More From Rick Helfenbein
Hey Retail! Uncle Sam’s Hand Is In Your Pocket
Perhaps the old joke hold's true: America's five pocket jean was created with four pockets for the wearer and…
Greta Got It Right: Sustainability Reignites In 2022
With the onus on the fashion industry to clean up its act, more sustainable inputs have become a key…
Fashion’s New Mandate: Tracing & Transparency Will Change The World
The potential for a Xinjiang cotton crisis in their supply chain has many executives on edge, and they should…
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From dealing with a pandemic, to navigating political repercussions, retailers have faced more challenges…
The Administration’s Tariff Policy
Per the Constitution, Congress is to manage international trade policy but certain aspects have been ceded to…
Trump’s NAFTA Policy: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
The Trump Administration's recent actions on trade look set to upend the NAFTA trade deal and the…
Op-Ed: What it’s Going to Take to End Retail’s Current Armageddon
Retail stores are closing, selling space is shrinking and we're wondering whether this is the end of the…
Think Tank: New Washington Horror Movie — The ‘BAT’
Named after the proposed Border Adjustability Tax, the script is keenly reminiscent of a Bela Lugosi horror…
Op-Ed: What’s Going on With the Government’s Made in USA Sneaker Rebellion?
One can only wonder if the facts behind the recent sneaker rebellion and, in fact, the whole Made in USA…
Op-Ed: West Coast Port Slowdown – The Painful Truth
Our devastating West Coast port slowdown can actually be summarized by combining the quotes. President Obama…
Op-Ed: US Congress Fails to Renew Vital Trade Deals, AGOA at Risk
African leaders and Heads of State recently visited Washington, D.C. to re-affirm that the United States is…
Op-Ed: USA, Our Zombie Congress
Did you ever wonder what Americans are obsessed with? Turn on your TV almost any night and take note of the…
Op-Ed: Tensions in Vietnam Yet to Subside
The proverb says that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Is that what just happened in…
Guest Editorial: Nicaragua TPL–Pulling Pimentos from Olives?
Did you ever sit with a martini, stare at the glass, and wonder how the pimento got into the olive? Who…
U.S. Trade: The Great Congressional Conspiracy
It’s hard to argue with numbers. The American people just don’t like the 113th Congress–the numbers tell us…