Every year on the first Monday of May, the most photographed steps in fashion belong to the Met Gala. The looks that climb them take months to build. Human stylists decide what gets worn, how it fits the theme and what story it tells. For...
Fashion brands are facing faster trend cycles and rising pressure to design, produce and personalize at the speed of consumer demand. Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the center of that shift, powering everything from creative workflows to the digital experiences shoppers interact with. At...
Online personal styling service Stitch Fix continued to add digital and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools during the latest quarter, aiming to reinforce its shopping experience that includes both human stylists and an app that gets to know the customer via a styling quiz. “Our strong...
Online commerce firm eBay is acquiring Tise, a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) second-hand fashion marketplace based in Norway. The deal is designed to bolster eBay’s C2C position, the company said in its announcement Monday (Sept. 22). Terms of the acquisition were not released. “Tise’s social-first, highly intuitive platform will...
January 27, 2025
Personalization has long been the holy grail of retail, with brands seeking to tailor the shopping experience to each customer’s unique needs and preferences. And you can’t spell “personalization in retail” without the two letters “A” and “I” — as in artificial intelligence. “AI has been part of our journey since day one,” Noah Zamansky, […]
December 11, 2024
Will Macy’s Bold New Chapter strategy be enough to save the iconic company and return it to profitable growth? Macy’s is facing a challenging period marked by declining sales, changing...
April 10, 2024
In the latest edition of “The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report: High-Income Consumers Lead Surprising New Data on Side Hustles,” PYMNTS Intelligence explored a variety of methods U.S. consumers pursue to pick up...
January 16, 2024
Is it a case of normalization, inflation, or simply a need for brands and retailers to put in extra effort to connect with consumers, particularly those who could become lifelong...
August 23, 2026
Walmart is reportedly rolling out a new line of clothing to court younger consumers. The retailer’s Scenario brand is set to debut this week, with most items costing under $25 as Walmart seeks to appeal to its core of discount shoppers and regain ground from Amazon, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 23). […]
September 24, 2025
Online personal styling service Stitch Fix continued to add digital and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools during the latest quarter, aiming to reinforce its shopping experience that includes both human stylists...
September 22, 2025
Online commerce firm eBay is acquiring Tise, a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) second-hand fashion marketplace based in Norway. The deal is designed to bolster eBay’s C2C position, the company said in its announcement Monday...
September 11, 2025
Rent the Runway is continuing to roll out new personalized recommendations and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enhancements as part of a wide-ranging transformation of its fashion subscription, rental and resale platform....
