Future Priorities for Design, Branding, Marketing and Retail

Courtney Chrimes is Lecturer of Digital Fashion Marketing in the Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, UK.Rosy Boardman is Reader of Fashion Business in the Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, UK.T C Melewar is Professor of Marketing and Strategy in the Business School, Middlesex University London, UK.Charles Dennis is Professor of Digital Marketing in the Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, UK.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to the Future Priorities for Design, Branding, Marketing and Retail: The Era of Technology and Sustainability; Courtney Chrimes, Rosy Boardman, T C Melewar, and Charles DennisChapter 2. Sustainable Fashion Product Development: Challenges and Innovations; Rachel Parker-Strak Chapter 3. The Impact of AI and 3D Digital Tools on Fashion Product Development; Charlene Gallery, Courtney Chrimes, and Amrit Bath Chapter 4. Technical Garment-Fit Innovation as Sustainable Design and Manufacture; Clare Richardson Chapter 5. Extending the Social Brand Activism Framework: A Comprehensive Exploration of Regressive Brand Activism – Definition, Dimensions and Manifestations; Pratibha Ram Chapter 6. Metaverse Fashion Week: A Costly Fad or a Future Worth Investing in?; Darya Badiei Khorsand, Daniella Ryding, and Gianpaolo Vignali Chapter 7. Not Just a Chat: Transforming the Luxury Fashion Shopping Experience through AI Chatbots; Eddie Ruofei Chen Chapter 8. Navigating the Notion of Sustainability for Textile and Fashion Marketing through Indigenous Knowledge (Study Case: Baduy Tribe, Indonesia); Asyifa R. Jiniputri, Claudia E. Henninger, Jane Wood, and Lei Zeng Chapter 9. Addressing the Era of Sustainability in Fashion Marketing Higher Education: A Radical Proposal for Change; Fiona Velez-Colby and Jo Conlon Chapter 10. The Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Education within the Context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); Yao Yao and Ziqing Wang Chapter 11. Designing for Circular Economy: Sustainable Fashion Retail Practices in the Digital Era; Walter Chipambwa and Edlight Mutungwe Chapter 12. The Resale Revolution: How Do Digitalisation, Consumption and Sustainability Intersect in Clothing Recommerce?; Katherine Duffy

More than ever, technology drives and transforms the future of business, and especially design, branding and marketing. This book is very timely and an excellent source for exploring this transformation in the context of retailing through valuable research and insight.