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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