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Monthly Economic Letter August 2021
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Most benchmark prices increased last month. Values for the December NY/ICE futures contract held between 88 and 90 cents/lb for much of July. In early August, futures…
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Things to Know About Consumers & Cotton
Discover the the latest consumer survey responses about people's preference for cotton and cotton products.
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Style & Comfort
The pandemic is still making it hard to make plans when it comes to going back to work. But apparel brands should count on one thing: no matter where employees…
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Next Gen Shoppers
It's hard to say how school, events, work and retail will look in the coming months, what with COVID's Delta variant impacting protocols on a seemingly daily basis. But for…
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Prepping For Post-Covid
When the pandemic shutdown hit last year, like it or not, apparel merchants had to face that they weren't essential retailers. Old Navy had more than 1,200 stores in North…
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Prime Day Lessons
It's debatable how many people know that Amazon's Prime Day originally took place to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary of becoming an online bookseller back in July, 1995. It hardly…
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Back-to-School 2021
88% of parents prefer their children to be dressed in cotton.
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Monthly Economic Letter July 2021
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Although several prices slipped around the middle of June, most benchmarks are slightly higher than their levels one month ago. Values for the December NY/ICE futures contract…