Digital and Tech

Futurologist Shivvy Jervis, founder of innovation consultancy FutureScape 248, looks into the future for retail leaders.  

The year is already shaping up to be an interesting one in UK multichannel fashion: several trends are developing, and new technologies are emerging on the horizon. 

Digital trends in fashion retail can be gimmicky and fleeting, but in 2019 retailers will recognise the practical role new technologies can play. 

Alibaba and JD.com remain prominent, but  several other platforms are making big inroads into the world’s biggest ecommerce market. Drapers investigates China’s emerging online leaders.

Last week Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com announced it has renewed its sponsorship of the British Fashion Council (BFC)/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund.

Online men’s marketplace Opumo is using a cash injection and a new loyalty scheme to grab the attention of “Henry”, its high-earning target customer.

Fashion and lifestyle etailer Zalando has unveiled ambitious plans to double in size by 2020. Drapers takes a closer look at how it expects to achieve this growth.

Drapers speaks to Giulio Xiloyannis, chief operating officer of Zalora, to find out how brand exclusivity and next-day delivery by canoe fuels its ecommerce dominance of the south-east Asian market.

Discover some tips and practical examples of how brands and retailers – large and small – are already making the most of Instagram’s new Shopping update.

As the fashion retail industry gets ready for Drapers Digital Festival, some of the keynote speakers share their tactics for improving customer engagement.