US brands and retailers share their sourcing strategies

ANALYSIS: US executives share their apparel sourcing plans

Faced with rising costs, increasing competition, mushrooming regulatory requirements, and a plethora of global risks, what are US brands, retailers,…

VIEWPOINT: Risk-averse retailers vote with their orders

The international apparel supply chain faces a complex array of risks and variables, and buyers are putting a high priority on…

Sourcing shifts: Technology to help track and oversee changes

Apparel and textile companies must consider a variety of complex factors when looking to switch suppliers, especially to a new…

Sourcing shifts: Assessing the risks when switching suppliers

As brands and retailers set higher production standards and create ever more complex supply chains, they need to consider all…

Sourcing shifts: Supply countries refine focus and opportunities

In an increasingly fluid global market that enables brands to switch countries for their manufacturing needs, it is in the…

Sourcing shifts: China starts to shed lower end sourcing

As labour costs in China continue to rise, the country's apparel and textile industry is seeing some orders transferred to…