Ivan Kenneally
Can We Save Dhaka By Splitting it in Half?
Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, international attention has fixated on the questions of labor…
New Survey: Teen Retail Spending Slows Down
Youth is king, at least when it comes to fashion retail. Competition for so-called “millennialsâ€, or…
Pakistan’s Textile Exports Poised for Growth
Pakistan’s textile industry is poised to reap the advantages of potentially winning Generalized System of…
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How Will the Gov’t Shutdown Affect Cotton Trading?
While much of the hypothesizing regarding the impact of the government shutdown has narrowly focused on the…
What is APEC and Does It Matter?
What about the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)? Or maybe more pertinently, what precisely is the…
Target Lays-Off 150; Plans to Hire Fewer Seasonal Workers for Holidays
Last Wednesday, Target laid off approximately 150 of its employees from the company’s headquarters in…
Breaking News: Bangladesh Factory Manager Taken Hostage By Workers
Hopes that recent concessions by factory owners would quell cascading violence in Bangladesh over a…
September Retail Sales Gloomy; A Bad Sign for Holiday Shopping Season
An ailing retail industry had looked forward to the back-to-school shopping season for a much needed boost in…
Not Enough US Workers to Push “Made In US” Initiative
The snowballing emphasis on home-grown products that proudly display a “Made in America†label is running…
Sears Sells Most Profitable Stores; Realty Its Greatest Asset
Faced with tough choices as a result of chronic underperformance, Sears Holdings Corp. is selling off some of…
Kyrgyzstan’s Apparel Industry Enjoys Breakneck Growth
Kyrgyzstan, the tiny Central Asian republic of fewer than six million inhabitants, recently reported that its…
Breaking News: Another Bangladesh Factory Engulfed in Flames, Kills 7
On Tuesday, a fire overrun a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing seven and reportedly injuring dozens…
Will the Government Shutdown Threaten TPP Negotiations?
President Obama’s decision to cancel his scheduled trip to Asia has stirred concerns that his absence will…
Is JCP Making a Comeback?
Iconic retailer JC Penney (JCP), global leader in producing news of economic underachievement and…
Vietnam Continues to Dominate TPP Debate; Footwear Tariffs Now the Issue
After nineteen arduous rounds of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has become a case study in…