AI Holiday Hiring, Regional Attitudes, Modelling, The Social Bargain, And Resale's Boom

This week, Grace and Ben run a quickfire analysis of their favourite fashion technology headlines from the week prior, covering... An incoming holiday season where AI is shouldering the admin burden of hiring, while shipping costs skyrocket: https://www.gapinc.com/en-us/articles/2026/10/gap-inc-reimagines-holiday-hiring-with-ai-tools-to and https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/retail/us-retailers-face-record-holiday-delivery-prices/ The difference in attitudes to AI between emerging markets and the US / UK / EU, along with what it might mean for the brands being built in new markets: https://www.economist.com/international/2026/10/22/the-surprising-popularity-of-ai BoF / Reuters' coverage of the impact that generative imaging is having on the modelling industry: https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/workplace-talent/how-ai-is-reshaping-the-modeling-industry/ The difficult bargain that brands need to strike with social channels: https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/how-snapchat-wants-to-transform-relationships-between-luxury-fashion-houses-and-consumers/2026102691037 and https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/retail/streaming-culture-twitch-discord-menswear/ and https://www.404media.co/meta-ai-training-uk-eu/ And finally, what eBay's Q3 results tell us about where fashion resale is headed: https://www.ebayinc.com/stories/news/ebay-inc-reports-third-quarter-2026-results/