Apparel

Software Architecture Can Be as Important as Functionality

August 28, 2015

FORTE

You Source Product in China. But Do You Really Know Who's Making It?

August 28, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Multi-tiered manufacturing supply chains can end up in some unexpected places - including prisons.

Tradeshift Acquires Product Info-Management Firm Merchantry

August 25, 2015

Tradeshift

Tradeshift, vendor of a software platform for supplier collaboration, has acquired Merchantry, a cloud-based provider of product information-management (PIM) services.

How Sears Got a Handle on Its Reverse-Logistics Flow

August 6, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

The big merchandiser looked to Genco to provide a system for the rapid and efficient processing of merchandise that's designated for redeployment, return to vendor and liquidation.

Racing to Your Door: The Cutting Edge of E-Commerce Delivery

July 31, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The race is heating up over who will dominate the world of "last-mile" delivery of online retail orders.

The Ultimate WMS Preparation Guidebook - A Commonwealth White Paper

July 28, 2015

John Neblett

Shoe Retailer Decides Barcodes Work Better Than RFID for Keeping Tabs on Inventory

July 14, 2015

FierceRetailIT

Describing radio frequency identification labels as a "learning tool," Peltz Shoes has stopped using the technology, primarily because of high costs related to the passive tags, and changed to a barcode system.

Supply-Chain Alignment: Finding Meaning in a Buzzword

July 13, 2015

What is this thing called supply-chain alignment?

Nike's E-commerce Skyrockets, With Mobile Sales Topping Those From Desktops

July 6, 2015

RIS News

NIKE Inc.'s e-commerce business is growing, and the company attributes it to being one of the "world's most engaged brands online."

How Social Media Drives 'Fast-Fashion' Decisions

July 2, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of fast fashion, social media can be both bane and salvation for manufacturers and retailers.

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.