The Digital Consumer Behavior 2.0 report by Avery Dennison and GWI explores digital consumer behavior and how technology, rising cost of living crisis, and changing consumer sentiment are transforming the fashion marketplace The report examines consumer priorities and expectations, but also what information they desire to have from brands. The data are very interesting...

Why more and more brands are connecting their products? Fashion, luxury, sports, and casualwear companies are rapidly adopting smart tagging solutions for their products. Leading brands, including Armani, Versace, Nike, Diesel, and Zara, have already implemented this technology. Many are deploying solutions across their entire product portfolios, driven by consumer demand for product transparency,...

As brands adopt digital IDs and product passports to support traceability, consumer engagement and sustainability strategies, it’s essential to put in place measures to ensure their security. Simply because a product’s ID is digital and unique to each individual product doesn’t mean that it’s secure and its ID can be robustly authenticated. The pitfalls...

The essential features that Connected Products and Digital Product Passports can’t go without As brands adopt digital IDs and product passports to support their traceability, consumer engagement and sustainability strategies, it is essential that they also put in place measures to ensure their security. Simply because a product’s ID is digital and unique to...

Consumers are increasingly more concerned about wanting to buy authentic products. As increasing numbers of brands adopt digital IDs and markers to offer authentication services to their consumers, connected product technology is changing the consumer's perception of what’s genuine and what are the new symbols of authenticity. Decoding authenticity in the era of connected products In the...

Digital IDs and Digital Product Passports do not automatically convey a product with the ability to be securely authenticated, and can even leave brands exposed to significant and often unseen risks. In this article, we will outline what it takes to deliver secure Digital ID implementations and reveal the hazards of underestimating security and...

 Let’s learn from history’s greatest cases of false identity. Certilogo founder and CEO, Michele Casucci’s speech delivered at e-P Summit 2023, sheds light on the hazards of adopting insecure Digital Product Passports and product IDs. Casucci also reveals the unexpected negative consequences of adopting a walled-garden approach to security, using blockchain and NFC OTP...

In the next future, digital twins are going to radically change the design, production, sales and maintenance of many products According to Gartner, digital twin technology is among the five emerging trends that will drive technological innovation over the next decade. But what is a digital twin and how does it work? What is...