A new global and digital customer has changed the rules of the market with their desire to immediately buy the garment they have just seen on social networks or that their favorite influencer is wearing. They want that item...
This new report generated by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Altagamma - 2019 True-Luxury Global Consumer Insight - brings us their sixth annual survey covering more than twelve thousand respondents in ten leading countries in the luxury sector, with...
Ten successful tactics in price negotiations.
In the Price Negotiation report, Margie Bross says: “if you work in apparel purchasing, you will be able to see that price negotiation is a critical aspect of your job, and often stressing”.
Very few...
In this article we present to you the report Fashion Transparency Index 2019 By Fashion Revolution. A review of 200 of the world's largest fashion brands and retailers ranked by how much they disclose about their policies, practices and...
Is fashion production being relocated? With this rhetorical question McKinsey creates its report - Is apparel manufacturing coming home? - and uses it to interpret current events and clear future trends in the production of fashion clothing and accessories.
In...
This is the fourth article in a series of five. Of course, I suggest reading the first three reports to fully understand the content of the fashion industry leaders' commitment to circular fashion and the toolboxes that Global Fashion...
We analyzed in the previous post the process of digitalization in the sector and how to implement it. We also mentioned that in the next post we would list and analyze the four main applications of digitization according to...
In the first article in this series on the Global Fashion Agenda & The Boston Consulting Group's "Pulse of the Fashion Industry" report, we stated that the fashion industry must become organized, join efforts and goals to become more...
What is Global Fashion Agenda?
The Global Fashion Agenda is a not-for-profit organization and the main driving force behind the 2020 Circular Fashion System Commitment. It is a leadership forum for achieving sustainability in the fashion sector and as an...
This is the fifth article in a series of five. I consider it essential to read the first four articles to know in depth the 2020 Commitment of fashion industry leaders on their way to circular fashion and the...
“The State of Fashion 2017” is a report written by the international consulting firm McKinsey that no professional in the fashion industry should overlook, let alone stop reading.
By reading and analyzing this report, you get to understand each and...
"The pace of innovation in the supply chain during the six years of our survey is truly amazing, creating a real and measurable competitive advantage for users. As the complexity of the supply chain shows no signs of slowing,...
Carlos Eduardo Botero Hoyos, President of Inexmoda, tells us in the Paper "A 2018 to open our eyes":
"Technology, innovation, creativity and training are pillars to look our day-to-day with different eyes. With this document we expose the position proposed...
The State Of Fashion - BOF & McKinsey - is without a doubt the annual report that professionals of the sector consult year after year in order to understand with absolute clarity the reality of the fashion industry, the...
Retail Sourcing – Facts & Insight.
CBX Software’s Retail Sourcing Report provides research and analysis aimed at informing global sourcing and buying decisions for retailers, brands and other sourcing professionals.
Each quarterly issue includes a snapshot of key information impacting...
This is the third and last article in the series, based on the detailed report The State of Quality Inspections in the Global Supply Chain: 2018 Edition by Sourcing Journal & Inspectorio, about the current quality level of fashion...
Natural Textile Fibers
In the last few months, I have received several questions through the blog regarding natural textile fibers. Evidently, from the perspective of fashion consumers...
