play, study, carry out economic transactions, among many other possibilities.

The young fashion brand of the Inditex group, has decided to bet on digital innovation with a collection of virtual clothing with which users can dress their avatar with the brand's collection, mainly oriented to the Z generation.

As pointed out in the article that we take as reference:

"You will be able to create an avatar to use in your journey through the metaverse and other virtual reality platforms, being able to create your avatar for free. Of course, you must create a personal account to start using it.

Its system is oriented to customization. That is, although it allows you to create an imaginary avatar from scratch, its big bet is to allow users to become avatars in their own image and likeness. To do this, you must upload a photo of your face for the platform to scan your features and create a 3D avatar similar to you, and once created you can make it up, comb it, and of course, add clothes and accessories, and from March, you can also use in your avatar the new Pull&Bear collection to use your avatar in the different compatible platforms."

  

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Comentarios

Javier Canela Royo ha dicho que…
I have read your entry in the blog and the part which is more attractive for me is the one related to fashion. I personally think that the society isn’t ready for so much technology.It seems that you are wasting your time if you have to try clothes on and don’t carry them home.
In fact , this summer one Shein´s shop was opened in Barcelona based on this concept.
People didn’t accept this modality of buying clothes and they were annoyed.
I copy the new which was published on the 30th of June so that you can read the opinions of people https://www.niusdiario.es/espana/catalunya/20220630/centenares-personas-cola-tienda-shein-barcelona-sin-saber-no-pueden-comprar-ropa_18_06897464.html

Anónimo ha dicho que…
I really liked this post, I think that innovations in shops offer a very attractive image of the brand as they bring many advantages to the consumer as well as convenience, what I liked most is the mention you made about the virtual fitting rooms as this can be very well considered by the public as it generates a great advantage when going to buy clothes, as well as saving time queuing to enter the fitting rooms. I would like to add that it is the shop that I know that more facilities of this type has put in its shops highlighting the robot / machine that puts in your hand the online order that you have made, in my opinion this has some drawbacks since the implementation of such machines causes the elimination of jobs although it saves personnel costs to the company, the good work attention of a worker can never replace a machine and neither a robot.
Anónimo ha dicho que…
In my opinion, regarding clothing stores with artificial technology. In the case of looking at yourself in the changing room and knowing how certain clothes fit you, it seems to me that you will never be so accomplished. At the end of the day, it is something that is very much to be tested physically and very personal. I think that in this aspect an artificial technology is not going to achieve what can be achieved physically and humanly.