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The Flanarant: Why Trump will be true to his trade threats
2016-11-09 15:23:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US president-elect Donald Trump used the campaign train to set out his stance on trade issues. Instead of dismissing this as bluff and bluster, Mike Flanagan believes he will stay true to his word to impose restrictions or higher tariffs on imports - leading to massive long-term uncertainty.
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trade
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The Flanarant - Ethiopia violence undermines 'visionary' sourcing strategies
2016-10-10 12:23:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The apparent benefits of Ethiopia make the country a serious risk - both politically and commercially - for apparel and textile investors, Mike Flanagan believes. And the partial destruction by rioters of the Saygin Dima mill illustrates all too well the short-term superficiality of too many 'visionary' sourcing strategies.
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violence
ethiopia
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The Flanarant - Why voters don't want more global supply chains
2016-08-16 14:28:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Mike Flanagan spent the first six months of 2016 campaigning to stay in the EU. Not once, he writes, did I hear my opponents - or anyone in Britain's new, Brexit-friendly government - say they wanted to reject global integration or repudiate over 30 years of globalisation.
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supply
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The Flanarant - Bangladesh must face up to new industry threats
2016-07-28 20:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
In late June and early July, Bangladesh's garment industry was hit by a number of new long-term threats. But the industry's leaders appear unaware of the real severity these threats posed to their viability, writes Mike Flanagan.
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The Flanarant - Why no other countries will step into China's shoes
2016-06-01 12:00:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
There's no doubt China faces a number of challenges, ranging from slowing economic growth to growing retail competition and - in March at least - a massive drop in year-on-year exports to the US. Continuing to expect the Chinese to rise to the challenge, Mike Flanagan takes a closer look at why nowhere else is ready to exploit the opportunities.
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step
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