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    <description>Tools reshaping garment work: 3D sampling, body scanning, digital printing, lifecycle software and automated cutting, assessed on what they change.</description>
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      <title>Why RFID Took Over the Stockroom, and What It Replaced</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Item-level RFID lifted inventory accuracy from ~65 to the mid-90s percent, per Auburn's RFID Lab — and Walmart's 2020 mandate made the tags unavoidable. The system shift explained.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Maria Garcia</dc:creator>
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      <title>How Item-Level RFID Tags Rewired the Apparel Stockroom</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A passive radio tag sewn into a garment now does what a barcode never could: count an entire rack without a single item leaving the shelf.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:51:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Maria Garcia</dc:creator>
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      <title>Whole-Garment Knitting Produces a Finished Sweater in One Cycle, With Catches</title>
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      <title>Size Recommendation Engines Decide From Data You Already Gave the Retailer</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Lucia Fontaine</dc:creator>
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      <title>Apparel Demand Forecasting Fails Exactly Where Fashion Is Most Fashionable</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Yuna Park</dc:creator>
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      <title>Laser Finishing Replaces Stone Washing&apos;s Water and Chemicals One Finishing Plant at a Time</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CO2 lasers burn whiskers and fades into denim in under two minutes with no water, pumice, or permanganate. How it works, costs, and its limits.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Lucia Fontaine</dc:creator>
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      <title>Machine Vision Now Inspects Fabric at Full Speed, and It Still Misses Like a Human</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Maria Garcia</dc:creator>
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      <title>PLM Software Tracks a Garment From Sketch to Invoice, Line by Auditable Line</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What PLM software really records for a garment: BOM, specs, fit history, costing, orders. How it differs from ERP, what it costs, when you need it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Yuna Park</dc:creator>
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      <title>Digital Textile Printing Costs More Per Meter, and Wins on Everything Else</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Digital textile printing costs more per meter than rotary at volume but wins short runs, sampling speed, and inventory risk. Where the crossover sits.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Automated Cutting Buys Sub-Millimeter Accuracy, but Fabric Waste Hinges on the Marker</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Automated cutting reaches sub-millimeter accuracy, but fabric utilization is set by the marker. What cutting automation saves, costs, and misses.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Maria Garcia</dc:creator>
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      <title>Body Scanning Gave Apparel Real Population Data, and Brands Still Barely Use It</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Body scanning surveys like SizeUSA and SizeUK proved populations vary more than size charts assume. What the data shows and why brands still barely use it.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Yuna Park</dc:creator>
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      <title>3D Sampling Can Shrink Development Calendars, but It Has Not Replaced the Physical Sample</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Lucia Fontaine</dc:creator>
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