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PSF 2016 - Disrupt or be disrupted - why data is key
2016-04-12 10:32:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Working more closely and smartly with data across the entire supply chain is crucial if brands and retailers are to improve everything from product innovation to keeping track of shipments, 'testing and trashing' new ideas, and tailoring their offerings to individual consumers.
PSF 2016 - Standardisation key to improving transparency
2016-04-04 21:15:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A proliferation of technical standards, social compliance and environmental initiatives is putting immense pressure on apparel retailers and brands to work more collaboratively across their supply chains.
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PSF 2016 - Speeding up sustainable supply chain solutions
2016-03-23 14:41:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The new Paris climate change deal struck at the COP21 summit late last year should be yet another catalyst for the apparel industry and its supply chain to devise more environmentally-friendly solutions and to collaborate more effectively. But as speakers at this month's Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong admitted, the path to success in sustainability is never going to be an easy one.
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PSF 2016 - Ethiopia sourcing vision starting to take shape
2016-03-21 14:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Ethiopia's ambition to become a global apparel and textile powerhouse has been well-documented over the past decade, despite its slow steps towards this goal. But the scale of investment in the country appears to be accelerating, some of the largest US and European brands are placing orders, and the government seems committed to building a sourcing hub for the future.
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PSF 2016 - The likely impact of TPP and One Belt One Road?
2016-03-17 11:31:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The two initiatives with the potential to reshape the global sourcing landscape are also mired in uncertainty. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact is still a long way from ratification, while details remain patchy on China's One Belt One Road initiative. So what do apparel brands, retailers and manufacturers make of their possible impact?