Archives for March 2014
Consumers
Articles
Hope Springs
This year’s long, hard winter has been blamed for everything from slow housing starts to sluggish retail sales. Now that the warmer spring temps have supplanted sub-zero readings, numerous businesses…
Retail/Brands
Articles
The Retail Network
Walmart first established the gold standard of supply chain planning when it used its size and power to reduce costs and offer competitive pricing. Fast fashion, too, embodied speed and…
Supply Chain
Articles
Leading Responsibly
Cotton LEADS™, the program launched last year to raise awareness regarding the responsible growing practices among cotton producers in the U.S. and Australia, now has more than 100 textile business…
Supply Chain
Articles
March 2014 Executive Cotton Update
Macroeconomic Overview: According to the Federal Reserve, the net worth of U.S. households reached a new record high in the fourth quarter after increasing 14% in 2013. Much of the…