Participants at the BRICS+ Fashion Summit discuss AI’s influence on the consumer journey

At the BRICS+ Fashion Summit, experts said AI is reshaping shopping, branding and production across the fashion industry. At the session ‘Smart Shopping: How Can Brands Navigate the Revolution in Consumer Behavior?’, held as part of the BRICS+ Fashion Summit, participants discussed the influence of artificial intelligence on the consumer journey, as well as how the functions of offline retail are changing.Among those taking part in the session were Huu Nguyen Canh, head of the fashion division of the Vietnam Design Association, and Mohsen Gorji, head of the Fashion Department at Iran’s Ministry of Culture.Huu Nguyen Canh noted that in conditions of a huge volume of content and recommendations, a brand’s task is no longer only to show a product, but also to help a person make a choice. For this reason, digital platforms are gradually moving from simply displaying ассортимент to creating ready-made consumption scenarios. According to him, a significant share of consumer behavior in Vietnam today is shaped by TikTok and other online platforms.Mohsen Gorji named digital characters as another important tool of new consumer behavior, saying they allow brands to build more personalized co...