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North America
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter
August 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices rose over the past month. After posting a series of solid increases recently, the most actively traded NY/ICE December futures contract rose the limit…
Articles
Meeting New Demands
After two-and-a-half years of dealing with a pandemic, nerves are frayed. That’s why anything retailers can do to make shopping easier isn’t just welcome, it can cement relationships and grow…
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
This Fashion Trend Invites More Customers to Existing Space
The recent PROJECT New York show held a fireside chat with the description “fashion is ever changing and in its current iteration is making space for gender fluidity.” The message…
Articles
Gaining More from Customer Reviews
How often do you start a product search on Google? You’re not alone. Nearly half of all product searches start on the search engine. And the reviews attached to those…
Articles
Reaching Consumers In Spite of Inflation
It’s hard to say which is a bigger topic in the daily news: inflation or the blistering weather. One thing for sure is they both seem inescapable, with inflation now…
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
Fashion & Natural Fibers
Microplastic pollution from synthetic textiles can be found all over the world — from Mount Everest, the highest point on the planet, to the Mariana Trench, the deepest oceanic trench…
Infographics/Charts
Things to Know about Consumers & Inflation in Mexico
Things to Know about Consumers & Inflation in Mexico
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
How Fashion Can Give the People What They Want
On World Oceans Day this past June, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior issued an order that aims to reduce the sale and distribution of single-use plastic products and packaging,…
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter
July 2022
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Benchmark prices collapsed over the past month. Before expiring, the July NY/ICE futures contract lost 30% of its value in just a couple days, falling from 144…