North America
North America
Consumers
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Social Shopping
New York Fashion Week just wrapped, award season is upon us with nightly celebrity red carpet sightings and social media is awash in all of it. Not only can the…
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter February 2019
Most cotton prices were stable over the past month. Chinese prices moved slightly higher. Indian prices moved slightly lower.
Consumers
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Denim is Adapting & Evolving
With the major adoption of athleisure here in the U.S., it would be easy to think joggers and leggings are the top fashion bottom worldwide, edging out even that perennial…
Consumers
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Targeting Male Shoppers
The fall menswear shows, which ran for about three days, are wrapping up in New York and the full week of women's shows are set to begin. The ladies' shows…
Consumers
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Global Lifestyle Monitor: Mexico
Mexican consumers spent $17.7 billion on clothing in 2017, or $140 per person.
Retail/Brands
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New Technology
When it comes to buying new clothes, most consumers still want to make their purchase in an actual store. But online shopping has made some things so easy that people…
Consumers
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The Indoor Generation
Have you ever looked at people who work or exercise outside when it's bitterly cold or oppressively hot and thought, "How are they out there on a day like today?"…
Consumers
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Global Lifestyle Monitor: Colombia
Colombia is a growing market for clothing brands and retailers. Consumers spent $10.1 billion on clothing in 2017, and this number is expected to grow 118% by 2030.
Supply Chain
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Monthly Economic Letter January 2019
NY futures and the A Index decreased throughout December before stabilizing in January. Chinese and Pakistani prices were stable over the past month. Indian prices moved slightly lower.
Retail/Brands
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Analysts Advise Preparing for 2019 Slowdown
Consumers turned out in droves during Holiday 2018, giving retailers the gift of a strong start to the New Year. Whether they shopped online or at brick and mortar locations,…