Inflation
Will Inflation Doom Fashion and Retail? Week Ahead
Higher interest rates to dampen inflationary pressures will impact business loans and consumer spending at…
Executives Can’t Stop Talking About Supply Chain and Inflation: Panjiva
All the trade-war chatter that used to dominate earnings calls has given way to worries over the effects of…
Inflation Behind January’s Rising Retail Apparel Prices
In January, 13 of the 18 categories tracked by the Adobe DPI saw year-over-year price increases, with apparel…
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January Jobs Gain Points to Aggressive Fed Inflation Fight
Inflation will see consumers rein in apparel, accessories and footwear purchases, while rising interest rates…
Columbia Focused On ‘Mitigating Supply Chain and Inflationary Pressures’
Columbia Sportswear forecast net sales for 2022 to rise 16 percent to 18 percent to $3.63 billion to $3.69…
Rising Inflation’s a Bigger Problem Than January Jobs Data
A little more than a month into the new year, central banks turn their attention to interest rates and how…
Supply Chain Outlook: More of the Same?
A potential new hurdle this year is the dockworkers union contract negotiations with the West Coast ports…
Inflation Isn’t Retail’s Only Risk This Year: Week Ahead
Retailers could face an uphill battle this year, and inflation is just one of their problems.
Survey Names CEOs’ Biggest Worries Right Now: Week Ahead
What's keeping CEOs up at night? A new survey outlines the top concerns for U.S. and international chief…
How High? Experts Say Prices Aren’t Done Rising
A new Moody's report offers an outlook on where the U.S. inflation rate might go this year.
Economist’s Take: Will Omicron Trigger a Setback or a Shutdown?
Swonk's Scenario 1 includes a temporary slowdown in consumer spending, while Scenario 2 shows a more dramatic…
Adobe: Inflation Pushes Online Apparel Prices Up 16.6%
According to Adobe, December's price increases marked the 19th consecutive month of year-over-year online…
Consumer Prices Spike Most in 40 Years
Pressured by higher raw material and shipping costs, retail apparel prices rose 1.7 percent in December, its…
From Cotton to Containers, Supply Chain Prices Stay Inflated
U.S. spot cotton prices averaged $1.11 per pound for the week ended Jan. 6, up from $1.09 the prior week and…
What’s Next? Higher Prices, According to This 700-Store Retailer
A major retailer blamed stubbornly high freight costs as a factor in its decision to raise product prices in…