Apparel

How Stage Stores Educates Its Suppliers

June 3, 2014

Stage Stores, which operates 880 small-town department stores under such names as Beall's and Peebles, has learned the value of having products delivered floor ready. Tim Duvic, vice president of distribution, explains how the company educates its suppliers on packaging and preparing orders for fast processing on receipt.

Duty Drawback: Could Your Business be Eligible for a Duty Reimbursement?

May 29, 2014

Purolator

Sustainability at H&M: Long Road Traveled, Long Road Ahead

May 27, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you're still not convinced that sustainability can be a big marketing tool for global brands, then take a glance at the latest "Conscious Actions" report from Hennes & Mauritz AB - known to clothing shoppers around the world as H&M.

How Stage Stores Educates Its Suppliers

May 27, 2014

Tim Duvic, VP Distribution, Stage Stores

Manufacturers Are Considering Near-Shoring - But Just How Near?

May 22, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Manufacturers like the U.S. They really like it!

The Key to Omni-Channel Retailing

May 8, 2014

enVista

Logistics Challenges in Mexico

May 6, 2014

Matt Hamson, CEO, Coronado Logistics, Inc.

Calculating Savings and Return for an Enterprise Transportation Optimization and Automation Solution

April 25, 2014

UltraShipTMS

Vendor Compliance: How to Reduce Retailer Chargebacks

April 25, 2014

Weber Logistics

Retailers at Odds with Each Other on How to Respond to Bangladeshi Factory Disasters

April 24, 2014

The New York Times

Reacting to public outrage, Western retailers and apparel brands began a major push to improve safety at the Bangladeshi factories they do business with. It involves a sprint to inspect hundreds of plants each month and a commitment to help correct any safety problems found — all with an eye to preventing another catastrophic collapse or fire. But instead of joining forces, the Western brands have divided into two sometimes feuding camps.

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.