Fashion’s agentic AI race: What’s blocking the move beyond pilots?

AI agents are entering apparel product development, costing and sourcing through launches from PTC, Aptean and Centric.
Research warns up to 90 per cent of AI initiatives fail to scale beyond pilots, blocked by governance, data quality and fragmented tools.
Despite 92 per cent planning more AI investment, only 1 per cent report mature deployment; brands must fix product data.