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Chinese Manufacturing Contracted for 10th Straight Month in December
Weighed down by weak demand at home and abroad, Chinese manufacturing activity withered yet again in December.
Top Moments in Trade in 2015
Agreeing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership was the biggest thing to storm the trade scene this year, as was…
The Best of Sourcing Journal: Most Read Stories of 2015
It was a big year for sourcing—in ways that were both good and bad. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal…
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Global Sourcing Costs Climb: Wages that Went up in 2015
Commodities, currencies and compliance all played into the cost of sourcing in 2015, but rising labor rates…
Top 10 Sustainability Moments in 2015
To say that 2015 was a big year for sustainability is a slight understatement.
Experts Speculate on TPP: What Will Happen in 2016?
News surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has always been either hush hush, limited or above all…
Five American-Made Brands Using Only Domestic Materials and Why
Sourcing Journal talked to plenty of American brands throughout 2015 that work only with U.S.-manufactured…
Retail’s Biggest Layoffs of 2015
No one's job was safe in 2015.
Here’s Who Went Bankrupt in 2015
Increased competition, slowing footfall and a failure to keep up with trends are just a few of the snags…
Sourcing Outlook: Experts Predict What to Expect in 2016
If we’ve learned anything this year, it’s that sourcing goes well beyond FOB costs. Whether it’s fluctuating…
New Report Finds More Than Half of Bangladesh Factories Engaged in Subcontracting
Turns out Bangladesh has more than 7,000 garment factories, nearly 65 percent more than previous estimates…
Holiday 2015 Retail: A Longer Season, Changed by Mobile
Analysts are still predicting overall holiday sales increases in the low single digits over last year. But…
This Custom Shirt Company Hit its Kickstarter Goal in Less than 16 Hours
A made-to-measure men's shirt company that claims to make customizable luxury accessible to the masses has…
Hong Kong-Based E-Commerce Site Grana Opens Brick-and-Mortar Store in San Francisco
Grana is on a mission to prove that luxury apparel doesn't have to come with a hefty price tag.
ILRF Says Labor Abuses Still Rampant in Bangladesh
Reform efforts have been underway in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry this year, but those efforts…