Fashion retailing – past, present and future

Helen McCormick, Jo Cartwright, Patsy Perry, Liz Barnes, Samantha Lynch, Gemma Ball

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    Abstract

    This issue of Textile Progress reviews the way that fashion retailing has developed as a result of the application of the World Wide Web and information and communications technology (ICT) by fashion-retail companies. The review therefore first considers how fashion retailing has evolved, analysing retail formats, global strategies, emerging and developing economies, and the factors that are threatening and driving growth in the fashion-retail market. The second part of the review considers the emergence of omni-channel retailing, analysing how retail has progressed and developed since the adoption of the Internet and how ICT initiatives such as mobile commerce (m-commerce), digital visualisation online, and in-store and self-service technologies have been proven to support the progression and expansion of fashion retailing. The paper concludes with recommendations on future research opportunities for gaining a better understanding of the impacts of ICT and omni-channel retailing, through which it may be possible to increase and develop knowledge and understanding of the way the sector is developing and provide fresh impetus to an already-innovative and competitive industry.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)227-321
    Number of pages95
    JournalTextile Progress
    Volume46
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2014

    Keywords

    • fashion, retailing

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