Apparel

Greener Reverse Logistics Has a Missing Piece: Human Talent

February 25, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

With the rise in e-commerce, it has become no longer possible to park concerns about reverse logistics.

Unethical Firms Risk Massive Bills in EU Supply Chain Crackdown

February 22, 2022

Bloomberg

Global firms from mining to fashion risk massive compensation payouts in a proposed European Union crackdown on human-rights abuses and environmental breaches set to be unveiled this week.

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.

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.