Apparel giants join quest for net positive supply

The move towards "net positive" supply chains is gaining momentum – with Nike, Levi Strauss and Walmart among those companies taking concret...

Outlook 2019 – What else can the industry expect?

We asked industry executives what keeps them awake at night – and other issues the apparel sector should be keeping a close eye on in the ye...

Three ways to fix the fast-fashion supply chain

With a focus on selling large quantities of clothing at cheap prices, the fast fashion business model hides human and environmental health r...

Outlook 2019 – Top apparel supply chain tactics

What should apparel firms be doing now if they want to remain competitive into the future? And what will separate the winners from the loser...

Outlook 2019 – Sourcing trends and strategies

How is the sourcing landscape likely to shift in 2019, and what strategies can help apparel firms and their suppliers to stay ahead? As new...

Outlook 2019 – Industry challenges & opportunities

It won’t come as any surprise that uncertainty, complexity and volatility in the global economy, US-China trade and Brexit, along with rapid...

From Field to Shelf – The trade data casualties of Trump’s border wall 11 Jan 19

Apparel and textile industry executives are among those being deprived of key trade and economic data amid the ongoing US government shutdown. And as Robert Antoshak, managing director at Olah Inc, explains, this comes at a time when trade tensions between the US and China mean that having access to the most up-to-date statistics is more important than ever.

Calculating the cost benefits of supplier value added services 9 Jan 19

As brand and own-label customers continuously try to lower their costs – often pushing them back up the supply chain to the supplier – industry consultant Malcolm Newbery offers advice on how manufacturers can fight back by adding value, and how to quantify the cost and benefits of each additional service.

How TexOps is restructuring to hedge Central America 'renaissance' 21 Jan 19

Ivan Castano Freeman

"The supply chain is getting whipsawed," is how David Ha, owner of Salvadoran sportswear maquila TexOps, describes the state of the current global sourcing market in this exclusive interview with just-style.

Decathlon makes a leap on environmental labelling – and it wants to share the data 6 Dec 18

Leonie Barrie

Global sporting goods retailer Decathlon is nearing the finishing line on a decade-long project that will see all textile and footwear items labelled with their environmental impact by the end of next year. The data is also enabling more eco-friendly design – and will be made freely available to other companies, as Raffaele Duby, sustainable development leader for product and design, tells just-style.

Digitisation is key to upgrading Asia's fashion factories. Just do it responsibly, says Fung Group's director of sustainability 14 Nov 18

Leonie Barrie

Digital technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence are starting to bring more speed, efficiency and transparency to apparel supply chains – but less well documented is their potential impact on job losses and social unrest, especially in Asia. It’s a balancing act that Pamela Mar weighs up in her roles as director of sustainability at the Fung Group and EVP of Supply Chain Futures for the Fung Academy, as she tells just-style.