 In This Issue
January 2007 |
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| Cover Story: Wal-Mart Goes ECO |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| Wal-Mart's commitment to global sustainability has put sustainable textiles squarely on the retailer's agenda. |
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| Publisher's Note: |
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| Publisher's Note |
| 01/01/2007 |
| We all know the old adage that you can't improve what you can't measure. Indeed, you can't even begin to assess your performance if you can't measure it. |
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| The Market: |
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| SPESA Expo Material World, Technology Solutions |
| 03/30/2007 |
| The three co-located events are designed to bring a wide range of solutions and networking opportunities to apparel manufacturers, brands and retailers. |
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| Private Equity Investment Accelerates Eddie Bauer, Athlete's Foot among Latest Targets |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Private equity investment firms continue to show their increasing influence in the apparel market with a flurry of acquisitions..
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| Retail Intelligence: In Brief: |
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| La Senza Goes Live with NSB |
| 12/06/2006 |
| La Senza, the 300-store Canadian retail chain that recently was acquired by Limited Brands, has gone live with NSB's merchandising and replenishment solution. |
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| Retail Intelligence In Brief: January 2007 |
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| SAS CEO Shares Perspectives on Retail Macys.com Chooses Marketmax for Planning The SAS Institute Inc., which celebrated 30 years in business last year and is on its way to reaching $2 billion. |
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| Supply Chain: Case Study: |
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| Kaufhof's Differentiating Factor: RFID |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| RFID technology is paving the way for this Germany-based department store to improve visibility into its inventory. |
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| Supply Chain: In Brief: |
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| Paxar Introduces PaxarComplyline |
| 11/21/2006 |
| Paxar Corp. has developed a new solution called PaxarComplyline, which is being launched first in the European market but also is available to U.S. customers. |
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| Supply Chain In Brief: January 2007 |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Paxar Corp. has developed a new solution called PaxarComplyline, which was launched in the European market but also is available to U.S. customers.
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| Sourcing & Logistics: Case Study: |
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| How Gap Manages Social Compliance |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Author: Chelan David |
| It's been 10 years since Gap Inc. established its vendor code of conduct and global compliance team. Since then, the retailer has embraced a more collaborative approach and leveraged systems to a greater extent to measure vendor performance. |
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| Sourcing & Logistics: In Brief: |
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| Sourcing & Logistics In Brief: January 2007 |
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| Brandot International, an apparel holding company founded by former Mast Industries chief Martin Trust, has announced a joint venture in India with the Bannari Amman Group.
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| Concept-to-Spec Case Study: |
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| Making Color Count - Part I |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| Implementing digital color programs, dealing with multi-sourced product and integrating color systems with PLM top the list of challenges for color management professionals. |
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| Quicksilver: Surf's Up for PLM |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| A new PLM system is allowing Quiksilver's design teams to share large art files globally in real time, eliminating major time lags and improving the creative process. |
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| Concept-to-Spec: In Brief: |
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| Concept-to-Spec In Brief |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Patagonia has expanded its use of FlexPLM, PTC's retail, footwear and apparel solution, to optimize the design and manufacturing of its apparel lines. |
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| Fiber-to-Fabric: Case Study: |
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| 'Dynamic' Technical Outerwear Collaboration |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Cloudveil worked closely with Schoeller to integrate Schoeller-dynamic fabric and NanoSphere technology into its new Switchback jacket.
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| Fiber-to-Fabric: In Brief: |
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| Fiber-to-Fabric In Brief: January 2007 |
| 01/01/2007 |
| Organization Anticipates Burgeoning Growth for Organic Fibers Jill Dumain, director of environmental analysis, Patagonia Inc., has been elected chair of the board of directors for the Oakland, CA-based Organic Exchange (OE), a non-profit organization comm
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