IFF Innovators Club Conclave
This master class for Sourcing, Design, Product Development and Merchandising professionals in fashion retail aims to provide advanced insights, specialized knowledge, and practical skills to empower professionals in sourcing, design, product development, and merchandising roles within the fashion industry, enabling them to navigate challenges and drive innovation in their respective domains.
The master class will be held by 6 industry experts to cover various advanced and specialized topics including:
- Sourcing Strategies and Global Supply Chain Management
- Design Innovation and Trends
- Product Development Excellence
- Merchandising Strategies and Retail Analytics
- Omnichannel Integration and Retail Technologies
- Collaboration and Cross-Functional Synergy
- Leadership and Change Management
- Global Market Dynamics
- Case Studies and Best Practices
- Future Trends and Industry Forecasting
Fashion 2024 & Beyond: Adapting To Changing Innovation Dynamics
The ability of fashion businesses to endure and thrive in the face of still competition and changing market dynamics is all about adapting to innovation, customer-centricity, and strategic planning. The correlation between high-performing fashion businesses and product innovation is undeniable. A most important future trend in fashion innovation may be collaboration. Nike x Tiffany & Co, Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga, and Adidas x Gucci are some examples – of how strategic collaborations can work in the business of fashion?
A session – Left And Right Brain: Creativity + Logic – aims to bring Design & Business Heads together to brainstorm how fashion companies can devise strategies to drive innovation to remain competitive, meet evolving consumer expectations, and stay ahead of the race.
Another session titled Why We Buy – What We Buy? with fashion buyers and fashion retailers from across India will immensely help brands understand buyers motivations and tailor their offerings, marketing strategies, and customer experiences to meet the diverse needs and preferences of buyers in the fashion retail landscape, while Changing Lifestyles & The Impact On Clothing Needs will discuss fashion after athleisure and the new mainstream, sustainable fashion.
Innovation Presentations
IFF 2024 will also host an exciting Innovators Club Roundtable, which boasts an electrifying line-up of best-in-class fashion product design, development, buying and merchandising professionals from fashion brands and retail companies. The session promises unique narrations of spectacular innovation on new products, new category evolutions, marketing strategies and new launches.
Fashion Innovation & Sustainability
Fashion Innovation and Sustainability, two increasingly intertwined concepts within the fashion industry, will also be thoroughly dissected in a session of the same name with domain experts discussing key elements including:
- Innovation in Sustainable Materials
- Circular Fashion and Design
- Innovation Technology for Sustainable Practices
- Transparency and Traceability
- Sustainable Retail Models
- Consumer Engagement and Awareness
- Stakeholders
- Collaborations
- Regenerative Practices
- Sustainable Fashion as a Standard
The discussion will encompass a wide array of strategies, technologies, and approaches aimed at mitigating environmental impact, fostering ethical practices, and reshaping the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future.
IMAGES Fashion Awards Success Stories
India Fashion Forum will culminate in a grand awards ceremony which will see a host of brands and retailers being felicitated in various fields including Retail Design Concept with an Effective Communication & Retail Strategy – Store Design & VM Store Launches, New Brand Stores, Concept Stores, Flagship Stores.
Brands that have adopted innovations in the value chain, distribution and retail channels will also be recognized as brands that have remarkable sustainability, ESG and CSR initiatives.
Brands and retailers who practice diversity and inclusion Inclusive Size Representation, Adaptive Fashion for Disabilities, Cultural Diversity, and Gender Inclusivity – will also be recognized, as will be those who have innovative marketing and campaigns (including social media and digital marketing) and branding ideas and solutions which led to market expansion, increased consumer connect and footfall resulting in increased sales and profitability.
