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EssilorLuxottica: Shares on the rise with 'med-tech' in sights

On October 21, 2025, EssilorLuxottica's shares continued their rise on the Paris Stock Exchange, following a surge of nearly +14 percent the previous week. This momentum reflects renewed investor confidence in the Franco-Italian group. It is now perceived as a key player at the intersection of luxury, health and technology. The catalyst was the...

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AI in fashion: H&M’s chief creative officer Jörgen Andersson on the Digital Twin journey

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the fashion industry. While some companies wait and see, others are taking bold steps forward. At H&M, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, Chief Creative Officer Jörgen Andersson is exploring how AI can support creativity, most notably through the creation of digital twins. In this...

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Customers will soon be able to shop Walmart products via ChatGPT

US retail giant Walmart has announced a new partnership with OpenAI, through which it will soon make its products available to shop via AI-driven chatbot, ChatGPT. The move is already being hailed by Walmart executives as a next step in e-commerce, shifting from a static to dynamic experience. “For many years now, e-commerce shopping experiences...

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AI in fashion: How Otrium uses AI for robotics and content creation

AI is rapidly conquering the fashion industry. While one company waits, another leads the way. Outlet platform Otrium uses artificial intelligence both behind the scenes in the warehouse and at the forefront with generative AI content. Co-founder Milan Daniels explains how this makes the company faster, smarter, and more customer-focused. He...

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Claros Technologies raises 10 million USD to accelerate global PFAS destruction technology

Claros Technologies, Inc. (“Claros”), a leader in high-flow PFAS destruction and analytical technologies, has secured 10 million USD in convertible note financing, which it will use to speed up the commercial deployment of its ClarosTechUVnPFAS Destruction System. The funding comes as manufacturers face increasing regulatory pressure,...

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Insights from PwC: The mindset of supply chain managers

Audit firm PwC surveyed 610 supply chain and operations managers about the digital transformation of supply chains. The aim was to identify their priorities and tensions, as the supply chain is still perceived as a cost centre, not a strategic lever. While the "Digital Trends in Opérations Survey 2025" report does not directly address the...

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Desigual embraces artificial intelligence to expand its creative universe and optimise its operations

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the fashion industry has been as rapid as it has been provocative. First came astonishment, then experimentation, and finally, a more critical stage in which many brands are asking themselves: what role do we want to play in a creative ecosystem increasingly mediated by this technology?...

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A Spanish startup launches AI tool to streamline fashion’s creative engine

A new Barcelona-based start-up, Artiso, has emerged with a bold promise: to digitise and accelerate fashion’s most sacred process - creativity itself. With its AI-powered SaaS platform now officially launched, Artiso aims to streamline the end-to-end journey from initial concept to campaign delivery, targeting the inefficiencies that often bog...

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H&M turns to AI ‘digital twins’ in new campaign, as fashion grapples with blurred realities

Fast‑fashion giant H&M has become the latest retailer to put artificial intelligence at the centre of its marketing, releasing a campaign that replaces flesh‑and‑blood models with photorealistic “digital twins” posed against stylised backdrops of cityscapes. The first tranche of images, unveiled on 2 July, forms part of a broader experiment the...

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Mango energises shopping experience: WhatsApp channel and AI stylist

Mango continues its commitment to personalising the shopping experience through increased digitalisation. The company has announced the launch of two new digital tools: a WhatsApp channel and "Mango Stylist", an AI-powered fashion assistant and stylist. These are the latest steps in Mango's strategic "Plan 4E", presented in early March 2024. The...

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Altri strengthens its expansion in sustainable textiles with acquisition of AeoniQ

Portugal-based Altri, a producer of sustainably certified cellulosic fibres, is making a significant move into the textile industry by acquiring a majority stake in AeoniQ, a Swiss firm backed by the HeiQ group. This acquisition includes a capital increase and marks a decisive step in Altri’s diversification strategy. For several years, Altri...

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Google buys stake in Gentle Monster as it eyes entry into fashionable wearables

Anyone thinking wearable technology was a trend gone by, Google just acquired a 4 percent stake in South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster, marking its most fashion-conscious foray yet into the smart glasses race. The deal, valued at approximately 107.3 million euros, positions the tech giant alongside Meta in vying for dominance in the...