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24 maj 2024 · Sourcing has become ever more difficult for global apparel and footwear companies: they are confronting a range of issues across the value chain, including ongoing supply disruptions caused by shifting demand, material price volatility, geopolitics, global trade issues, rising competition, and regulatory changes.
7 sie 2024 · In 2024, the fashion industry will navigate significant challenges. Key issues include sustainability and greenwashing, with a growing demand for genuine eco-friendly practices. Supply chain disruptions from geopolitical tensions and climate change necessitate resilient strategies. Economic downturns and high inflation impact consumer spending.
12 gru 2023 · Upstream apparel suppliers and manufacturers have undergone significant disruption, where changes in consumer demand have resulted recently in a sharp decline in factory utilisation, widespread layoffs, and delayed investments. As brands and retailers look to scale up capacity to meet renewed demand, they may start to feel the repercussions of ...
1 paź 2024 · China was the leading supplier of clothing worldwide in 2021, accounting for roughly one-third of worldwide exports. This equated to an export value of roughly 176 billion U.S. dollars. After...
14 kwi 2022 · Some fashion and apparel companies have been negatively affected by supply chain disruptions, driving material and freight costs higher in the second half of 2021. These and other challenges had an impact on the pace of closed transactions in the fourth quarter of last year.
Apparel supply chain operations are mostly back to normal in terms of logistics. US seaborne imports of apparel have remained in line with historic seasonal patterns but fell by 18% year over year in the three months to Oct. 31, 2023. That indicates a rapid decline in supply chain activity.
29 kwi 2022 · While U.S. apparel companies of all sizes have a vested interest in supply chain innovation and reshoring, small independent brands are better positioned to manufacture in the U.S.
