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Consumers

Summer Fashion Trends

Two seemingly dichotomous trends are taking place this season: the “coastal grandmother” and “feral girl summer.” Sure, they may both sound odd as far as trends go. But this is…

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Retail/Brands

Why Resale Isn’t Going Away

It could be argued Macklemore made shopping for secondhand clothes cool. After all, his song “Thrift Shop” hit No. 1 in 2013. Sure, ThredUP and The RealReal started a little…

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Consumers

Celebrating the Blue Jean

It’s been nearly a century and a half since the humble blue jean was born. Back on May 20, 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the process of putting…

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Supply Chain

Monthly Economic Letter
May 2022

RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices increased over the past month.  Chinese prices decreased. The July NY/ICE futures increased from 130 cents/lb to 145 cents/lb. The December NY/ICE futures contract,…

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Consumers

How Customer Experience Indicators Can Drive Business

When considering new apparel purchases, consumers have much to contemplate style, fit, quality, price and comfort among them. Delivering all that in a seamless fashion be it online, in-store or…

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Consumers

Denim Research – Q&A

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Consumers

All About Cotton

Discover the latest consumer survey responses about people's preference for cotton and cotton products.

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Consumers

Big Opportunities for Denim

In a fifth season episode of The Office, Meredith’s character made it clear that casual Friday apparel could be taken much too far. That was way back in 2008, when…

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Consumers

Fashion Can Work With Shoppers to Move Beyond COVID

It’s been more than two years since COVID-19 shut down the world and turned life, including retail, on its ear. Stores and brands scrambled to serve customers while operating within…

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Consumers

Invest in Our Planet

It’s been more than half a century since the world’s first Earth Day, when 20 million Americans called for greater protections for the planet. The Earth Day movement continues tomorrow,…

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