Tara Donaldson
Here’s How EU Brands are Sourcing for Speed to Market
In Europe, sourcing in Asia isn't the standard go to. The region's cluster of sourcing countries—which…
It’s Circular Economy or Bust According to Euro Trade Shows
For the first time, talk of circular economy seems to be superseding conversations about color, style…
Introducing Foursource: Online Dating for Apparel Sourcing
If the world has been forever altered by the swipe left, swipe right culture of online dating, apparel…
MAS Holdings Says It’s Investing in Startups to Accommodate E-Commerce—Why Your Company May Want to Consider It Too
When a company like MAS Holdings, a major Sri Lanka-based intimates, activewear and leisure wear supplier…
What’s Surging & Slowing in the Global Fiber Sector
When the global economy is in flux, the fiber sector doesn't go unscathed. In fact, experts say the industry…
Denim May Be Dominating, but It’s Also Getting Cheaper and Manufacturers Will Pay the Price
Denim is at once practical and fashionable. It's versatile and steadfast. It's stylish and comfortable. It's…
Can Performance and Sustainability Coexist in Apparel?
In an industry that's among the most fragmented, where one link in the supply chain often doesn't know what…
Denim May Be Dominating, but It’s Also Getting Cheaper and Manufacturers Will Pay the Price for Overcapacity
Denim is at once practical and fashionable. It’s versatile and steadfast. It’s stylish and comfortable. It’s…
Are Compression Textiles Just a Marketing Tool?
Sports compression textiles may have picked up in popularity among performance product, but a new study…
How Europe’s Most Sustainable Outerwear Brand Gets Consumers Interested in Eco
When it comes to sustainability, the notion of 'if you build it, they will come' doesn't always apply. Only a…
New Report Casts Continued Doubt About the Safety of Bangladesh’s Garment Sector
According to a new report, the scope and scale of Bangladesh's ready-made garment sector—and the state it's…
Supply Chains—Not Weather—Determine If Outerwear Sales Run Hot or Cold
The outerwear industry is having to readjust its supply chains, re-assort its merchandise and re-evaluate how…
Blockchain is About to Get Bigger and More Mainstream
Blockchain has probably been the biggest buzzword in the sector of late, and now the technology that promises…
Interactive Infographic: Where Wages Have Risen, Are Rising or Could Soon Rise
Labor rates in key sourcing countries around the world are going up, either as workers battle for better pay…
Hurricane Irma to do Double the Damage to Retail Sales as Harvey
Hurricane Irma is currently terrorizing the Caribbean and is headed for the southern United States this…