Apparel

German Retailer Tracks In-Store Apparel Inventory with RFID Technology

April 4, 2013

German clothing company C&A is expanding its radio frequency identification system from what was initially a trial involving five of its stores in Germany, to cover 25 locations. C&A, which manufactures its own apparel and footwear for men, women and children, is testing whether the technology can improve its supply chain visibility and in-store inventory, to ensure that at all times certain goods are on the shelves for purchase at each of its stores.

Infor Issues Implementation Accelerator for Fashion Industry

March 25, 2013

Infor

Infor has made generally available the Infor Implementation Accelerator for Fashion.

Manufacturers Said to Be Upbeat This Year About Making IT Investments, Expanding Supplier Bases

March 14, 2013

MFG.com

This year is expected to be one of growth, with many product development companies looking to make new technology investments and expand their supplier base, according to a survey of 8,840 sourcing professionals by MFG.com, an online manufacturing marketplace.

Planning, Designing and Implementing DC Improvements

March 11, 2013

New or Improved DC: An Introduction to the Process

How to Extend the Life of Your Distribution Assets

February 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Mike Perkins, vice president of fulfillment and manufacturing with L.L. Bean, explains how the company was able to postpone building a new distribution center, despite an increase in sales.

Building the Business Case for Automation

February 14, 2013

How to Evaluate Automation Investments

Reaping the Rewards of Sub-SKU Forecasting

February 4, 2013

Logility

Disaggregating forecasts by product and market attributes creates powerful synergies between demand and supply planning.

How Enabling Supply Chain Visibility Can Improve the Bottom Line

January 28, 2013

IBM

Where does it normally go wrong?

American Express Survey Finds Optimism as We Move Into 2013

January 11, 2013

Appliance Magazine

The latest American Express Spending and Saving Tracker reported that 39 percent of Americans are optimistic going into the new year, compared to 35 percent who said so going into 2012. Ten percent report they are "unconcerned" going into 2013, compared to 6 percent who said they were "unconcerned" a year ago.

Holiday Retail Sales Expected to Top Those of Last Year By More Than 4 Percent

December 19, 2012

National Retail Federation

Eager holiday shoppers helped drive retail sales upwards in November, helping boost sales in the first half of the holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, November retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 0.8 percent seasonally adjusted from October and increased 4.4 percent unadjusted year-over-year. With this news, NRF is still expecting holiday sales to grow 4.1 percent over last holiday season.

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.