Apparel

Think Tank

In a Global Economy, the Future of Retail Is Local

November 27, 2018

Customers increasingly wonder: We have instant delivery for pizza and Chinese food. So why not porch swings and power tools?

As Costs Rise, Can European Firms Raise Prices Fast Enough?

November 26, 2018

Bloomberg

Rising costs are becoming a challenge worldwide: Prices of raw materials and wages have gained this year, a trend increasingly noted by executives.

Old-School Retailers Stumbled Into Holiday Spending Weekend

November 26, 2018

Bloomberg

Black Friday is increasingly an online shopping event, and that’s not necessarily a good thing for legacy retailers.

Inside Nike's Store of the Future

November 16, 2018

Bloomberg

Nike has seen the future of brick-and-mortar shopping, and it revolves around your phone.

Adapting to Automation: Lessons for Long-Term Success

Robots Are Coming for Europe's Jobs — Especially Out East

November 13, 2018

Bloomberg

Robots are coming for people’s jobs in Europe, and the countries in the ex-communist east are particularly vulnerable.

A Tale of 3 Supply Chains

November 13, 2018

Elementum

Why Companies Screw Up Digitization

November 13, 2018

Elementum

Orchestrating Your Supply Chain to Drive Availability

November 13, 2018

Elementum

Fashion Turns to Mapping Technology to Clean Up Supply Chains

November 12, 2018

Bloomberg

No one dies for fashion in greater numbers than, it turns out, the trees. More than 150 million are cleared every year, shipped around the world, then pulped and processed into viscose.

A New Accelerator Model Tackles Fashion Industry Supply Chains

November 7, 2018

Forbes

Entrepreneur Shannon Lohr knows the uphill battle to break into the fashion industry — where supply chains are complex and often inaccessible to smaller brands.

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.