Recession: threat or opportunity?
COMMENT: Recession brings chance for suppliers to change
Most garment suppliers are quick to blame their declining exports on the recession. But what if the problem is not…
INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Super suppliers tipped as sourcing winners
Super suppliers with access to production capacity in countries around the globe are being tipped as the winners when it…
ANALYSIS: Global apparel sourcing in uncertain times
The recession has hit apparel retailers and their suppliers in different ways. While Western retail sales have fallen, not all…
Where does the current climate leave sourcing?
With thousands of factories already closed in China alone, the global recession is taking its toll on apparel and footwear…
COMMENT: Is recession rewriting the sourcing rulebook?
As long as the economic downturn continues, apparel businesses are going to be more motivated by short-term survival than by…
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