August 2010 management briefing: Distance to market
In troubled economic times it is safer to order small, often and close to home. Conversely, will the return of relative stability see textile and clothing firms ramp up their sourcing from manufacturers with low labour costs in Asia, no matter the distance to market? just-style's latest management briefing takes a look.
August 2010 management briefing: Part I - The role of location in global sourcing
26 August 2010
Recessions always shake-up markets, exposing weaknesses and vulnerabilities: the slack go to the wall, and the robust survive. It has always been that way. And so it has been with this most recent deep and traumatic recession. Simply, in troubled times, it is safer to order small, often and close to home.
August 2010 management briefing: Part IV - The winners and survivors
31 August 2010
Looking at performance on a global market positioning basis, rather than geography, the last two years have been challenging for all global textile and clothing producers, as demand waned and customers put off purchasing decisions.
August 2010 management briefing: Part III - Turkey's commercial ties
30 August 2010
The complex relationship between distance to market issues and other sales boosting factors is also illustrated by the experience of Turkey in the recession.
August 2010 management briefing: Part II - The Chinese marketplace
27 August 2010
If any country was likely to be vulnerable to a collapse in sales from a global recession it was export-oriented China. The fact remains, however, that China's textile and clothing industry is still in reasonable shape.
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