In Luxury's Future, It's Personalized Everything - NYT

In his opening keynote, Qiu Yafu, chairman of the Ruyi Fashion Holding Group, predicted that the fashion world would undergo a significant transformation as companies tap big data and other technologies to make consumers the center of what he called the ecosystem rather than at the end of the chain of raw materials, manufacturing, retail and commerce. As a result, he said, concepts like fashion seasons, which dictate design schedules and manufacturing cycles but don't make sense with varying climates and temperatures across the globe, will fade away.

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