Apparel

Gucci to Go Fur-Free From 2018

October 23, 2017

Supply Management

Luxury fashion brand Gucci will go fur-free from next year, according to the company's chief executive.

The Packing Playbook

October 22, 2017

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

'A New Extreme' for the Sharing Economy: Shoe Rentals

October 20, 2017

The Washington Post

The discount shoe purveyor DSW says it wants to give its customers what they want, which is how the chain has arrived at this: shoe rentals.

Digital Disruptors Are Impacting All Industries, Analysts Say

October 19, 2017

Gartner

Digital disruptors are emerging in all industries, and the need for CIOs to embrace digital transformation is urgent, according to Gartner, Inc.

Omni-Channel Solution Delivers Significant Margin Improvement

October 16, 2017

To bring a true omni-channel operation with the ability to fulfil e-commerce, retail, wholesale and outlet-store orders into a single facility — delivering a seamless shopping experience to customers that meets/exceeds service level agreements.

Ivanka Trump's Supply Chains in China Cloaked in Secrecy

October 16, 2017

The Washington Post

It is no secret that the bulk of Ivanka Trump's merchandise comes from China. But just which Chinese companies manufacture and export her handbags, shoes and clothes is more secret than ever, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Why APICS Partnered With a Private E-Tailer for Omnichannel Benchmarking

October 16, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

An unusual partnership between a major industry trade group and private retailer seeks to create a system for benchmarking supply-chain performance by e-commerce companies.

New Validation Solution Ensures Data Accuracy and Avoids Shipment Delays

October 5, 2017

Challenge: For a major luxury apparel retailer, missing and inaccurate data in its suppliers' Advance Ship Notices (ASN) caused shipment delays, lost time spent finding and correcting errors, and bad data polluting the retailer's ERP.

Three Reasons Demand Planning Has Finally Come of Age

October 4, 2017

Logility

Wal-Mart Tries to Take Jet.com Upscale

October 4, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

One year after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought Jet.com for $3.3bn, shoppers will get a glimpse of how it hopes to use the startup to battle Amazon.com Inc.

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.