Apparel

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.

Asian Manufacturer Cuts Costs, Increases Transaction Efficiency Through Cloud-Based Platform

April 12, 2016

Challenge: An Asia-based manufacturer of sports shoes struggled with manual handling of buyers' PO requests, invoicing, and packing lists. Vast amounts of data were stored on cumbersome Excel spreadsheets. It resulted in a heavy workload, inefficiency, and frequent errors.

RFID Gives Clothing Retailer Anti-Theft Protection, Inventory Control

April 11, 2016

RFID Journal

To improve inventory visibility and prevent loss, men's clothing retailer Gieves & Hawkes has deployed a radio frequency identification system at its store in Birmingham, England.

Red Wing Shoe Company: Big Strides Towards the Future

April 8, 2016

Mallery Dosdall, Demand Planning Manager, Red Wing Shoe Co., Inc.

American Apparel Uses RFID Tech to Enable Orders Through Postmates

April 7, 2016

RFID Journal

Consumers who use Postmates' on-demand delivery service now have the opportunity to buy core products from American Apparel. The service takes advantage of the passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags that American Apparel attaches to all of its merchandise, enabling Postmates to identify which items are available within an individual customer's geographic area.

Ocean Container Weight Verification Requirement May Greatly Boost Shipping Costs, Study Finds

March 29, 2016

Wall Street Journal

An impending international requirement that shippers verify the weight of their goods before transport will sharply raise shipping costs on major trade lanes and trigger delays in moving cargo through ports, according to a new report.

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.