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What Sourcing Executives Really Think About Using Agents

Sourcing teams seem to have had a love hate relationship with agents in recent years—they've either been…

Apparel Must Look to Outside Sectors if There’s Any Hope of Transformation

If the traditionally low-tech and stubbornly low-growth apparel industry could start taking lessons from…

Luxury Retail is Tapping Into a New Secret Weapon to Defeat Amazon: Women

Women are at the center of evolving e-commerce into a place where luxury items can be sold in an authentic…

There’s More Cheating Going on in Sustainability Than You Think

When it comes to sustainability, some companies are making fabric out of discarded orange peels to curb…

China Shutters 80,000 Factories in Pollution Crackdown

China has been cracking down on pollution in an effort to improve the country's poor air quality, and now…

Next Step for Sourcing? Go Where No Supply Chain Has Gone Before

When it comes to sourcing trends, speed to market is so last season. Now, it's about creating an entirely new…

New Denim Fiber and Fabric Innovations to Increase Jeans’ Appeal

While denim is certainly a staple wardrobe choice that crosses generations, fiber and fabric firms aren't…

Li & Fung Says Supply Chains Haven’t Been Built for Today’s Demands at Retail

What's happening in sourcing today could be likened to trying to play MP3s on a record player—it doesn't work…

If You’re Drowning in Data, You’re Doing it Wrong

The saying "data is the new oil" is meant to convey the value of data. But the expression also illustrates…

What the Industry’s Sustainability Leaders Are Actually Doing With Their Supply Chains

As part of its annual Preferred Fiber & Materials report, Textile Exchange has taken to celebrating…

Li & Fung on Why Speed is the New Currency

It might be a bit like turning around an ocean liner in a small river, but sourcing giant Li & Fung is…

The Seismic Shifts at Retail are Bending, Not Breaking Flexible Brands

The apparel industry shares how the so-called 'retail apocalypse' is providing opportunities and a crash…

Your Supply Chains Are Out of Date and This is the Tech That’s Taken Over

The apparel supply chain is emerging from the dark ages with on-demand manufacturing, data analytics and the…

Consumers Are Telling You What They Want to Buy—Are You Listening?

By listening to customers and integrating his processes with his partners both up and downstream, Robert…

NAFTA Standoff Doesn’t Bode Well for the Future of the Trade Deal

NAFTA could end up being a bilateral trade agreement that doesn't include the United States at all.