Third Wave Fashion // SEPTEMBER 2013 // THE BIG SEPTEMBER ISSUE | Page 10
SHOPIFY AIMS TO SEAMLESSLY LINK
ONLINE + OFFLINE
Shopify, the online storefront for thousands of retailers including
Tesla and Crossfit, has rolled out a retail point of sale solution for
clients. Using iPads for terminals, the addition provides the final
link for online and offline physical store locations, providing a
way to smoothly share inventory information and important
operational data. - TechCrunch
AMAZON TO MANAGE MAGAZINE
SUBSCRIPTIONS
VFILES BRINGS EMERGING DESIGNERS
OFFLINE
Condé Nast has partnered with Amazon, allowing the online
retailer the ability to handle print and digital subscriptions of
titles under the publishing umbrella. Consumers will be able
to use their Amazon account to sign up for and renew
magazine subscriptions, joining the antiquated magazine
insert card method still in use. - Business of Fashion
Fashion site VFiles has planned a user generated fashion
show for Fashion Week this year. ree designers from the
site’s community will feature their works and sell pieces
aerwards at VFile’s Soho store as well as online. - Business
of Fashion
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY GEAR SMARTWATCH TO LAUNCH
e Galaxy Gear smartwatch by Samsung is gearing up to be revealed September 4th in
Berlin. e wearable tech gear will be powered by Android as an accessory to the current
Samsung phone offering rather than a stand-alone phone replacement. (More about this in
next month’s issue.) - TechCrunch
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