As of the latest State of Fashion analysis by BoF and McKinsey, digital product creation and virtual sampling are now among the top technology priorities for apparel brands seeking margin and speed gains, particularly in product-intense categories like intimates. For …
As of 2024, US online apparel orders see an average return rate of around one in four, with Coresight Research estimating 24.4% for the category, driven largely by fit and sizing issues rather than product defects. At the same time, …
As of 2026, analysts estimate that the average online apparel return rate sits around 30% in key markets, with poor fit and sizing uncertainty driving a large share of those returns. At the same time, the global 3D e-commerce segment …
As of late 2024, McKinsey’s State of Fashion analysis highlights that data and AI across the value chain are now a primary lever to address structural overproduction, with around 40% of garments planned never being sold globally. Today, digital product …
As of late 2024, The Business of Fashion and McKinsey’s State of Fashion analysis reports that brands and retailers are aggressively shifting spend toward digital product creation, virtual assortments, and data-driven merchandising to reduce inventory risk and shorten order cycles. …
As of the 2023 edition of The State of Fashion report, digital product creation and 3D workflows are cited as one of the clearest levers for brands seeking faster development cycles and better margins across categories, including home-related textiles. In …
As of 2024, North Carolina State University reported that generative AI use in fashion was already spreading across design, product development, and digital shopping, which is a useful signal for what large brands now expect from their 3D stack. In …