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Retail/Brands
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It’s the Holiday Season (Almost)
It's that scary time of year again. No, not Halloween. We're talking about pre-holiday, the anxiety-laced period that retailers and manufacturers have been prepping for, but that stage before consumers…
Retail/Brands
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Small Business Shopping
One of the biggest topics of conversation in small retail is how to compete with the major players, be it the chains, discounters, or e-commerce, especially Amazon. It's not an…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter September 2018
Most benchmark prices decreased over the past month. Chinese prices were stable.
Retail/Brands
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Taking it to the Next Level
Designers are always looking at past fashion trends to help decide what everyone should be wearing in the future. The recent New York Fashion Week (NYFW) was no different: silhouettes…
Consumers
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Iconic Fashion
When it comes to American fashion, you can't get much more iconic than T-shirts and jeans. The pair have a lifelong relationship that is rooted in workwear but its been…
Consumers
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Post NYFW
New York Fashion Week just wrapped up the Spring/Summer 2019 shows, yet it's mid-September. Despite regular discussion about the industry's need for speed, and a consumer that has a see…
Consumers
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Social Influencers
As attendees fill the rows at New York Fashion Week, many of the seats will be filled with "influencers," both real and self-identified. As brands try to weed out who…
Consumers
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Streetwear’s Not Going Anywhere
By the time Marc Jacobs sent grunge apparel down the runway in 1992, there were cynics who said it was "ludicrous" to spend a lot to be greasy-looking, and others…
Consumers
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Battle of the Bottoms
For many students over many years, the Back-to-School season has meant new jeans and tees to go along with a clean, new backpack that hasn't yet taken on the smell…
