INDUSTRY ISSUES
Growing Out of Uncertainty - How the sewn products industry adapts and grows in the face of uncertainty
By Michael McDonald, SPESA President | March 6, 2026
Each year SPESA releases what we call our “State of the Industry.” Often it’s timed around the U.S. State of the Union and serves as an opportunity for our team to reflect back on the year prior and look ahead to the new year we’re in.
NYFW Goes On Through CFDA’s Runway360
For the highly anticipated New York Fashion Week, the show has gone on digitally. Many NYFW shows will take place, from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16 on Runway360, a new digital platform produced by The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc.
PayPal and Visa Announce Partnership Expansion
Digital-payment firms PayPal and Visa Inc. announced recently that they would grow their partnership in order to serve consumer and small-business clients.
DiCentral Acquires Drop-Ship Technology Expertise With Its Acquisition of Hingeto
California supply-chain company Hingeto was acquired by DiCentral, a Houston-headquartered provider of business-to-business integration-management services for an undisclosed amount.
The Three Ways Fashion Brands Can Win the ‘Rack Race’
Deadlines aren’t moving targets, so, while the increasingly global and complex nature of the fashion industry means there are more moving parts than ever before, clients and consumers don’t want this to affect product delivery.
Omnichain’s Software Aims To Shake Up Traditional Inventory Systems
Retailers and fashion brands are changing the way they manage businesses and inventory in order to reflect market adaptations in digital retail. It’s one reason the market for inventory-management software has been growing, according to a report released in June by the market-research company Global Market Insights, Inc., based in Selbyville, Del.
Dallas Market Center to Build B2B Platform
Dallas Market Center, a 5-million square-foot campus for fashion wholesale companies, recently announced a partnership to create a business-to-business platform.
Wish Looks Toward IPO in Confidential Filing
The e-commerce marketplace Wish announced Monday that it had submitted a confidential draft registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of its Class A common stock.
NuOrder to Work With Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Recently, the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance announced a partnership with NuOrder, a Los Angeles–headquartered business-to-business e-commerce company, to develop an online platform for its members, said Rich Hill, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance’s president.
Epson Increases Speed, Efficiency With New SureColor Technology
Over the past few years, fashion manufacturers and brands have become increasingly focused on direct-to-consumer business. Epson America hopes to support this business model.
Centi Closes Funding Round, Prepares Technology for Launch Later This Year
Founded in March, Zurich’s Centi Ltd. announced on Aug. 18 the closing of its first funding round. Bernhard Müller, who serves as the company’s chairman, launched the Bitcoin SV payments processor Centi as a technology that could adapt point-of-sale systems to accept these types of payments during retail transactions.
ADNAS Receives Notice of Allowance on Cotton-Tagging Technology Patent
Advancing its reach into authentication technologies to thwart the counterfeit-goods trade and provide increased transparency in fashion, Applied DNA Sciences announced that it received a notice of allowance regarding its tools, which afford DNA tagging of cotton fibers during the ginning process.
Cotton Heritage Teams Up With Tukatech for 3D Digital Design
In May, Los Angeles–headquartered fashion-technology firm Tukatech Inc. introduced its latest version of the TUKA3D Designer Edition. Tukatech recently announced that the premium-blanks company Cotton Heritage, headquartered in Commerce, Calif., was working with the 3D visualizer.
Acquiring Custom Gateway, Kornit Digital Expands Its Cloud-Software Reach
Digital-printing technology provider Kornit Digital announced that it has acquired the United Kingdom–based cloud-software workflow-solutions company Custom Gateway.
Almost The Show Wants To Put Human Touch In Virtual Trade Show
A number of established, high-profile trade shows took the unprecedented step of canceling in-person events this summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, they rallied with announcements of producing virtual trade shows to serve as substitutes.
Saks Fifth Avenue to Use NuOrder Tech
Luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue recently announced that it will employ technology produced by NuOrder, a Los Angeles-headquartered business-to-business e-commerce platform.
