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Consumers
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Clothing Durability & What’s In Your Closet
In the last 15 years, we've seen trends towards disposability in the fashion industry, disturbing sustainability advocates.
Consumers
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The Value of a Review
When was the last time you went to a new restaurant without checking Yelp or Google reviews? The same held true for checking movie reviews. It used to be vital…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter February 2021
The latest USDA report featured increases to world production (+1.3 million to 114.1 million) and consumption forecasts (+1.5 million bales to 117.2 million). Due to revisions to mill-use figures in…
Consumers
Articles
Self-Care & Wellness
Looking back on 2020, did it really only last one year? It started with unsettling murmurs of a strange new virus. That was followed by the first impeachment of President…
Consumers
Articles
Consumer Shopping
Now that we're firmly enmeshed in the New Year, it would be nice if 2020 were a distant memory. But COVID-19 is still incredibly overbearing, not least of which for…
Retail/Brands
Articles
How to Survive & Thrive
If the pandemic was hard on major retailers who have doors and customers nationwide along with a strong internet presence, small businesses weren't about to get a pass. And like…
Supply Chain
Newsletter | Economic Data/News
Monthly Economic Letter January 2021
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Global cotton prices continued to rise over the past month. The NY March futures contract climbed from 74 cents/lb to 82 cents/lb. The December futures contract, reflective…
Retail/Brands
Articles
The Year of Take Back
Even though a surge in COVID-19 cases and post-election stress didn't exactly make for a holly, jolly Christmas season, American consumers pushed holiday retail sales to a 3 percent increase…
Consumers
Articles
Carving Out Loyalty
It's kind of funny/not funny how retail and personal relationships can seem so similar. This past year has been more than tough for both. Some managed to survive, even thrive,…
Retail/Brands
Articles
Digital Shopping & Sustainability
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is finally offering a glimmer of hope that the worst of the pandemic times are behind us. It may take a bit before things are back…