Apparel

How to Extend the Life of Your Distribution Assets

February 22, 2013

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.

Aldata Develops Shopper Relationship Management Tool for Marketers

December 14, 2012

Aldata

Aldata, a vendor of applications for the retail and distribution industries, has created Aldata Shopper Relationship Management (SRM), part of its new Aldata Omni-Shopper Suite.

Report Available on Near-Sourcing in Apparel Industry

December 7, 2012

TradeCard

A guide has been published by Sourcing Journal Online and TradeCard to help supply chain executives in the apparel industry take advantage of sourcing locales in Latin America as they pursue strategic initiatives requiring faster turnaround and more reliable delivery of goods.

Best Practices in Parcel Shipping LTL/Freight White Paper

December 6, 2012

Kewill

Parcel and LTL shipping is now viewed as a strategic component of the supply chain.

Panama Canal Expansion: Impact on the Volume of Imports at Southern California Ports

December 6, 2012

Weber Logistics

The Ports of LA and Long Beach will continue to be North America's freight gateway.

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.