The production costs of garments and fashion accessories in Asia have increased steadily and considerably over the years, so producing in Asian origins is no longer as profitable as it used to be. Asian factories have been efficiently managing...
Less predictable, more demanding consumers.
New fashion consumers are feeling increasingly comfortable with digital interactions and online purchases. Encouraged by new technologies, needs and behavior patterns of clients, they are becoming more and more sophisticated and, while brands are constantly...
To establish a measure of the current state of quality inspections, industry professionals surveyed in the report referenced in the previous post - Quality in Global Fashion Supply - were asked to confirm their most important challenges both with...
We are living in an extreme situation all over the world and of course, the priority of each one of us at this very moment is to take care of the health of our family, of our fellow men...
Sustainable and responsible fashion brands.
The equation is clear: “Fashion labels who haven’t ‘adopted’ sustainability are at risk on multiple fronts”, states Carol Gstalder, HR with Nielsen, in the report titled “The Sustainable Imperative”, published by this consulting firm. “Social...
The highly anticipated report Global Powers of Retailing 2019 By Deloitte informs us that the retail sales of the top 250 "global retailers" achieved strong growth in fiscal year 2017. Revenue from those 250 largest retailers worldwide increased by...
On the way to 2025.
The large number of changes, both in the financial and technological landscape, as well as the social and political scenario, has triggered an irreversible impact on the way companies will work on a global scale...
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...
E-commerce platforms know full well that generating a better consumer experience through customization optimizes the customer loyalty ratio and creates a much more fluid purchase process, allowing customers a much more agile and satisfying product selection, spending less time...
We began the previous article by stating, "To ensure sales and to achieve planned profitability, it is no longer enough for today's fashion brands to be on the cutting edge. In seconds, from anywhere in the world, even without...
New business strategies of retail, new challenges for textile supply.
In the present scenario of the textile industry, global fashion brands are making sustainable manufacturing and social commitment the core of their values.
In this sense, the concept of “buy one,...
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...
