 In This Issue
October 2012 |
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| Casual Male Has Big Plans for Big Guys |
| 10/01/2012 |
| Author: Masha Zager |
| “Guys like choice and convenience,” says Casual Male’s Dennis Hernreich. The company’s new DestinationXL stores and website aim to give big and tall men plenty of both.
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| Editor's Note: |
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| Shaking the Social Media Magic 8 Ball |
| 10/01/2012 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
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| The Market: |
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| ITS: Revealing the Secrets to Design Success |
| 08/15/2012 |
| Author: Jordan Speer, Editor in Chief |
| Want to be the next Ralph Lauren or Dolce & Gabbana? Here's what it takes. |
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| The Apparel Top 50: Rankings by Social Media Popularity |
| 07/23/2010 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| We've thrown our Top 50 most profitable firms into the midst of another ranking, to see how those same 50 firms stack up when it comes to their popularity on Facebook and Twitter. Get the report here. |
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| Retail Intelligence: |
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| Making a Difference with Returns Management |
| 09/25/2012 |
| Author: Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
| Sierra Trading Post makes a commitment to streamlined returns and customer service. |
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| Supply Chain: Case Study: |
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| Royce Too Puts Its Best Foot Forward |
| 09/07/2012 |
| Author: Masha Zager |
| Finding an ERP vendor that understood its business helped this hosiery company navigate major changes in the past few years. |
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| Sourcing & Logistics: |
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| Execs Discuss Innovation at Apparel's Sourcing Summit at MAGIC |
| 09/07/2012 |
| Author: Susan S. Nichols, Apparel publisher |
| Vendor portfolios, materials management, sustainability and technology under scrutiny as apparel companies strive to create balanced, strong and cost-effective sourcing supply chains. |
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| Concept-to-Spec: |
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| PLM Pushes Further into the Enterprise |
| 10/01/2012 |
| Author: Jordan K. Speer |
| Product lifecycle management is giving apparel brands and retailers crucial visibility from design through manufacturing, saving time and money and reducing waste along the way.
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| Driving PLM Adoption: What Works and Why |
| 10/01/2012 |
| A strong foundation comprised of three elements — sound change management strategies, flexible technology developed with an eye toward fashion industry requirements and methodologies and a responsive vendor partner — can put organizations firmly on the road to PLM adoption.
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| Pumping Up The Volume: RFID In The Apparel Industry |
| 10/01/2012 |
| Massive rollouts at J.C. Penney, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s raise the stakes for other department store chains and specialty retailers too.
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