North America
North America
Consumers
Articles | Fashion & Apparel Trends
The Elements That Are Keeping Activewear Hot
The already healthy global activewear market is only expected to increase its muscle in the coming years, thanks to a greater interest in health and wellness, as well as a…
Retail/Brands
Articles
It’s True: Local Businesses Have a Reason for Optimism
With global recession fears, inflation worries, and drought conditions so bad dinosaur footprints are turning up in dried up rivers, it might be surprising to find small businesses and local…
Supply Chain
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…
Retail/Brands
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…
Retail/Brands
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…
Consumers
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…
Supply Chain
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…
Consumers
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…