AI VTO, Automation, Lawsuits, Personalisation, And Live Shopping

The first edition of The Edit, a new weekly show where Social Editor Grace interviews Editor-in-Chief Ben about five headline stories from across fashion and technology in less than 25 minutes.

This week the team pick up and analyse:

• DRESSX and Depop tackle virtual try-on for the secondary market:
  • https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2026/6/7/dressx-teams-with-depop-on-series-of-ai-powered-resale-styling-and-virtual-try-on-activations
• Asda and Amazon pursue different slants on warehouse automation:
  • https://www.itv.com/news/2026-06-03/asda-set-to-axe-1000-jobs-as-supermarket-expands-use-of-robots-in-warehouses
  • https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-proteus-robot-europe-investment-employee-support
• A potential bellwether case in generative AI:
  • https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/FCASCaseInfo?parm=CaseInfo&index=0ZNmRgvD2qR4l0WOTiUuuQ%3D%3D&county=4C0EZrpMlZxgt4jIwaHpvQ%3D%3D&motion=M&docs=&adate=07/07/2026&civilCaseId=hGKUc3wpVnhmBouCuV5R8w%3D%3D
• The darker side of live shopping, and dark patterns in AI chatbot engagement:
  • https://www.vogue.com/article/the-darker-side-of-live-shopping
  • https://cdt.org/insights/dark-patterns-in-ai-chatbots-a-taxonomy-to-inform-better-design/?ref=404media.co
• Product-level personalisation through pairing AI with print-on-demand:
  • https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/design-merch-with-ai-alexa-for-shopping
  • https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/amazon-will-show-ai-product-images-when-you-search-for-some-reason/