By Marissa Verallis. What Affect Does Technology Have on the Fashion Industry? Technology enhances...

What Affect Does Technology Have on the Fashion Industry?

By Marissa Verallis

What Affect Does Technology Have on the Fashion

Industry?

• Technology enhances the Fashion Industry through communication and visual enhancements

• Technology hinders the Fashion Industry through the ability to plagiarize and isolation

Seeing Trends Faster..

Inspired by Street Wear..

Online Shopping.. • New platform to gain revenue

• Allows the company to hire less employees

Online Shopping Increasing..

Revenue Increase Due to Online Sales..

Increase More Than

10%

Increase 0-10%

Flat Rate Decrease 0-10%

Decrease More Than

10%

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Online Shopping..

• Need for stores is reduced• Less employees means less jobs

Modern Technology Allows us to be Isolated..

• Soon be able to work 100% at home• Therefore fashion is less necessary

Isolation Survey..

YesNo

Knockoffs and Copying..

Technology DOES hurt the Fashion Industry

Works Cited..• http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/108

7-Chart-of-the-Week-58-Percent-of-Retailers-Saw-Online-Sales-Increase-in-Q1-2009

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