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CHINA: TradeCard expands team for Asia growth
TradeCard Inc, the supply chain collaboration platform used by retailers, brands and manufacturers, is expanding in Asia with the addition…
US: Gilt Groupe appoints two directors
Luxury online retailer Gilt Groupe has appointed Chris Ventry as its category director and head of business operations, and Josh…
SOURCING: Better sourcing can boost profit margins
Retailers can increase their gross profit margin by up to 20% through changes in sourcing, product development, and the way…
BULGARIA SNAPSHOT: Textile and apparel industry in brief
Bulgaria, with its population of 7.6m, joined the EU on 1 January 2007, together with Romania. From 2000-2007 it looked…
What can companies do to ease pricing pressures?
The uncomfortable truth facing apparel retailers and brands just now is the fact that rising costs across the apparel supply…
Spotlight on…Cotton prices
A perfect storm of supply and demand issues have sent cotton prices soaring the world over. Joe Ayling reports on…
US: Ex-KSA exec Bob Copeland joins TradeCard
Trade finance, supply chain collaboration and vendor compliance platform TradeCard Inc today (12 August) named former Kurt Salmon Associates executive…
July 2010 management briefing: Growth in the US plus-size market
To have plus-size clothing lines to sell, you need plus-size consumers, so it is maybe not a surprise that the…
US: Consultants Kurt Salmon and Ineum join forces
Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), the global consultancy specialising in retail and consumer goods, is merging its operations with Ineum Consulting…
CANADA: Visual 2000 teams with Facenda on US expansion
Software vendor Visual 2000 International is teaming up with fashion industry veteran Joe Facenda to expand its PLM, ERP and…