Phygital Fashion Shops

Afterpay & AFC Made an Experiential Retail Space for Four Emerging Brands

The work of four up-and-coming Australian brands can now be appreciated at a new phygital fashion shop opened by Afterpay teamed up with the Australian Fashion Council (AFC.) The Edit Collection leverages new technologies such as eTale Bluetooth chip tags for real-time product tracking and interactive smart mirrors with gesture-controlled screens.

This new new eTale Bluetooth chip tag is designed to deliver analytics to brands on the products that are the most tried and sold, so that further data-driven solutions can be implemented. At the phygital store, shoppers can experience Bondi Born, My General Store, First Nations Fashion and Design and Esse Studio in a hybrid retail location that offers the best features of online and offline shopping.

Phygital Fashion Shops
Emerging brands are leveraging eTale Bluetooth chip tags and interactive smart mirrors to create a seamless online-offline shopping experience.
Real-time Product Tracking
The new eTale Bluetooth chip tags provide brands with real-time analytics on the most popular products, creating opportunities for data-driven solutions.
Gesture-controlled Screens
Interactive smart mirrors with gesture-controlled screens offer a unique and engaging shopping experience for customers.

Where This Applies

Fashion
The fashion industry can leverage new technologies such as eTale Bluetooth chip tags and interactive smart mirrors to create innovative in-store experiences.
Retail
Retailers can use real-time product tracking data to optimize their inventory management and enhance the customer experience.
Technology
The development of eTale Bluetooth chip tags and interactive smart mirrors demonstrates the potential for technology to transform the retail industry.
SCORE
6.3 out of 10
GENDER
30% Men70% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 85%
Activity 92%
Freshness 11%

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