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Guess Inc shaking up sourcing in wake of China tariffs
2019-08-16 15:14:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Fashion retailer Guess Inc is looking to reduce its dependency on China as it moves to limit the impact to its business of the newly imposed tariffs on Chinese imports into the US.
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Challenges for sub-Saharan Africa as an apparel sourcing hub
2019-08-16 13:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Despite the much discussed potential of sub-Saharan Africa as an apparel sourcing hub, the region still has a long way to go before it can play a more significant role in the supply chain. Here Dr Sheng Lu, associate professor in the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware, sets out some of the challenges.
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Steps to a more sustainable fashion sourcing model
2019-07-25 15:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
While the fashion industry recognises the need to move toward a more sustainable model - from sourcing to finished product - it's often a difficult balancing act to embrace these issues and still deliver efficiency and profit. Industry executives suggest that starting small, setting realistic goals, shared experiences and creative solutions are all part of the shift.
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Sourcing costs and uncertainty subdue US fashion firms
2019-07-22 19:01:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Ongoing trade uncertainty, coupled with a 20% hike in the cost of sourcing from Bangladesh, Vietnam and India - the main alternatives to China - are the biggest concerns facing today's US fashion industry executives. And not surprisingly, they're contributing to a more downbeat outlook for the future.
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Canada sourcing event adds new country pavilions
2019-07-12 13:51:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Representatives from more than 20 countries will convene in Toronto next month at the Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada (ATSC) 2019 show, with organisers announcing new pavilions from Ghana, Peru and Turkey.
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