Challenging times ahead on the apparel sourcing front

WORLD: Sourcing costs and Bangladesh top buyers’ concerns

A new survey of chief purchasing officers (CPOs) in 29 European and US apparel companies indicates that years of apparel…

Challenging times ahead on the apparel sourcing front

Is Bangladesh losing its lustre with garment buyers as ongoing factory safety issues and unrest take their toll? The results…

WORLD: Fashion retailers should rethink supply chains

Fashion retailers should re-think their supply chains in response to rapidly changing and often unpredictable consumer behaviour, new research suggests.…

US textile and apparel trade and sourcing snapshot

A snapshot of the current state of play in US textile and apparel trade shows imports last year fell for…

The Flanarant: Unpicking the garment productivity myth

The issue of productivity in garment making countries around the world refuses to go away. But as Mike Flanagan writes…