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Sustainable Growth for 2010

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Discovering the Nine Ways to Competitive Strength

As you'll read in this month's Executive Issues, in spite all of the economic turmoil of the past 18 months, as well as numerous changes in market conditions and demands, the basic tenets for strong revenue and profit growth are truly constants. As guest contributor Gary Williams explains, there are nine ways to marry your business framework with customer vesting to create competitive strengths.

Part of the process addresses a supply chain that benefits from economies of scale. Read on to learn how automation, collaboration and connectivity with all of your business parties across the supply chain adds up to a winning formula for 2010 and beyond.

Publisher
snichols@apparelmag.com

Executive Issues Archive

*Exclusive Feature*
THE 2010 REVENUE GROWTH IMPERATIVE
contributed by Gary A. Williams, Founder & CEO, wRATINGS Corp., (gawilliams@wratings.com) Whether you work on Wall Street, Main Street or Madison Avenue, everyone is talking about how companies must find ways to grow their revenue in 2010. The "easy part" of cutting costs and right-sizing your business for the new level of demand is done -- or you probably didn't survive the Great Recession. For many, profit margins were painfully maintained and lowered earnings expectations were somehow met. So now that we sidestepped a financial catastrophe and global market meltdown, the focus turns back on the long-term health of your business and how to revitalize its growth. For full article: Click here

*Vendor Viewpoint*
BEING SAVVY AS THE 2010 TURNAROUND EMERGES
contributed by Esther Lutz, Vice President, TradeCard (ELutz@tradecard.com) It's important for apparel companies and retailers to be prepared for growth in 2010 and beyond. But it's also important to prepare in a savvy manner. Rapidly rehiring to recreate large departments or spending huge sums of money to finance inventory could be a step backward. Sustainable growth strategies in 2010 will be focused on doing more with less. That means maintaining a leaner business that can handle increases in volume without building up cost or sacrificing quality, performance or margins. Automation, collaboration and connectivity with all business parties will be key to achieving success in 2010. For full article: Click here

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