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Innovation and Individualism Driving Change in China

As Alibaba’s IPO garners international headlines and a new class of luxury labels break into the Chinese…

Op-Ed: Hoping for a Home Run on TPP

With the arrival of fall, baseball fans are thinking about the 110th World Series. And trade observers are…

Op-Ed: Developing a Career in Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

As many companies today still view sourcing and supply chain management as simply a functional expertise…

Op-Ed: Unified Strategies: The New Strategic Sourcing Paradigm in Action

The end of the FOB-only competitive era has opened the way to new, more rational strategies. However, the…

Op-Ed: The Weave of Time: Global Textiles in 2024

Today's industry is complicated, if not convoluted. Supply chains wrap around the globe, consumer preferences…

How PLM Propels the Fashion Industry

Today's fashion business demands a degree of collaboration and global business skills that were once unknown…

Op-Ed: Improve Trust and Collaboration with Supply Chain Transparency

One of the buzzwords in supply chain management today is "transparency." And to be proactive in managing…

Op-Ed: Placing Bets on Suppliers & Sustainability

For brands and retailers, today's order is everything. The same rings true for suppliers and factories…

Op-Ed: How Transparent are Country of Origin Labels?

When a consumer purchases a piece of apparel, an accessory, or even a bolt of cloth from the local fabric…

More Vietnamese Protests and Strikes on the Horizon Due to China’s New Provocative Geopolitical Move

Sourcing professionals should be aware that tensions between China and Southeast Asian countries over the…

CBP Policy Shift on Post-Entry Preference Claims to be Topic of Aug. 27 Webinar

Importers are growing increasingly concerned about an unexpected change in policy by U.S. Customs and Border P

Op-Ed: Alvanon CEO Rebuts Sourcing Journal Reshoring Article

FROM BUSINESS OF FASHION: In a recent Op-Ed (‘Made in the USA is More Hype Than Reality‘) Edward Hertzman of…

Op-Ed: Polyester: The Plastic of Our Lives

It seems these days everyone is wearing plastic. Polyester and other synthetics have made inroads in apparel…

Get Your Fashion Business in Order For Sale

In our previous articles, we’ve been discussing the changing landscape of Fashion M&A — in particular, how…

Op-Ed: Are Brands Providing Too Much Information or Not Enough?

Have you ever seen Ellen DeGeneres’ show when she goes onto audience members’ Facebook pages and shows…