 In This Issue
January 2011 |
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| Magazine Sections |
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| For Sprockets, the Second Time's the Charm |
| 01/05/2011 |
| Author: Amy Roach Partridge |
| Rising from Mervyn's ashes, Sprockets Kids has been resurrected — and is thriving, thanks to smart strategies, smart technology and smart design. |
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| Editor's Note: |
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| I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| We would be remiss not to think about the “panoptic view” and how rapid technological developments are swiftly undercutting some traditional instances of one-way observation in industry, and in the process, morphing how people and businesses may come to regard one another and work together differently. |
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| The Market: Briefs: |
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| J. Crew Goes Private in $3 Billion Sale |
| 11/24/2010 |
| After four years on the New York Stock Exchange, the company goes private again. |
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| Li & Fung to Purchase Oxford Apparel Group for $121.7 Million |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Oxford Industries Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of Oxford Apparel. |
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| Major Retailers Get Top Marks for Supply Chain Compliance |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Levi Strauss and Co., Wal-Mart Stores, The Gap Inc., Hanesbrands Inc., Gildan Activewear Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. scored highest on As You Sow's survey of global supply chain compliance. |
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| Retail Intelligence: Case Study: |
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| Barneys: You’ve Gotta Have a Plan |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Author: Masha Zager |
| The fashion sense of Barneys’ buyers has always been legendary. With the QuickAssortment tool from Maple Lake, merchandising planners can now add hard numbers into the mix.
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| Retail Intelligence: In Brief: |
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| Betsey Johnson Refreshes E-Commerce Site with GSI |
| 11/24/2010 |
| GSI Commerce is providing the American fashion brand with a host of solutions, including e-commerce, payments, customer service, fulfillment and interactive marketing. |
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| Epicor Retail Launches Enterprise Selling Google Adapter |
| 11/17/2010 |
| The latest addition to Epicor Retail's suite of offerings enables retailers to improve their visibility in Google Product search results, showing shoppers if the desired product is available in a store nearby. |
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| Supply Chain: |
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| Winning the Returns Management Race |
| 12/03/2010 |
| Author: By Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
| Integration, data analytics could be the key to unlocking returns management. |
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| Major Retailers Get Top Marks for Supply Chain Compliance |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Levi Strauss and Co., Wal-Mart Stores, The Gap Inc., Hanesbrands Inc., Gildan Activewear Inc. and Nordstrom Inc. scored highest on As You Sow's survey of global supply chain compliance. |
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| Sourcing & Logistics: |
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| For Sprockets, the Second Time's the Charm |
| 01/05/2011 |
| Author: Amy Roach Partridge |
| Rising from Mervyn's ashes, Sprockets Kids has been resurrected — and is thriving, thanks to smart strategies, smart technology and smart design. |
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| Sourcing & Logistics: In Brief: |
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| [TC]2 Reports on Haiti Initiatives, 3D Body Scanning, More at Board Meeting |
| 12/03/2010 |
| Author: By Susan S. Nichols |
| [TC]2's board of directors discussed its research and training initiatives -- including efforts in Haiti -- at its biannual meeting last month. |
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| AAFA Urges U.S. Action to Resolve India Cotton Export Ban |
| 01/10/2011 |
| The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has petitioned several U.S. Department heads to take immediate action to stop India's government from continuing its export ban on cotton. |
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| Concept-to-Spec: |
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| With Technology, Staying Ahead of the Curve |
| 12/02/2010 |
| Author: By Jessica Binns |
| Gerber Technology's annual ideation conference in New Orleans highlighted how technology can ease the pains of the pattern collaboration process and contribute to private-label success. |
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| What Has PLM Done for You Lately? |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Author: By Jordan Speer |
| In answering this question, apparel retailers reveal what a crucial role PLM has come to play in the industry.
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| What Has PLM Done for You Lately? |
| 01/10/2011 |
| Author: By Jordan Speer |
| In answering this question, apparel retailers reveal what a crucial role PLM has come to play in the industry. |
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