http://www.just-style.com/lawson/An apparel and textile industry blog written by Bob McKee of Lawson© 2010 All content copyright Lawson. Published by Lawson.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:32:29 GMTWed, 17 Mar 2010 01:32:29 GMTLawson - RSS feedjust-style.com/lawson/http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Don't you just hate it when 'the media' tells us that "The World will never be the same . as a result of blah, blah, blah .. " after any event that occurs to us? Certainly there have been some significant events that we can point to in the past few decades where you can say that's true. But, seriously - it's a phrase that's used all too often - and...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=29Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:11:33 GMT Gray, gray, gray - this time of year in this part of the U.S. is just plain depressing. I was driving to work this morning - as you may know - I live in Chicago. I'm sure you can guess what it's like in Chicago at this time of year. Gray . everything is gray - gray and depressing - - Have I painted a clear enough picture? Is it gray? Some peopl...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=28Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:21:54 GMT In most of the "western world" the question of whether or not to Out Source production is moot. The resources are no longer available. Future generations will probably wonder why there is any discussion of Sourcing vs. Manufacturing for apparel . or will they? I'm a pretty simple guy . I like simple definitions to things. Every Thanksgiving m...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=27Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:19:53 GMT??? How does one wick dust ... ???  Don't you find the lack of technical knowledge (even basis stuff) around apparel pretty funny? When you read through things that have been written by people who don't understand industry terms - but (maybe should know) constantly mix metaphors - or create terms that mean absolutely nothing. I was looking ...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=26Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:01:08 GMT I was in Mexico a while back - we held an event in Mexico City - to talk with Fashion companies possibly interested in the world's best "Right Brain to Retail" - Fashion ERP system (I had to put a plug in for our system - - it really is the best Fashion solution available). After our event - I went to visit some of our current customers. One of ...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=25Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:10:25 GMTI read an article a little while back that indicated that Macy's in the US planed to 'lay-off' 7000 workers in the near future. In 2008 retail in general eliminated 500,000 jobs - and I've seen estimates that say that 2009 has been at least twice that number as retail sales continued to falter. I also read another article even more recently t...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=24Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:17:11 GMTWe all seem to like silver bullets - magic potions and single answers to complex questions. Maybe you can help me to understand something - it seems to me that apparel & footwear retail has been in trouble for a very long time - this can't be something that just came about as a result of weak holiday spending - or the banking crisis - or s...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=23Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:49:06 GMTIn today's economic environment - we're seeing perfectly viable apparel and footwear companies forced out of business from a lack of available operating capital. For as long as I can remember - the Fashion industry (with a few exceptions) has financed its operations with borrowed capital. Many of those organizations sadly got involved in collateral...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=22Fri, 01 May 2009 19:25:41 GMTI was talking with an old friend recently - he's in the apparel industry - and used to be a manufacturer. Now, like so many others - he is a brand owner who sources his products from all over the world. During our conversation he told me that he was having a problem with some operational issues - assuming that he was looking for some advice - I sug...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=21Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:12:31 GMTThe end of 2008 was "interesting" for apparel retail.  If you're anything like me - maybe you're a little confused by most of the media reports on holiday shopping. The  two words that I've heard most often are "dismal" - or - "disastrous". Also, in many cases the term "sales have plummeted" has been used to describe holiday sales.  ...http://www.just-style.com/lawson/index.aspx?type=blog&id=20Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:48:23 GMT