Apparel

RFID Helps Belgian Retailer Track Garments Throughout Its Supply Chain

January 14, 2016

Belgian clothing retailer JBC has taken a large-scale radio frequency identification system live across all 144 of its stores throughout Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.

How Technology Is Changing the Retail Experience

January 8, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Online shoppers are ready for a new wave of innovation in the e-commerce experience - and retailers had better be ready, too.

Historic Futures Launches Online Risk-Monitoring Tool

December 30, 2015

Historic Futures

Historic Futures has launched String3, an online supply-chain risk-monitoring tool.

Exostar Launches New Service for Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

December 30, 2015

Exostar

Exostar has released Partner Information Manager (PIM), a modular application that measures risk across a business’s extended supply chain.

JDA Software Enhances Category Management Application

December 29, 2015

JDA Software Inc.

JDA Software Inc. has added capabilities to its JDA Category Management application for retailers.

Driving S&OP Excellence

December 17, 2015

Challenge: A leading global footwear and apparel manufacturer launched a business initiative to dramatically improve forecast accuracy, align inventory investments and synchronize operations with global suppliers. The company accelerated and streamlined its sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to better support global operations and strategic growth.

Chinese Goods Fill World's Marketplaces - But at What Cost When So Many Are Shoddy?

December 17, 2015

New York Times

Across Nigeria, low-cost Chinese goods are everywhere, evidence of Beijing's growing dominance in global trade. The trade flow has helped keep life affordable for millions of Nigerian families, at a time when the country is struggling with economic stagnation and plunging prices, as well as the deadly costs of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Slow Down! Putting the Brakes on Fast Fashion

December 11, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Today's fashion industry is obsessed with getting product to store shelves quickly, changing out assortments constantly, and charging rock-bottom prices. But there's a price to be paid for that behavior.

Norwegian Clothing Chain Improves Inventory Accuracy With RFID Technology

December 9, 2015

RFID Journal

For the past year, Moods of Norway's clothing suppliers have been RFID-tagging all garments sold by the stores that the Norwegian retailer operates.

Navigating the World of Tougher Product Safety and Compliance Requirements

November 23, 2015

Amber Road

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.