Big Challenges for Shipping Industry in 2020
Import/Export
Apparel and textile importers have spent the last year challenged by rising shipping rates and tight vessel space as cargo owners scrambled to bring in merchandise earlier than normal to beat an expected tariff rise on certain Chinese goods.
Salesforce Releases ‘Trends in Retail and Consumer Goods Marketing’ Report
Technology
Marketing professionals in retail and consumer goods are harvesting tons of data to monitor consumer habits, but that data often remains unorganized and unused.
Entrupy Expands Its Reach to Combat Counterfeit Goods
Technology
With counterfeit goods estimated to carve out $461 billion in global trade, technology firm Entrupy has an anti-counterfeiting solution that proves authenticity for luxury resale outlets and decreases return fraud.
Measuring Omni-shopper Habits Brings Together Nielsen and The NPD Group
Technology
Shifting consumer behavior has left many retailers and brands wondering how to develop the perfect formula for successfully engaging shoppers.
After Bankruptcy Filing, Charlotte Russe Is Closing All Stores
After a 44-year run, young women’s clothier Charlotte Russe is going out of business with a liquidation sale starting March 7 at all its stores.
O’Neill Dumps Drawstrings With No-Tie-Fly
“Drawcords are a thing of the past,” Lorin Ely-McGregor, an O’Neill boardshort senior designer and creator of the No-Tie-Fly.
Deckers Brands to Close Camarillo Distribution Center and Lay Off Nearly 100 Employees
Manufacturing
Deckers Brands—parent company of footwear-and-lifestyle brands Ugg, Koolaburra by Ugg, Teva, Hoka One One and Sanuk—will permanently close its Camarillo, Calif., distribution center by Aug. 31.
Dirtymilk Label Rebounds With New Style and Attitude
Manufacturing
Designer Daniel Antonio is breathing new life into his Dirtymilk label, which is being resurrected after being dormant for several years.
A Weekly Farmers’ Market Comes to the California Market Center
Farm to Fashion
Tables stacked with carrots and celery. Bushel baskets filled with Cara Cara oranges and tangelos. A sea of strawberries packaged in white cartons.
Private Label Is Lending a Helping Hand to Retailers’ Business
Private Label in Retail
If you want to buy a pair of Levi’s jeans, it’s not too hard to find a store that carries them.
The Frances Austen Brand Elevates Ecologically Sound Classics to a Heritage Level
Responsible Heritage
Launched by Margaret Coblentz in 2017, the Frances Austen brand was founded in San Francisco to provide responsibly crafted, classic cashmere pieces to consumers who are concerned about how their clothing is made.
Intimates Company ThirdLove Completes a $55-million Fundraising Round
Manufacturing
San Francisco direct-to-consumer women’s intimate-apparel company ThirdLove announced the completion of a $55-million round of fund-raising.
Smartrac Brings Its Green Tag Program Initiative to LogiMAT
Tags & Labels
Following the January announcement that it would invest in producing greener products, Amsterdam-based RFID-product and IoT-solutions provider Smartrac,while exhibiting at the17th edition of LogiMAT, unveiledits plan to add environmentally friendly tag options to its offerings.
Edouard Macquin Appointed President of Lectra Americas
Manufacturing
Lectra, the French information-technology and digital-solutions leader that produces software and hardware to facilitate fabric cutting, appointed Edouard Macquin as its new president of Lectra Americas.
Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami Adds Events to Second Show
Trade Shows
Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami recently announced the lineup for its three-day show to be held May 28–30 at the same time as Miami Fashion Week.
A Cease-Fire in the Trade War Has the Apparel Industry Wondering What Will Happen Next
Import/Export
The recent lull in the trade war between the United States and China was good news for U.S. retailers, clothing manufacturers and importers who have seen their bottom line eroded by a 10 percent tariff on certain goods imported from China.
Gap Inc. to Split Into Two Separate Publicly Traded Companies
Retail
Old Navy to become a separate company from the rest of Gap Inc.'s brands.
Carroll & Co’s Newmark to Bespoke at Avedon
Venerable menswear shop Carroll & Co called it quits after a run of more than six decades. However, Carroll & Co’s veteran general manager, Stuart Newmark, has no intention of retiring.
Haggar Names Zachary Hall as the Winner of FIDM SuperLab Menswear Design Competition
FASHION
Following a selection process that began in August 2018, Dallas-headquartered Haggar Clothing Co. awarded Zachary Hall the top prize in the inaugural FIDM SuperLab menswear-design competition.
