 In This Issue
May 2004 |
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| 10 Keys to Supply Chain Success: Close scrutiny into every slice of the apparel supply chain can turn up key areas where your company can achieve greater visibility. |
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| Author: By Jordan K. Speer, Apparel |
| Time squeezed out of the supply chain means more time and resources your company can devote to objectives of your choice. |
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| Apparel Firms Relish Sports Illustrated Exposure |
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| The annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue can be an excellent marketing vehicle for swimwear firms. |
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| Apparel Vendors Link a Global Chain |
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| Author: By Deb Garbato, Retail Merchandiser |
| Worldwide sourcing, long cycles and seasonality make apparel one of the most challenging areas for supply chain management. |
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| Applications in Action: Software selection and implementation news from apparel software and technology suppliers. |
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| ASAP of Georgia Inc. Atlanta Hosiery has selected Visual AS/APT for ERP, CRM and supply chain management requirements. |
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| As China's presence grows |
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| As China's presence grows, Mexican producers increasingly view Central America as the new battle ground. |
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| ASAP Exhibitor Views Differ on Quota Elimination: Highlights from the ASAP Global Sourcing Show. |
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| Outlooks about the effects of quota elimination varied at this past February's ASAP Global Sourcing Show in Las Vegas, where apparel manufacturers expressed a mixture of satisfaction, frustration and fear on the subject. |
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| Athletes Out, Artists In? Increasingly, footwear firms are turning to hip-hop rappers for lucrative endorsement deals. |
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| DJ Funkmaster Flex, Birdman and Jay-Z. Do you know what these musicians have in common? |
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| Consumer Insights Shared at AAFA Annual Meeting |
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| Know thy consumer. It's a golden rule for apparel brands, manufacturers and retailers, yet one of the most challenging to follow. |
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| Designers Embrace CAD Differently: As CAD systems evolve, so do the ways apparel companies use them. |
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| Author: By Jamie Swedberg, Contributing Author |
| While more apparel manufacturers are moving toward the use of some kind of computer software to assist them in designing their product lines, you'd be hard-pressed to find two companies that use design technology the same way. |
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| Full-Package Model at SPESA 2004: The Textile/Clothing Technology Corp. will feature the full-package apparel business model as part of its exhibition at SPESA 2004 |
| 05/01/2004 |
| [TC]2, the Textile/Clothing Technology Corp., will sponsor a live working model of a "Full Package Center" within its booth, in conjunction with show organizer and industry trade association SPESA. |
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| Illegal trade has done immense damage |
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| Illegal trade has done immense damage to the Mexican apparel industry's image and competitiveness. |
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| ITG Forms from Burlington, Cone Combination: Entrepreneur Wilbur Ross forms ITG from Burlington and Cone businesses. |
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| International Textile Group (ITG) has been formed by the combination of Cone Mills and Burlington Industries by entrepreneurial business leader Wilbur L. Ross. |
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| Leadership Apparel: Call for Applications |
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| Apparel Magazine seeks applicants for annual Leadership Apparel program. |
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| Meet the Real China |
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| Author: Susan Black |
| In this month's Inside Apparel editorial, publisher Susan Black shares observations from a recent trip to China. |
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| Mexico's Race Against Time |
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| Author: By Daniel Kaye and Charlotte Woodcock, Global Business Reports |
| With competition heating up from around the globe, Mexico is scrambling to build its full-package and fast-fashion infrastructure, and give its image a makeover. |
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| New Software, Machinery to be Unveiled at Triennial Event |
| 05/01/2004 |
| Author: By Tracy Haisley, Apparel |
| The SPESA Expo, Material World and Technology Solutions events will take place May 18-20 in Miami |
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| Northern Group Overhauls IT Infrastructure: Software Implementation Series, Part 1 |
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| Author: By Tracy Haisley, Apparel |
| Two years ago Northern Group Retail Ltd. - the Canada-based specialty apparel retailer - found itself in a bit of a bind. |
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| Product News - May 2004 |
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| Author: By Tracy Haisley, Apparel |
| Adexa Inc. announced the general availability of version 5.3 of its Enterprise Global Planning System (eGPS).
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| Purchasing Habits of Adult Consumers in Past 12 Months |
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| Apparel's Data Bank consumer data from Scarborough Research. |
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| Retail Systems Expo Explores RFID, Collaboration |
| 05/01/2004 |
| Event outlook article is a preview to Retail Systems Expo. |
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| Return of the Sharp-Dressed Man: Men's fashion review from MAGIC's February 2004 show. |
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| Author: By Christian M. Chensvold, Special to Apparel |
| Time is the leading cause of amnesia. |
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| Speer to Speak at Sourcing Show |
| 05/01/2004 |
| Apparel's senior editor Jordan Speer will be the speaker of honor at the awards ceremony of the Guatemala Apparel Sourcing Show, to be held May 5-7 in Guatemala City. |
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| Top Consumer Goods and Clothing Industry Online Advertisers: Apparel's Data Bank e-tail data from Neilsen/Net Ratings. |
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| Trade Analysis Points to Lack of Major Change in 03 |
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| A Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg study evaluates shifts in apparel retailing, manufacturing and sourcing in 2003. |
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