Answer to Question 1
More leisure time brings more activities, Bloomers, tennis, bicycling, horseback riding, swim suits, pants gave mobility to women, sportswear as a category, jogging, body wear, specific clothing for each activity, etc.
Answer to Question 2
merchandise information systems keep track of planning, production, inventory, sales, and distribution; database marketing; access to information via internet; communications such as e-mail; computer shopping; computer sketching and pattern making; computer production such as cutting, sewing, and modular production; EDI partnerships