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The paradox of choice. Why made-to-order might not solve the fashion industry's problems

Written by Jessica Pallant, Lecturer in Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology

It's tempting to design your own shoes, but it takes time.Shutterstock

How could you go from winning awards for “Store Design of The Year” and “Best Shoe Ever” to selling nothing?

In 2009 the Australian startup Shoes of Prey set out to make exactly the shoes its customers wanted. Customers could pick the designs, sizes and...

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Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana
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The Importance of Accurate Commercial Property Valuation for Business Financing
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Resouro Strategic Metals Inc commences trading on the ASX
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Ethnic Eating - Trending Cuisine in Melbourne
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Workplace DMs, Reinvented: Deputy Messaging, Purpose-Built For Shift-Based Teams

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Revolutionizing Fulfillment: How Virtual Warehousing is Changing the Game?

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SME lender Dynamoney welcomes new CEO, Brett Thomas

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The cost of ignoring AI governance in business

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Quickli launches new SMSF product as free beta for limited time only

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Portable Monitors for Coding and Programming Students

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