Phia Raises $35 Million Series A
The round values the Phoebe Gates-co-founded price-comparison platform at $185 million.

Shoppers arriving at e-commerce sites from ChatGPT are less likely to buy than those coming through other channels, but the gap is closing.

Shoppers arriving at e-commerce sites from ChatGPT are less likely to buy than those coming through other channels, but the gap is closing.

The intimates brand said it’s sticking to real people, breaking from the growing number of brands using AI for content, while OpenAI’s new checkout within ChatGPT and its Sora 2 video app are set to have implications for fashion businesses.

The intimates brand said it’s sticking to real people, breaking from the growing number of brands using AI for content, while OpenAI’s new checkout within ChatGPT and its Sora 2 video app are set to have implications for fashion businesses.

At The Business of Fashion’s roundtable in Milan, executive members and the editorial team explored how fashion businesses are approaching the rapidly evolving, often mysterious and sometimes controversial topic of generative AI.

At The Business of Fashion’s roundtable in Milan, executive members and the editorial team explored how fashion businesses are approaching the rapidly evolving, often mysterious and sometimes controversial topic of generative AI.

Benoît Pagotto, who co-founded the virtual fashion platform RTFKT that Nike acquired in 2021 and shuttered last year, passed away earlier this month, friends and associates confirmed.

Benoît Pagotto, who co-founded the virtual fashion platform RTFKT that Nike acquired in 2021 and shuttered last year, passed away earlier this month, friends and associates confirmed.

BoF highlights 17 AI-powered startups that have raised more than $400 million in the last five years by offering design, operation and shopping services that promise to help brands and retailers reduce costs and increase innovation.

BoF highlights 17 AI-powered startups that have raised more than $400 million in the last five years by offering design, operation and shopping services that promise to help brands and retailers reduce costs and increase innovation.

A new class of AI-powered shopping platforms is launching agents that can shop on consumers’ behalf. But they'll have to compete with big tech players in the race to get the average consumer to use the technology.

A new class of AI-powered shopping platforms is launching agents that can shop on consumers’ behalf. But they'll have to compete with big tech players in the race to get the average consumer to use the technology.

CaaStle pulled off one of the biggest financial heists in recent tech history, according to the SEC and DOJ. The company’s embattled CEO says there’s more to the story.

CaaStle pulled off one of the biggest financial heists in recent tech history, according to the SEC and DOJ. The company’s embattled CEO says there’s more to the story.

The video-sharing app — and one of fashion’s favourite marketing channels — may soon have new owners, while Meta and Ray-Ban reveal their new high-tech glasses and more brands turn to AI for marketing.

The video-sharing app — and one of fashion’s favourite marketing channels — may soon have new owners, while Meta and Ray-Ban reveal their new high-tech glasses and more brands turn to AI for marketing.

The industry’s top decision makers may know all the AI buzzwords, but too many are lacking fundamental knowledge about how the most consequential technology in a decade actually works.

The industry’s top decision makers may know all the AI buzzwords, but too many are lacking fundamental knowledge about how the most consequential technology in a decade actually works.

Hosted at Hotel Chelsea by BoF and Vêtir founder Kate Davidson Hudson, guests included designers Prabal Gurung, Paul Andrew, Jonathan Simkhai and Jennifer Fisher, entrepreneurs Desirée Rogers, Nancy Twine and Tina Craig, fashion insiders Rachel Zoe, Jessel Taank and Sherri McMullen, and executives from Versace, Amazon and Snapchat.

Hosted at Hotel Chelsea by BoF and Vêtir founder Kate Davidson Hudson, guests included designers Prabal Gurung, Paul Andrew, Jonathan Simkhai and Jennifer Fisher, entrepreneurs Desirée Rogers, Nancy Twine and Tina Craig, fashion insiders Rachel Zoe, Jessel Taank and Sherri McMullen, and executives from Versace, Amazon and Snapchat.

The breakout eyewear’s next release comes with an internal display digitally overlaid on the wearer’s field of view that lets users read texts, watch video and get turn-by-turn navigation.

The breakout eyewear’s next release comes with an internal display digitally overlaid on the wearer’s field of view that lets users read texts, watch video and get turn-by-turn navigation.

Executive Members are invited to join BoF’s executive editor Brian Baskin, special reports editor Marc Bain and Milan correspondent Eric Sylvers for an informal breakfast discussing how to approach the rapidly evolving, often mysterious and sometimes controversial topic of generative AI.

Executive Members are invited to join BoF’s executive editor Brian Baskin, special reports editor Marc Bain and Milan correspondent Eric Sylvers for an informal breakfast discussing how to approach the rapidly evolving, often mysterious and sometimes controversial topic of generative AI.
The round values the Phoebe Gates-co-founded price-comparison platform at $185 million.
The long-awaited deal to transfer parts of TikTok’s US operations to American investors secures the app’s future and avoids a nationwide ban.
The Chinese e-commerce giant plans to link its flagship online shopping and travel services to its AI app in a bid to build a one-stop AI platform for consumers.
The companies are discussing potentially doubling production capacity for their AI-powered smart glasses as demand surges for the Ray-Ban Meta frames.
The British sportswear retailer is enabling ‘one-click purchases’ through AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, beginning in the US.
The AI-powered e-commerce software provider is valued at $100 million with its latest funding round.
Marcel Härtlein, who was most recently head of digital and IT at crystal maker and Aura member Lalique, will focus on expanding the group’s global membership.
The sale came roughly a year after the virtual sneaker and fashion brand ceased operations.