Opinion

May 1, 2020

It’s the fashion industry’s moment for tech transformation

Let's be optimistic about the fashion industry's slowdown — it was due a makeover anyway.


Flora Davidson

5 min read

One of the factories SupplyCompass works with.

Over the past month, the famously fast-moving fashion industry has been forced to slow down, or in some cases, come to a screeching halt. 

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