Insights
Home Textiles – Globally
Globally, consumers spent $201 billion on home textile products in 2019¹. While a drop in spending
due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected in 2020,...
How COVID Forced Re-Thinking the Supply Chain
Before the pandemic, the world was filled with “I want it now!” consumers. High speed internet...
The Creature Comforts Consumers Want Now
Consumers are searching for comfort wherever they can find it, this fall. For apparel retailers, that means offering an assortment of soft, cozy clothes.
The Next Retail Model: Getting With the Streaming Program
Today's livestream shopping puts a modern, interactive and entertaining spin on direct-to-consumer shopping, something that's especially appreciated in the era of COVID.
Meeting New Demands
In casual conversations with folks who don't work in the apparel industry, many seem surprised to hear that apparel retailers didn't fare well during...
Performance Features for Kids
Even though the pandemic has played havoc with so many things, including the start of the school year, it's fairly certain kids have all...
Growth in Athleisure
In a matter of days last March, everyday office attire went from traditional workwear to workout clothes. That's if people got out of their...
Versatile Denim
No sooner did camps start, and the coronavirus was shutting them down. Likewise, Major League Baseball started its season nearly four months late and...
Facelifts for Malls & Stores
By now, a lot of Americans have ventured back to stores and malls, but it doesn't take long to notice everything is just a...
Weathering the COVID Storm
So many apparel brands and retailers have been cut off at the knees since the coronavirus pandemic began, it's sometimes hard to fathom how...
Back-to-School 2020
After the COVID-19 pandemic that in March led to the swift shutdown of life as we knew it, school systems were left trying to...
New Merchandising Plans
The coronavirus pandemic saw spending drop 6.6 percent in March and 12.6 percent in April, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. It did increase...
More of a Reality?
When COVID-19 ground everyday life to a halt, the impact on the retail industry was immediate and severe. The fashion industry, which offers anywhere...
Pivot Your Marketing
This is going to take a while. COVID-19 was so seismic in its intensity, recovery won't be instantaneous. Americans are known for their impatience,...
A Tale of Two Generations
States have been slowly reopening after the coronavirus pandemic saw stores, schools, work, and life in general shutdown months ago. For Gen Z and...
Home Textiles in Mexico – Supply Chain Insights
Mexican consumers spent Mex$44.3 billion (USD 2.3 billion) on home textile products in 2019. While a drop in spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Home Textiles in China – Supply Chain Insights
Chinese consumers spent ¥167 billion ($23.4B USD) on home textile products in 2019. While a drop in spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Banking on Tech
The coronavirus had people indoors and bingeing Netflix for so long, they probably saw more than one old movie like "Mean Girls" that captured...
Home Textiles – Supply Chain Insights
U.S. consumers spent $66.4 billion on home textile products in 2019. While a drop in spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected in...
Fast-Tracked Retail Change
At this point, the stories about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted retail are plentiful, and most of them aren't pretty: store closures, bankruptcies,...
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Topic:
- Active/Athleisure
- Apparel
- Commodity Economics
- Consumer Comments
- Denim
- Environment
- Fiber Preferences
- Home
- Shopping
Region:
- Asia
- Europe
- The Americas