Sourcing Summit 2019
Can Innovations in Inventory Tech Save Retailers From Themselves?
Retailers are largely getting the inventory equation wrong, but a swell of new tech promises to help them…
Wholesalers Reveal Strategies on Tackling Tariffs and Shifting Supply Chains
Supply chain options, inventory management and even mergers and acquisitions are ways to stay relevant and…
From Trade Turmoil to Tech, What Attendees Buzzed About at Sourcing Summit New York
Supply chain executives revealed how the summit's theme, "The New Fundamentals," addresses how they're…
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There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Sustainability in Sourcing
Conscious consumerism is reaching an all-time high, and sustainability is the buzzword at the tip of every…
How Sustainable Are You if Your Inventory Is Out of Control?
No amount of 2020 goals or science-based targets can solve the apparel industry's sustainability issue if it…
Why Billion-Dollar Status Is the Wrong Goal for DTC Startups
In the crowded space of direct-to-consumer brands, startups should focus on a new goal as chasing capital…
Excess Apparel Inventory Will be a ‘Major’ Obstacle Plaguing More Than Margins in 2020
The apparel industry's festering inventory problem is expected to worsen in 2020.
There May Be Ways to Tariff-Proof Supply Chains Your Company Hasn’t Thought of Yet
With a "Phase One" U.S.-China trade deal that won't roll back existing tariffs, retailers still need ways to…
The New Fundamentals for Supply Chains Center on Getting This One Thing Right
Apparel companies, according to former Zara managing director Jesús Vega, are failing because too many…
The Data Supply Chain Holds ‘All the Opportunities,’ Says HKRITA’s Edwin Keh
The next stage in the development of sustainable practices is the growing importance of "transparency and…
How the Darlings of DTC ‘Challenge the Status Quo’
Stanley Szeto remembers a time when direct-to-consumer and digitally native brands were the exception to the…
Sustainability Can’t Scale Without a Common Language, McKinsey Study Finds
The fashion industry may be unified in its ambitions for sustainability, but it's far from united in how to…
SJ Summit Preview: Harold M. Grunfeld on Tariff-Proof Sourcing Models
Is a tariff-proof sourcing model possible? Sort of.
McKinsey: Sourcing Execs Face Uphill Climb as They Prep for Sustainability
A sneak preview of McKiney's annual sourcing survey shows greening supply chains is not going to come easy.
SJ Summit Preview: The Data Investors Care About When it Comes to DTCs
DTC may be the hot buzzword right now, but don't expect that to last forever.