Top stories on just-style this week include a look at how Gap’s brands are able to significantly cut down on lead times, what ‘see now, buy now’ means for the supply chain, Pakistan leads August growth in US apparel imports, and another three parks dedicated to textile and garment production are to be opened in Ethiopia.
How Gap Inc is using scale to speed up its supply chain
Specialty apparel retailer Gap Inc has set out some of the ways its brands are able to significantly cut down on lead times – with some as quick as eight weeks.
What ‘see now, buy now’ means for the supply chain
A phenomenon is exciting and confusing the fashion world in equal measures: ‘See now, buy now’ (SNBN). But is it a mould-breaking departure for the industry or a bit of marketing publicity? And what does it mean for the supply chain?
Pakistan leads August growth in US apparel imports
Apparel imports into the US rose month-on-month in August as retailers remained focused on the back-to-school season and started to bring in their first autumn ranges. Only three of the top ten suppliers of apparel to the US recorded declines, including China – while Pakistan booked the month’s highest gain.
Cambodia defiant amid looming loss of EU trade benefits
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has taken a defensive stance after the European Commission launched a procedure to withdraw the country’s preferential access to duty-free trade benefits over human and labour rights violations.
Ethiopia plans three more industrial parks to grow apparel production
Another three parks dedicated to textile and garment production are to be opened in Ethiopia, according to press reports.
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