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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.
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Home Textiles in China – Supply Chain Insights
Chinese consumers spent ¥167 billion ($23.4B USD) on home textile products in 2019. While a drop in spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected in 2020, this market is…
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Home Textiles – Supply Chain Insights
U.S. consumers spent $66.4 billion on home textile products in 2019. While a drop in spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected in 2020, this market is projected to…
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Stop the Synthetics
As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the nation, gyms and workout studios had to close their doors. The stay-at-home orders led many fitness fans to turn to home workout routines.…
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Staying Positive & Comfortable
A Los Angeles Times fashion editor recently caused a kerfuffle when he wrote that people working from home should "dress like the professionals you're getting paid to be." While no…
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Helping the World’s Water
Imagine a large cruise ship, as tall as a 16-story building and longer than a city block. Next, imagine it’s made of tiny microplastic particles that suddenly collapse into the…
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Supply Chain Insights – Baby Care
The global market for baby diapers and wipes is strong and growing, as consumers across the world are expected to spend $70.1 billion on these products by 2023.
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Empowerment & Endurance
Empowerment, as well as enduring style, is also behind "Rosie Reborn," a new campaign from Cotton Incorporated that's inspired by an icon of female strength, Rosie the Riveter. The campaign…
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Look Who’s Flourishing on Their Golden Anniversary
Some pretty momentous events happened 50 years ago: the U.S. voting age was lowered from 21 to 18; Paul McCartney announced the Beatles were disbanding; and Cotton Incorporated was formed…