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FaceCake: A Personalized Shopping Experience

A while back, we blogged about Intel’s Magic Mirror. Now, here’s a related new type of technology from FaceCake. FaceCake Marketing Technologies, Inc. has developed a personalized interactive Visual Demonstration System (VDS) that enables shoppers to “manipulate their own images, with … Continue reading

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lululemon: 2013 International Retailer of the Year

As the retailer says at it Web site: “Founded in Vancouver BC in 1998, the first lululemon shared its retail space with a yoga studio. We’ve been growing ever since, and our technical yoga and run clothes are now available … Continue reading

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The Founder of Zara: The Third-Richest Man in the World

Who is Amancio Ortega Gaona? He is one of the most reclusive billionaires in the world and the founder of the wildly popular Zara apparel chain (part of his Inditex Group). Let’s learn more about him. As reported by Vivienne Walt … Continue reading

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