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Retail/Brands

Retail/Brands

Data and analyses of the cotton textile retail sector, including fiber share by category.

Retail/Brands

Strong Potential

For a long time, men were not considered a big target audience for fashion. Menswear was often thought to be a replenishment business, where the clothes were often purchased by…

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Looking to Expand

It comes as no surprise to those in the garment business that the U.S. retail market is going through a change. Consumers are spending less on products and more on…

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The Buzz Behind Activewear

When deciding the perfect outfit to insta snap for her next yoga class, the wearer might be more concerned with its cute factor than its performance abilities. But activewear makers…

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Getting It Right

It's no secret that buying apparel online isn't easy, for either the consumer or the retailer. Consumers have to wonder about fit, comfort, and how the fabric actually feels. Retailers…

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What to Expect

The phrase "as soft as a baby's bottom" doesn't mean much until you actually come into contact with a newborn baby, where the difference between adult skin and this tiny…

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New Tech

Experts may differ on exactly why the Titanic sank -- was it the steel used, the rivets that held it together? But no one questions what pre-empted its sinking: the…

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Amazon Rising

Once upon a time in retail, there were category killers -- stores so powerful in a particular type of offering, they knocked off their smaller competitors. Then along came an…

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An Active Opportunity

If you think activewear makers were excited when the athleisure boom took place in the U.S., imagine how interesting the Chinese market is to them.

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Consumers

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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Fun & Games

You know what people do within minutes of waking up everyday? After sadly reconciling that they can't just turn over and go back to sleep and then kicking the pets…

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