Challenge Lab

Real Challenges. Real Skills. Real Opportunities.

Practical business and technology challenges designed to help fashion, luxury and retail talent demonstrate real capabilities.

1 challenge open for registration

1 upcoming challenge — opens 13 October 2026

5 additional challenge concepts in development

Free to enter · No coding required

Registration open
15 participants registered

Fashion Tech Stack Challenge

Design a 12-month technology roadmap for a growing premium fashion brand.

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One challenge · Portfolio-ready outcome · Reusable across opportunities

AICRMEcommerceClienteling+2 more

Free to enter · No coding required · Proof of Work Certificate

Estimated effort

6–10 hours

Output

Presentation / Roadmap

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

Coming next

Upcoming challenge

Coming nextOpens 13 October 2026
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Mystery Client Visit Report Challenge

Turn raw observations from a luxury boutique visit into a professional report that retail management can act on.

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One challenge · Portfolio-ready outcome · Reusable across opportunities

Retail ExcellenceCustomer ExperienceLuxury RetailMystery Shopping

Free to enter · No coding required · Proof of Work Certificate

Estimated effort

6–8 hours

Output

Mystery client report and reusable scorecard

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

Coming next

5 challenge concepts in development

These concepts are being developed for future challenge releases across business and technology topics relevant to fashion, luxury and retail talent.

In development

Product Data & AI Readiness Challenge

Help a fashion brand become ready for AI-powered ecommerce.

Estimated effort

20–30 hours

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

In development

CRM & Clienteling Challenge

500 VIPs generate 62% of revenue. They're being ignored.

Estimated effort

5–8 hours

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

In development

Returns Reduction Challenge

25–40% return rates are killing margins. Build the fix.

Estimated effort

7–10 hours

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

In development

Omnichannel Inventory Challenge

They sell online and in-store. Their inventory has no idea.

Estimated effort

8–12 hours

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

In development

AI Demand Prediction Challenge

Use AI to predict what a fashion brand should produce, in the right quantity, at the right time.

Estimated effort

6–10 hours

Recognition

Proof of Work Certificate

Explore the open challenge now. Additional concepts will move into the live challenge lineup as new briefs are released.

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Every participant completing a challenge is researching, comparing and recommending technology tools in your category.

This is not passive brand awareness. Your category becomes part of a structured participant project where participants assess options, justify tradeoffs, and produce recommendation decks around the tools a growing fashion business should adopt.

For software vendors, service firms, and infrastructure partners, that means early preference formation with future operators, consultants, and decision-makers across fashion, luxury, and retail.

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Business value

  • ✦Category exposure inside a challenge built around a real technology buying decision
  • ✦Student submissions that compare vendors, recommend stacks, and explain the commercial case
  • ✦Access to standout work for market insight, employer branding, and early talent discovery
  • ✦Clear sponsor presence on the challenge page and in winner communications