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5 Ways Retailers Can Gain an Edge Using Data

Given the amount of data fashion businesses are able to collect these days, it can be hard to pick out the information that matters. BoF spoke with brands and industry experts about the best ways to find the signal amid the noise.
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Fashion is looking to data for smarter insights. (Shutterstock)

If a retailer has stores in two nearby cities, does it help to know that it’s expected to be a single degree hotter in one city than the other around the time of an upcoming sale?

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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