Global disruption impacts supply planning and forecasting
According to the BBPPI for 2025, planning and forecasting fell by three points, marking one of the largest year-over-year drops…
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In 2025 have purchasing practices improved?
Between 2024 and 2025, the overall score declined slightly, reflecting a continuation of the plateau seen in recent years. Most…
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First Cascale BBPI report shows improved fashion purchasing practices
The first Better Buying Partnership Index (BBPI) Report from Cascale reveals the fashion, footwear and home goods categories or “softgoods” achieved…
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Better Buying sports firm subscribers trump fashion on purchase practices
During the second quarter of 2024, Better Buying conducted its eighth annual evaluation cycle for its Better Buying Purchasing Practices…
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Better Buying CEO: True partnership wins as leverage is ‘so last season’
The pace of change in improving purchasing practices is frustratingly slow, Better Buying Institute's Dickson begins. Our conversation comes just…
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Are better practices improving apparel industry buying habits?
Commercial compliance within the apparel industry has been getting some attention lately and at the apex of these efforts is…
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Fashion brands urged to talk to suppliers amid ongoing challenges
The Better Buying Partnerships Index (BBPI) shows a minor improvement in the quality of fashion brand/retailer buyer-supplier partnerships in global…
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Top Stories on Just Style last week
Among the trending stories were the new research linking purchasing practices to human rights violation; The secret to apparel growth…
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Fashion brands must be accountable today for how garment suppliers are treated tomorrow
The fashion industry's reputation for violating garment workers' labour rights has existed for years and the term 'sweatshop' is still…
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Research finds link between purchasing practices and human rights violations
A desktop review of research related to purchasing practices and factory-level non-compliance was conducted during November and December 2019, and…
