Apparel

PTC Releases Update of PLM App for Retail and Apparel

May 11, 2016

PTC has released version 11 of PTC FlexPLM, the vendor's product lifecycle management (PLM) application for retail, fashion, footwear, apparel and consumer products.

Five Ways to Optimize Your DC for E-Commerce Fulfillment

May 5, 2016

FORTE

RFID Helps Workers, Customers Find Fashions at Factory Outlet

May 5, 2016

RFID Journal

Diffusione Tessile, the factory outlet division of fashion retailer Max Mara Group, is employing an RFID-based real-time location system to reduce lines at its service counter and ensure that customers can find the products they seek.

Building Your Business Case for IBP

April 27, 2016

Demand Solutions

Manage What Matters

April 27, 2016

Demand Solutions

Achieving Supply Chain Excellence: Your Journey Forward

April 27, 2016

Demand Solutions

42 Principles of Forecasting

April 27, 2016

Demand Solutions

Often-Overlooked Insurance Provision Helps Apparel Industry Defend Intellectual Property Suits

April 25, 2016

Apparel

The intellectual property litigation trend in the fashion and apparel industry does not appear to be going out of style anytime soon. Fashion and apparel companies routinely face allegations of copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement.

Lululemon Finds RFID Useful in Tracking Product Throughout Its Supply Chain

April 22, 2016

RFID Journal

Global athletic apparel company lululemon reports that it has boosted its in-store revenue by deploying a radio frequency identification system at all of its stores to track its products' movements as they arrive, are placed on display on the sales floor and are sold. The system has increased the company's inventory accuracy to 98 percent, says Jonathan Aitken, lululemon's RFID program director.

With E-Textiles, Looking 'Smart' Takes on Whole New Meaning

April 21, 2016

Gizmag

From sweat-sending wristbands to electrode-embedded workout suits, new innovations in smart clothing are coming thick and fast.

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.