The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at the impact VF Corp’s global supply chain is having on gross margin, Pakistan’s new textile policy, and the apparel industry’s response to President Obama’s intervention in the ongoing West Coast port dispute.
Global supply chain leverage helps VF Corp boost margin
Apparel and footwear giant VF Corporation has said that reducing costs in its global supply chain has given it a competitive advantage as it continues to look for gross margin expansion in 2015.
Pakistan’s new textile policy aims to double exports
Pakistan’s second Textile Policy aims to double the country’s textile and clothing exports to US$26bn in the next five years as it seeks to reap full benefits of the EU GSP+ scheme.
Apparel industry welcomes Obama port intervention
US apparel retailers and manufacturers have welcomed the decision by President Obama to intervene in the West Coast port dispute, calling it a positive step toward a resolution.
US footwear sourcing shifts continued in 2014
An annual “power list” ranking of the ten largest footwear manufacturing countries supplying the US market shows that production shifts continued in 2014 – including triple-digit gains for Cambodia.
COMMENT: UK reshoring is far from a done deal
An increasing amount of hype in recent years has focused on the business of reshoring, including two separate reports in the last week alone. Yet, while industry observers are keen to highlight the opportunities offered by a return of apparel manufacturing to the UK, it seems reshoring is far from a done deal.
US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?
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