An Hermes store in Paris. (Photo: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images)

In 2017, the luxury business was marked by technology-driven disruption, a recovering global economy, and the narratives of the consumer ?experience? and ?transformation? economies. What can we expect in 2018"
A-commerce
Automation has impacted numerous areas of the economy and society such as finance and transportation. The luxury business is no exception. With automated commerce, more advanced algorithms in retail business and smarter devices will mean outsourcing some of the fashion experience for the affluent consumer for whom time is the ultimate luxury, or the forward-thinking shopper who wants to be the trendsetter.
There are always aspects of the fashion experience one would not mind forgoing in order to savor the truly enjoyable parts. A-commerce is set to take care of the nitty-gritty of the fashion experience like searching, purchasing, organizing, and styling.
An employee looks at the monitor of a computerized cutting machine inside the design center at the Shima Seiki Manufacturing headquarters in Wakayama, Japan, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Shima Seiki is one of the top global suppliers of advanced knitting machines, which create seamless and other clothing for brands from Prada and Giorgio Armani to Fast Retailing Co.?s Uniqlo. (Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg)

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