Strategies to cope with the end of cheap clothes
THE FLANARANT: Strategies to cope with the end of cheap clothes
Instead of bemoaning the end of cheap clothing, Mike Flanagan is challenging retailers and buyers to drive prices down again…
COMMENT: Material utilisation key to bottom line profit
In this cost-conscious environment, apparel companies have to look everywhere possible for savings. Don't forget to check out the "rag…
WORLD: Textile groups urge action against Indian cotton ban
Textile groups in the US, EU, Turkey and Mexico are calling for action against the Indian government for restricting cotton…
In the money: Cotton costs an issue for VF Corp
The boss of VF Corp remains quietly confident that the world's largest apparel company will be able to sustain "near…
UK: Clothing prices up for the first time in 18 years
Hit by soaring raw material costs and rising wages in Asia, UK clothing and footwear prices in September 2010 were…
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Apparel firms “digging in” despite rising China costs
Two of the apparel industry's leading suppliers say they intend to increase their sourcing from China in the coming year,…
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…