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1 May 4, 2017 Deborah Weinswig, Managing Director, Fung Global Retail & Technology [email protected] US: 917.655.6790 HK: 852.6119.1779 CN: 86.186.1420.3016 Copyright © 2017 The Fung Group. All rights reserved. Notes from May’s Breakfast with the Disruptors, Featuring Fashion Tech Companies 1) On May 2, Fung Global Retail & Technology hosted its latest installment in the Breakfast with the Disruptors series, featuring eight startups in the fashion tech sector. The event, attended by more than 200 guests, took place at Global Brands Group’s impressive new Innovation Lab in the Empire State Building in New York City. 2) The breakfast was sponsored by product-label solutions company Avery Dennison and charity Dignity U Wear, which provides clothing to people in need. The event included a startup pitch competition judged by executives from Avery Dennison, Grace Beauty Capital and Global Brands Group. 3) Startups Air Tailor, Awear Solutions, Everywear, Furnishr, Mirror That Look, Nineteenth Amendment, Smartzer and Ziel showcased a variety of innovative tech- powered solutions for retail. 4) While the judges deliberated, Fung Global Retail & Technology Managing Director Deborah Weinswig gave a presentation on the retail revolution that is under way in the US and the top eight global retail trends that are currently impacting the industry. 5) In a surprise outcome, two of the presenting startups—Everywear and Furnishr— tied for the winning spot, and both will receive a cash prize provided by Avery Dennison and Global Brands Group. On May 2, Fung Global Retail & Technology hosted its latest installment in the Breakfast with the Disruptors series, featuring eight promising startups in the fashion tech sector. The event was held at Global Brands Group’s new Innovation Lab in the Empire State Building, and more than 200 attendees packed the room.

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Notes from May’s Breakfast with the Disruptors, Featuring Fashion Tech Companies

1) OnMay2,FungGlobalRetail&TechnologyhosteditslatestinstallmentintheBreakfastwiththeDisruptorsseries,featuringeightstartupsinthefashiontechsector.Theevent,attendedbymorethan200guests,tookplaceatGlobalBrandsGroup’simpressivenewInnovationLabintheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYorkCity.

2) Thebreakfastwassponsoredbyproduct-labelsolutionscompanyAveryDennisonandcharityDignityUWear,whichprovidesclothingtopeopleinneed.TheeventincludedastartuppitchcompetitionjudgedbyexecutivesfromAveryDennison,GraceBeautyCapitalandGlobalBrandsGroup.

3) StartupsAirTailor,AwearSolutions,Everywear,Furnishr,MirrorThatLook,NineteenthAmendment,SmartzerandZielshowcasedavarietyofinnovativetech-poweredsolutionsforretail.

4) Whilethejudgesdeliberated,FungGlobalRetail&TechnologyManagingDirectorDeborahWeinswiggaveapresentationontheretailrevolutionthatisunderwayintheUSandthetopeightglobalretailtrendsthatarecurrentlyimpactingtheindustry.

5) Inasurpriseoutcome,twoofthepresentingstartups—EverywearandFurnishr—tiedforthewinningspot,andbothwillreceiveacashprizeprovidedbyAveryDennisonandGlobalBrandsGroup.

OnMay2,FungGlobalRetail&TechnologyhosteditslatestinstallmentintheBreakfastwiththeDisruptorsseries,featuringeightpromisingstartupsinthefashiontechsector.TheeventwasheldatGlobalBrandsGroup’snewInnovationLabintheEmpireStateBuilding,andmorethan200attendeespackedtheroom.

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Followingopeningremarks,DeborahWeinswig,ManagingDirectorofFungGlobalRetail&Technology,introducedtheevent’ssponsorsandthejudgesforthepitchcompetition.Then,leadersoftheeightstartupseachgaveafour-minutepitchpresentation,followedbyatwo-minuteQ&Asession.Whilethejudgesdeliberatedoverwhichstartupwouldbeawardeda$2,500cashprizefromsponsorAveryDennison,WeinswiggaveabriefpresentationontheretailrevolutioncurrentlyunderwayintheUSandthetopeightglobalretailtrendsthatareimpactingtheindustry.Thepitchcompetitionendedwithasurprise,withtwostartups—EverywearandFurnishr—tyingforthewinningspot(asecondprizewascontributedbyGlobalBrandsGroup).

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TheSponsorsTheeventwassponsoredbyAveryDennisonandDignityUWear.

AveryDennisonisaglobalsupplierofpressure-sensitivelabelandfunctionalmaterialsandlabelingsolutionsforapparel.Thecompany’sapplicationsandtechnologiesareanintegralpartofproductsusedineverymajorindustry.Withoperationsinmorethan50countriesandmorethan25,000employeesworldwide,AveryDennisonservescustomersintheconsumerpackaging,graphicaldisplay,logistics,apparel,industrialandhealthcareindustries.HeadquarteredinGlendale,California,thecompanyreportedsalesof$6.1billionin2016.

DignityUWearhelpspeopleinneedbyprovidingnew,size-specificclothingtopartnernonprofitsocialserviceagenciesandschooldistricts,withafocusonchildren,familiesincrisis,thehomelessandveterans.Theorganizationalsoaimstohelpcreatecommunitieswhereallpeopleareabletolivewithdignityintimesofadversity,andtotouchtheheartsofthoseinneedtocreateabridgethatwilltakeindividualsfromalifeofdespairtobecomingaproductivememberofsociety.

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TheJudgesKathrynCavanaugh,Partner,GraceBeautyCapital,aprivatefamilyofficethatinvestsinemergingdigitalbrandsandconsumerandretailtechnologycompanies

JasonRabin,President,NorthAmerica&ChiefMerchandisingOfficer,GlobalBrandsGroup,aleadingglobalbrandedfashionaccessories,footwearandapparelcompany

JulieVargas,Director,ProductManagement,DigitalSolutions,AveryDennison

SummaryofDeborahWeinswig’sPresentation:TheUSRetailRevolutionandTopEightGlobalRetailTrendsWhilethejudgesdeliberatedoverwhichstartupwouldwinthepitchcompetition,WeinswiggaveapresentationontherevolutionthatisunderwayintheUSretailenvironmentandthetopeightglobalretailtrends.Highlightsincluded:

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USRetailRevolution1. ARetailRevolutionIsHappening:StoreOpeningsandClosures• Storeclosurescontinuetoexceedstoreopenings

• USmajorstoreopeningsfavordollarstoresandoff-priceretailers

2. All-ChannelUniverseWillRequireAdaptation• Retailersshouldviewtheshoppingexperienceastheircustomersdo,asoneall-

encompassingexperience,notassomethingthatoccursviaseparatechannelsanddevices

TopEightGlobalRetailTrends1. CorporateInnovationIstheNewR&D• Retailersandbrandsareshowinggrowinginterestininvestinginformalinnovation

teamsordedicatedinnovationcenters

• TheIsraeltechstartupsceneisboomingandAsiaisemergingasatopinnovationhub

2. TheStoreasaPlatform• Retailersserveasapotentialhubforcustomerstoone-stopshopforproductsand

services

• Retailersandbrandscanleverageonlineandin-storeservicestodrivetraffictostores

3. WellnessastheNewLuxury• Consumersareplacingmorevalueonhealthandwellnessthanon“things”

• Globalretailersarelaunchingdedicatedathleisureandwellnessspaces

4. ConsumersWanttobePartofaCommunity• Consumerswanttobeconnectedtootherswithwhomtheyhavesomethingin

common

• Retailersareaimingtocreatestoreswithabiggerpurpose

• Festivalsareawayforbrandstoconnectwithconsumersandbuildacommunityoffollowers

5. PersonalizationandCustomization• Theglobalpersonalizedgiftmarketisforecasttogrowata9%-plusCAGRbetween

2016and2021,accordingtoTechnavio• Brandsreachhighlevelsofengagementwhenconsumersareabletocreateone-

of-a-kindpiecesthatshowcasetheircreativity

6. ResaleIsThrivingWhileRetailIsStruggling• USapparelresale(onlineandoffline)isan$18billionindustry,andThredUP

estimatesitwillreach$33billionby2021

• Consumersarechoosingaccessoverownership

7. DemographicsSuggestanOpportunityinPlus-SizeApparel• Theplus-sizeapparelmarketisunderserved

• AccordingtoTheNPDGroup,approximately65%ofwomenintheUSwearasize14orhigher

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8. SilverEconomy:TheAgingPopulationWillImpactRetail• Theseniorpopulationisgrowingacrosstheglobe

• Inretail,silvers’needsanddesiresdifferfromthoseofothergenerations;inJapan,retailersareaccommodatingsilversbymakingshoppingmoreconvenientandappealing

ThePresentingFashionTechStartupsAirTailorisanon-demandclothingalterationandrepairservicethatprovidesconsumerswithanaffordableandconvenienttailoringexperience.Throughanextensivenetworkoftailors,AirTailorpartnerswithretailerstoprovideflexibleandscalablealterationservices.

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AwearSolutionscreatedamobileappthathelpsfashioncompaniesunderstandproductusagepost-purchaseandengagewithconsumersinrealtime.Thesolutionreliesonadigitalchipembeddedingarments.TheAwearmobileappallowsconsumerstoberewardedforwearingtheirpurchasedapparelandtoreceivetargetedpromotions.

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EverywearisaB2Bsoftwareplatformthatpartnerswithbrandsandretailerstoofferpersonalizedstylingservices.Everywear’sbackendplugsintoretailers’databases,collectinguserpreferencesandpurchasedatathatisusedtooffercustomizedoutfitsandproductrecommendations.

Furnishrisaninteriordesignandhome-furnishingplatformthatmakesfurnishingspacesconvenientandaffordable.Itswebsiteprovideseverythingfrominteriordesigntodeliveryandassemblyservices.Onceacustomerpurchasesaroomdesign,allfurnitureanddécoritemswillbedeliveredandassembled.

MirrorThatLookusesartificialintelligence-poweredvisualsearchtechnologyforfashiongoodsthatenablesconsumerstogetreal-time,shop-the-lookresultsandcomparepricesacrossbrandsandretailers.Thetechnologydetectsallofthestyleelementsofanoutfitinaphotoorvideoandshowstheusermatchingproductsfrombrandsandretailers.

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NineteenthAmendmentisanon-demandmarketplaceandproductiontoolforbrandsanddesignersthatallowsthemtopre-selldesigns,testdesigns,gathershopperfeedbackandworkwithateamofsmall-batchmanufacturerstoproducepieces.

SmartzerisaB2Binteractivevideoplatformdesignedtomakevideothatisclickable,shoppableandinteractivefromlookbooks,catwalksandotherfashioncontent.Userscansimplyclickortouchitemstheyseeonthescreentorevealmoreinformationaboutproductsandaddthemtoashoppingwishlist.

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Zielisane-commerceplatformthatcreateson-demand,private-labelactivewearforlifestylebrands.Brandssignup,andZielhandlesdesign,production,inventorymanagement,onlineandofflinesales,andcustomerpayments.

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TheFungGlobalRetail&TechnologyteamlooksforwardtohostingmoreBreakfastwiththeDisruptorseventsinthenearfuture.

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