Apparel

Retail Sales Jumped in January, Signaling Economic Resilience

February 16, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

Retail sales rose 3.8% in January, a faster-than-expected rebound from December's sharp decline.

Big Green Brands Have a Dirty Supplier Problem, CDP Says

February 14, 2022

Bloomberg

Many big brands with green ambitions don’t know the carbon impacts of their supply chain, a new report shows.

U.S. Labor, Supply ‘Nightmare’ Seen Extending Into Second Half

February 7, 2022

Bloomberg

The helter-skelter playing out on U.S. factory floors from labor and supply shortages, transportation bottlenecks and the coronavirus looks likely to persist into the second half of the year.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | The Fashion Apparel Supply Chain Has a Visibility Problem

January 21, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is sustainability in fashion in the apparel supply chain?

New York State Considers the First Fashion Sustainability Law in the U.S.

January 10, 2022

Bloomberg

New York would become the first state in the nation to require global fashion brands to disclose their climate and social impacts and take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under new bill.

Made in the U.S.? It May Not Be So Simple

The Time Is Ripe for U.S.-Made Clothing, American Giant’s CEO Says

December 6, 2021

Bloomberg

After years of preaching about the benefits of making clothing in America, Bayard Winthrop now has a much more interested audience.

AI Could Solve the Footwear Industry's Soaring Return Rate

December 6, 2021

Yogesh Kulkarni, SCB Contributor

Retailers need to implement proactive strategies that maximize inventory, or else face margin-crushing supply challenges. Artificial intelligence may offer a solution.

Supply Chains Need $100 Trillion to Hit Climate Goal

November 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Global supply chains will need an estimated $100 trillion in investment to achieve the planet’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions over the next three decades, according to new research that pins as much as half of that price tag on small- to medium-size businesses.

Fashion Brands Have Gone Quiet on Xinjiang Cotton in Fear of Retaliation

October 15, 2021

Bloomberg

When a fashion industry sustainability group called out China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims, the idea was to nudge Beijing toward human-rights reforms while cleaning up a troubled corner of the $60 billion global cotton business. Western brands have learned the hard way that things don’t work that way in China.

Vietnam’s Factory Crisis Worsens as Migrant Workers Flee

October 12, 2021

Bloomberg

Tens of thousands of factory employees have gone back to their home villages from Vietnam’s southern industrial belt — and millions more are poised to follow — after months-long COVID-19 restrictions recently eased.

Apparel

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the apparel industry — which consists of companies that manufacture clothing, accessories and footwear. Learn how apparel companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.