The Flanarant: How's sourcing going to be in 2013?
By Mike Flanagan | 14 January 2013
Sourcing is influenced by a lot more than wages and fabric prices. Infrastructure, social tension, energy costs, currency rates, power availability and a buyer's ability to control the uncontrollable all make sourcing as unpredictable as ever in 2013, says Mike Flanagan.
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