The Iron Rules of Design
Many of us in the garment industry live outside the rational world. In an increasingly competitive business, it pays to question the existing traditions of the garment design process…
Published September 2006 | No Comments »
U.S. Retail Sales – Where Are the Garments?
Recent sales projections say that retail sales will continue to grow and prices will stabilize for the first time in almost eight years. I beg to differ…
Published June 2006 | No Comments »
The Cutting Edge
How many importers and retailers are in a position to respond to this kind of request?
Published February 2006 | No Comments »
The Latest Weapon in the Market Share Wars
Creating or buying a label may seem like the latest and best weapon in the market share wars, but what happens when everyone is doing it?
Published May 2004 | No Comments »
Strategic Relationships - The Best of Both Worlds
The problem of material sourcing is so important even the United Nations is stepping in. As a factory, if you recognize the problem, you are already ahead of the game…
Published April 2004 | No Comments »
Things Fall Apart
The man who built the Empire State Building died almost broke… just one example of hubris that leads to failure. The garment industry is full of stories of failed enterprises…
Published February 2004 | No Comments »
Information in the Garment Industry
Despite the fact that every garment person is certain he already knows everything worth knowing, acquiring accurate information is of vast importance in today’s market…
Published November 2002 | No Comments »