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- 1Can Virtual Try-On Reduce Returns and Emissions?▼Can Virtual Try-On Actually Reduce Returns—and Emissions?
Fashion and retail technology is under scrutiny over whether virtual try-on tools live up to their environmental promise. The claim: letting shoppers see how clothes, glasses or shoes fit before buying could cut costly product returns, and with them the shipping, packaging and waste that generate emissions. Commenters are debating whether the technology genuinely changes buying behaviour or merely adds a digital gimmick to online shopping.
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Organisers of glasstec, the international glass trade fair in Düsseldorf, have confirmed that Glass Technology Live will return at the 2026 edition. The special show is a fixture of the fair, presenting innovative glass applications and facade solutions from research and industry. Glass sector publications are reporting the announcement, with professionals in architecture and glass manufacturing following plans for the 2026 programme.