Retail/Brands
Retail/Brands
Data and analyses of the cotton textile retail sector, including fiber share by category.
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Blending Realities
Salman Rushdie once said reality is a question of perspective. While true, that was also written before realities of the augmented (AR), virtual (VR), and mixed (MR) varieties came into…
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Digital Disruptors
Considering how ubiquitous Amazon has become to online shopping, it's rather refreshing when a brand comes along that isn't affiliated with the mega marketplace. Or any other marketplace or retail…
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Online Shopping & Fiber Content
Supply Chain Insights – Online Shopping & Fiber Content
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What Consumers Want & What They Buy
A year ago, it seemed like Covid might finally have been the one opponent powerful enough to thwart fast fashion, the category known for inexpensive and cheaply made "disposable" garments.…
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The Human Touch of Retail
Stores regularly talk about the importance of the customer experience. But the pandemic and the ensuing employee attrition has more retailers discussing the significance of listening to frontline associates' concerns…
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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…