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Sourcing Summit 2016

Here’s What’s Coming Around the Apparel Retail Bend for 2017

As the rocky retail roller coaster of 2016 draws to a close, leaving bankruptcies, store closures and layoffs…

How Companies Are Using New Technologies to Combat Supply Chain Challenges

Fiber authenticity, communication and accountability are all concerns among retailers, but new technologies…

Maersk Calls Hanjin Situation “Controlled Chaos”

What has been more like utter chaos on the heel's of Hanjin Shipping's recent bankruptcy filing, has been…

The Latest in Trade: A Mix of Uncertainty and Opportunity

It was the year of the T's in sourcing—first the TPA, then TPP and TTIP. And despite trade being a hotter…

The Zara Gap: Speed to Market Requires Organizational Transformation

If you think improving speed to market is the responsibility of the chief supply chain officer, you just…

Why Brands Are Still Slow to Source from Latin America

There's been a lot of talk in recent years about more and more American apparel brands sourcing closer to…

This is the “New Normal” in Apparel Sourcing

The latest shifts in sourcing and the current downturn aren't just the business cycle doing what business…