Apparel

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | The Fashion Apparel Supply Chain Has a Visibility Problem

January 21, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is sustainability in fashion in the apparel supply chain?

New York State Considers the First Fashion Sustainability Law in the U.S.

January 10, 2022

Bloomberg

New York would become the first state in the nation to require global fashion brands to disclose their climate and social impacts and take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under new bill.

Made in the U.S.? It May Not Be So Simple

The Time Is Ripe for U.S.-Made Clothing, American Giant’s CEO Says

December 6, 2021

Bloomberg

After years of preaching about the benefits of making clothing in America, Bayard Winthrop now has a much more interested audience.

AI Could Solve the Footwear Industry's Soaring Return Rate

December 6, 2021

Yogesh Kulkarni, SCB Contributor

Retailers need to implement proactive strategies that maximize inventory, or else face margin-crushing supply challenges. Artificial intelligence may offer a solution.

Supply Chains Need $100 Trillion to Hit Climate Goal

November 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Global supply chains will need an estimated $100 trillion in investment to achieve the planet’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions over the next three decades, according to new research that pins as much as half of that price tag on small- to medium-size businesses.

Fashion Brands Have Gone Quiet on Xinjiang Cotton in Fear of Retaliation

October 15, 2021

Bloomberg

When a fashion industry sustainability group called out China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims, the idea was to nudge Beijing toward human-rights reforms while cleaning up a troubled corner of the $60 billion global cotton business. Western brands have learned the hard way that things don’t work that way in China.

Vietnam’s Factory Crisis Worsens as Migrant Workers Flee

October 12, 2021

Bloomberg

Tens of thousands of factory employees have gone back to their home villages from Vietnam’s southern industrial belt — and millions more are poised to follow — after months-long COVID-19 restrictions recently eased.

Investors Fret Supply Chain Woes Could Knock Earnings

October 11, 2021

Bloomberg

Reopening demand and marooned containers are prompting downgrades across analysts estimates for the upcoming earnings season.

China's Energy Crisis Is Hitting Everything From iPhones to Milk

October 8, 2021

Bloomberg

The hit from China’s energy crunch is starting to ripple throughout the globe, hurting everyone from Toyota Motor Corp. to Australian sheep farmers and makers of cardboard boxes.

Fashion Retailer Halves Fulfillment Time With Omichannel Automation

September 30, 2021

GreyOrange

Challenge: A multinational fast fashion retailer had separate warehouses for in-store and online fulfillment and was looking to implement an omnichannel model. The company needed to cater to inventory sub-classifications and associated business logic in picking; optimize its downstream operations; improve transportation efficiency; and reduce its dependency on a single warehouse management system (WMS).

The retailer relied solely on manual flow from inbound to outbound, and had no existing framework for opening new warehouses.

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.