More From Debra Cobb
Outdoor Retailer Proves Collaboration Will Be Key to Innovation
At the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market last week, the commitment to collaboration was evident as brands…
New Developments in Driving Supply Chain Sustainability
New developments and ideas for driving sustainability in the textile industry were key topics covered at the…
Outdoor Industry to Embrace Omnichannel Commerce
As outdoor categories multiply and new brands enter the market, outdoor retailers who are unable to stock and…
5 Macro Shifts That Will Affect the Future of Outdoor Apparel
The outdoor consumer of 2014 may not be as hardcore or traditional as many industry leaders assume; and the…
Outdoor Retailer Show Features Tech to Target Today’s Consumer
The Outdoor Retailer show, held twice a year in Salt Lake City, is a rousing four-day celebration of the…
SPINEXPO NY Offers a “Visually Tactile” Preview of Knitwear Trends
SPINEXPO New York, the exposition for spinners and knitwear, presented its Autumn/Winter 2015-16 edition July…
SJ REPORT: New Textile Technologies Stand to Transform Modern Manufacturing
Textile manufacturing–from spinning to fabric formation to dyeing and finishing–has changed little since the…
A Resurgent North American Supply Chain Builds on Technology
From fibers and yarns, to textiles and technologies, the entire high-tech value chain came together last week…
Kickstarter: Changing the Game for Apparel Entrepreneurs?
Starting an apparel brand used to be easy. During the post-war boom years, an entrepreneur with a bright…
American Wool: Alive and Kicking
When Ralph Lauren’s product development team chose wool from Imperial Stock Ranch in Oregon to make sweaters…
Smart Fabrics & Wearable Technology: Ready for Prime Time?
Wearable technology may sound like an oxymoron; but if you use a wireless fitness tracking device such as…
Textile Brands Enter a New Era of Consumer Marketing
In the dark ages before the dawn of the Internet, it was not uncommon for textile companies to brand fibers…
Linen: New Looks for an Ancient Fiber
Made of yarns spun from the retted fibers of the flax plant, linen fabrics practically pre-date the history…
Next Winter’s Outerwear To Feature Innovative Insulation Systems
If the prospect of facing yet another “polar vortex†seems unbearable, next winter’s crop of outerwear…
Textile Industry Tests New Technologies for Cleaner Dyeing
Dyeing textiles is a dirty business. With as much as 70 percent of China’s waterways affected by pollution…
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