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Fashion Industry & Earth Day
This year on Earth Day, there will be more than the usual rallies and musical acts celebrating the event. There will be a March for Science in Washington, D.C., in…
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Eco Concerns
So, you consider yourself to be environmentally conscious and do your best to make healthy food choices. However, did you know that your clothes might be coming from deforested tropical…
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The Endless Laundry Cycle
There's an old adage about the only things for certain in life being death and taxes. Somehow, laundry got left off that list. But this perpetual household task is as…
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Home Textiles: Bath Towels
100% cotton bath towels remain the dominant offering at retail and the preference among consumers. In fact, focusing marketing efforts to remind shoppers how 100% cotton bath towels meet their…
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Home Textiles: Sheets & Bedding
About 7 in 10 consumers say cotton is their fiber of choice for top-of-bed product categories because they feel cotton is best suited to meet their primary needs for comfort…
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Men, Women, & Brand Loyalty
In a pivotal scene from Mad Men, between young upstart Pete Campbell, creative director Don Draper and their firm's founding partner Bert Cooper, Cooper advised Draper, "I'd keep an eye…
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Brave New World
If the U.S. and China were to post their relationship status on Facebook, the "it's complicated" option comes to mind.
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Gen Z
In an interesting interaction at a recent New York women's apparel trade show, a vendor was asked if she considers Gen Z part of her customer reach, and if so,…
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The Irresistible Athleisure Trend
Here in the U.S., designers and retailers have been scrambling to court consumers who enjoy wearing athleisure apparel so much, they've turned it into a $44 billion business in America…
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No Tie? No Problem.
Americans like staying home these days, and soft, casual apparel and home furnishings make all the comforts of home even more enticing.