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Volatility. Trust. Failure.

Overcoming Fit Volatility leads to Fit Trust. Guess what happens when you don’t overcome it. …

Strength training trends will contribute to Fit Volatility. Here’s how. …

The Bezos Earth Fund announced a $34 million investment towards reinventing what clothes are made of. But that doesn’t guarantee a solution …

There is a $44 billion opportunity hiding in plain sight. Can the apparel business capture it? …

If you are in the apparel business as a brand, retailer, or vendor, you are going to be impacted by Fit Volatility. …

Variation without value is a hidden tax on retailers. And it’s more burdensome than you think. …

GLP-1 is the most visible driver of a structural shift in how customer bodies change; this is called Fit Volatility. The brands …

Don’t confuse being “data-driven” with being smart. …

Retailer-vendor relationships are more transactional than collaborative. And that’s hurting the customer. …

In 2017, we were all jumping for joy. Jumpsuits were having a moment at that time. I was the merch lead for …