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04/08/24

New DHS Textile Enforcement Actions Crack Down . . . (US Homeland Security)

 

04/01/24

Another Border Wall Rises South of U.S. . . . (WSJ)

 

10/23/23

DR has partially reopened its border with Haiti. But a diplomatic crisis persists . . . (AP DR)

 

10/02/23

The U.S. is Pulling Back From China. How Far is Too Far? . . . (NYT)

 

08/21/23

U.S. Importers Are Absorbing Higher Shipping Costs This Summer . . . (WSJ)

 

08/14/23

The Era of Ultracheap Stuff is Under Threat . . . (WSJ)

 

05/01/23

Your $12 Shirt was Made in Functional Slavery . . . (NYT)

 

02/07/23

Will UPS Workers Strike? . . . (Supply Chain Dive)

 

01/30/23

Flight Attendant Uniforms Ditch Gender. How Does That Fly in the Air? . . . (WSJ)

 

10/31/22

Southern California's Notorious Container Ship Backup Ends . . . (WSJ)

 

09/12/22

A Possible Rail Strike This Week Could Lead to Significant Interruptions and Higher Prices . . . (Poynter)

 

08/29/22

China Shipments Are Way Down, but U.S. Ports Are Still Struggling . . . (CNBC)

EPA Aims to Label Two "Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous . . . (WSJ)

 

08/22/22

Drought Devastates U.S. Cotton Harvest . . . (WSJ)

China's Scorching Heat Leads to Power Cuts, Factory Disruptions . . . (WSJ)

 

08/15/22

China Factory Orders Drop in Ominous Sign for Global Outlook . . . (AAPN)

 

07/11/22

Drewry: 'Beginning of the End' for container Market Bull Run

 

06/27/22

Firms Warn of China Shipment Delays as U.S. Bans Xinjiang Imports

 

06/20/22

Biden Leans Toward Easing Some of Trump's China Tariffs . . . (Axios)

EPA Lowers Bar for Toxic Chemicals Contamination . . . (WSJ)

Retailers' Inventories Pile Up as Lead Time Grows . . . (WSJ)

US Importers Urge White House to Steer . . . Our Talks to Conclusion . . . (Loadstar)

We 'Urge the Administration on Tariff Relief' for Retailers . . . (AAFA)

A Looming Supply Chain Crisis Will Test Just How Far Washington Will go to Prove it's Tough on China . . . (AAPN)

 

05/16/22

China's Economic Slowdown Is Rippling All Around The World . . . (WSJ)

 

05/02/22

The $67 Billion Tariff Dodge That's Undermining U.S. Trade Policy . . . (WSJ)

 

04/25/22

Shanghai's Covid Lockdown Leads to Logistics Disarray, With Quarantined Truckers, Piled up Containers . . . (WSJ)

 

3/28/22

Russia - Ukraine Conflict: Consumer Sentiment (Carhartt Update)

 

3/21/22

Shoppers Reach Their Limits on Some Price Increases

 

2/28/22

Next Threat to Prices: A Surge in Costs to Ship Products . . . (WSJ)

 

1/31/22

Port Congestion spreads Across More U.S. Import Gateways . . . (WSJ)

 

1/24/22

Bank of America Brief (2022 Year Ahead Outlook) . . . (BofA)

 

1/17/22

Cascading Flight Cancellations Snarl Airfreight Shipments . . . (WSJ)

China Covid-19 Lockdowns Hit Factories, Ports in Latest Knock to Supply Chains . . . (WSJ)

Southern California Ports Struggle to Trim Cargo Backlog as Omicron Surges . . . (WSJ)

 

1/10/22

Interview of AAPN member Jeremy Lott of SanMar . . . (AAPN)

 

12/06/21

American Supply Chains Face a Dire Threat From China's Water Shortages . . . (The Hill)

 

11/22/21

Supply-Chain Problems Show Signs of Easing . . . (WSJ)

 

11/08/21

The Supply-Chain Crisis Propelled the World's Largest Shipping Company to its Most Profitable Quarter in 117 Years . . . (Business Insider)

 

10/11/21

Cotton Prices Surge to Highest Level in a Decade . . . WSJ)

Global Supply-Chain Problems Escalate, Threatening Economic Recovery . . . (WSJ)

Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Other Large Retailers are Chartering Ships to Bypass Supply Chain Problems . . . (MSN)

 

10/04/21

China's Power Shortfalls Begin to Ripple Around the World . . . (WSJ)

 

09/27/21

Cargo Piles Up as California Ports Jostle Over How to Resolve Delays . . . (WSJ)

 

09/20/21

Why is Everything More Expensive Right Now? . . . (TIME)

Shipping Options Dry Up as Businesses Try to Rebuild From Pandemic . . . (WSJ)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison:  China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

09/13/21

U.S. Ports See Shipping Logjams Likely Extending Far Into 2022 . . . (WSJ)

 

08/30/21

Biden Keeps Many Trump Tariffs in Place, Confounding Businesses Hoping for Reprieve . . . (TWP)

The Great Resignation is Here, and It's Real . . . (Inc.)

 

08/23/21

Workers Scatter as Ho Chi Minh Sanctions Lengthy New Lockdown . . . (SJ)

Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Rises to More Than 1,200 . . . (WSJ)

China Closes U.S. Auditor as Tensions Mount Over Forced Labor Allegations . . . (WSJ)

 

08/16/21

Delta Chokes China Freight, Puts Vietnam in Lockdown Limbo . . . (SJ)

Ningbo: Global Supply Fears as China Partly Shuts Major Port . . . (BBC News)

 

07/19/21

Job Openings Are at Record Highs.  Why Aren't Unemployed Americans Filling Them? . . . (WSJ)

 

07/12/21

Assassination of Haiti's President Fuels a Battle for Control . . . (NYT)

 

06/21/21

Forget Going Back to the Office -- People Are Just Quitting . . . (WSJ)

 

06/14/21

Fresh Covid-19 Outbreaks in Asia Disrupt Global Shipping, Chip Supply Chain . . . (WSJ)

 

06/07/21

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison (Monthly Report) . . . (Emerging Textiles)

How the World Ran Out of Everything . . . (NYT)

The Company Starting to Break Down Fashion's Waste Problem . . . (AAPN)

 

05/24/21

Shipments Delayed Ocean Carrier Shipping Times Surge in Supply-Chain Crunch . . . (WSJ)

 

05/10/21

Record Share of Companies Are Beating Earnings Estimates . . . (WSJ)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison:  China, India, & Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

04/19/21

Ship Logjam at California Ports is Easing After March Import Deluge . . . (WSJ)

Trucking Companies Boost Pay in Hunt for Drivers as Demand Surges . . . (WSJ)

 

04/12/21

Restaurants Race for Employees as Recovery Heats Up . . . (QSR)

Intelligence Forecast Sees a Post-Coronavirus World Upended by Climate Change & Splintering Societies . . . (Washington Post)

The Evidence is in: Working From Home is a Failed Experiment . . . (The Guardian)

Turning Geopolitical Risk into Strategic Advantage . . . (BCG)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison:  China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

04/05/21

China, Long a Source of Deflation, Starts Raising Prices for the World . . . (WSJ)

 

03/29/21

Companies Consider Alternative Routes, Assess Costs as Suez Canal Blockage Continues . . . (WSJ)

 

03/22/21

Everywhere You Look, the Global Supply Chain is a Mess . . . (WSJ)

 

03/15/21

Turbocharged Economy Leaves Factories Struggling to Deliver Goods That Shoppers Want . . . (WSJ)

 

03/08/21

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison: China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

Remote, In-Person, or Hybrid Work:  What Do People Want? . . . (Fortune)

'I've Never Seen Anything Like This':  Chaos Strikes Global Shipping . . . (MSN)

 

02/15/21

Trucking Failures Surged Last Year Under Pandemic . . . (WSJ)

Shipping Companies Look at Sailing Away From Choked Southern California Gateways . . . (WSJ)

 

02/08/21

News / Rates Misery for Ocean Shippers Set to Continue After Chinese New Year . . . (The Load Star)

 

01/11/21

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison:  China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

01/04/21

Front-Line Workers Report Having to Reuse PPE Regularly . . . (Modern Healthcare)

Covid-19 Shipping Problems Squeeze China's Exporters . . . (WSJ)

 

12/28/20

Firms Want to Adjust Supply Chains Post-Pandemic, but Changes Take Time . . . (WSJ)

 

12/21/20

Why the U.S. Economy Will Take Off in 2021 . . . (WSJ)

How Pantone Landed on Its Color of the Year for 2021 . . . (SJ)

YKK's Zippers Now Boast Virus-Fighting Technology . . . (SJ)

 

12/14/20

Boxed Out:  China's Exports Pinched by Global Run on Shipping Containers . . . (Reuters)

Elon Musk Advises CEO's to Stop Wasting Time on PowerPoint, Meetings . . . (WSJ)

 

12/07/20

Virus Surge is Leading to a Double-Dip Recession and Dollar Crash . . . (Trading Nation)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison: China, India, and Pakistan . . .(Emerging Textiles)

More Than Half of Disposable Gowns ECRI Tested Fail to Meet Necessary Protection Standards . . . (TRSA)

 

11/30/20

Better Conversations:  The 7 Essential Elements of Meaningful Communication . . . (AAPN)

The Dollar is Weak.  Investors Bet it Will Slide Even More . . . (WSJ)

Cotton Prices on International and Domestic Markets . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

11/09/20

Next PPE Worry:  Supply and Cost of Exam Gloves . . . (Modern Healthcare)

 

10/19/20

Retail Sales Grow for 5th Straight Month . . . (The Dallas Morning News)

 

09/28/20

Xinjiang Confidential:  What Auditor Exodus Means for Apparel Sourcing . . . (SJ)

Young People are the New Corps of Engineers the US Has Been Waiting For . . . (Vox Media)

What CEOs Really Think About Remote Work . . . (WSJ)

 

09/14/20

U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns . . . (NYT)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison:  China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

08/31/20

How to Stay Focused While Working From Home . . . (WSJ)

 

08/24/20

13 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Forever Change the Way We Work . . . (CNBC)

 

08/17/20

Companies from Industries Spanning from Technology to Retail are Hiring to Meet Increased Demand Caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic . . . (LinkedIn)

Struggling to Thrive as a Large Team Working Remotely? This Exec Has the Field Guide You Need . . . (First Round)

 

08/11/20

Low-Cost Measurement of Facemask Efficacy for Filtering Expelled Droplets During Speech . . . (Science Advances)

8 No Regrets Moves Every Company Should Consider Right Now . . . (Trium)

 

08/03/20

Companies Start to Think Remote Work Isn't So Great After All . . . (WSJ)

These Restaurants Have Filed for Bankruptcy and Many More are at Risk . . . (WSJ)

Walmart Culls Hundreds of Jobs in US Restructuring . . . (SJ)

High Demand for Medical Gowns Could Boost the Made in the Americas Movement . . . (The Inquirer)

 

07/27/20

96% of Restaurants Require Staff to Wear Masks . . . (Restaurant Dive)

Businesses Hit Hard by Pandemic Drive U.S. Jobs Recovery . . . (WSJ)

Has the Apparel Sourcing Bubble Burst? . . . (just-style)

 

07/13/20

Update on Latin American and Asian COVID-19 Impact on Textile and Apparel Industry . . . (US Cotton Council)

 

07/06/20

Driving Over Air Travel, Takeout Over Cafes: Pandemic Shapes Consumption . . . (WSJ)

 

06/29/20

2020 Top Distributors:  BAMKO's President Phil Koosed on Technology & Innovation . . . (PM)

Walmart and Amazon Lead the Pack by Leveraging Healthcare...Forbes

 

06/22/20

April's Historical Economic Plunge Points to Steep Climb for the World Economy . . . (WSJ)

BrandAlliance Canada Goes Into Bankruptcy . . . (ASI)

How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19?  There is a Growing Consensus . . . (WSJ)

Eudora Uniform Business To Grow . . . (AR Democrat Gazette)

 

06/15/20

Scarred and Scared: Post-Covid Consumers Not Their Old Selves . . . (Reuters)

 

06/01/20

As Its Economy Slows, China Embraces a Weaker Currency . . . (WSJ)

How Vietnam Managed to Keep Its Coronavirus Death Toll at Zero . . . (CNN)

 

05/26/20

Telecommuting is Not the Future . . . (TBT)

The New Normal: A Discount Mindset Will Deepen Its Grip on Consumers . . . (BoF)

Gucci to Go Seasonless, Show Twice Per Year . . . (BoF)

 

05/11/20

A Chaotic Gray Market Determines Who Gets Coronavirus Gear - and Who Doesn't . . . (WSJ)

Health-Care Workers See Steep Job Losses From Coronavirus . . . (WSJ)

How the Coronavirus Will Change Office Spaces . . . (Yahoo News)

 

05/04/20

COVID-19 Will Forever Change the Foodservice Industry . . . (QSR web)

How COVID-19 is Transforming Global Aviation's Outlook . . . (Forbes)

JetBlue Becomes First US Airline to Require Passengers Wear Face Masks . . . (NY Post)

Low-Quality Masks Infiltrate US Coronavirus Supply . . . (WSJ)

The Impact of COVID-19 on US Brands and Retailers . . . (Forbes)

Why Are Counterprotesters in Scrubs? . . . (WSJ)

 

04/27/20

China's Medical-Goods Market Is 'Wild West' Amid Surging Coronavirus Demand . . . (WSJ)

Tale of Two Economies Will Determine Post-Lockdown Growth . . . (Bloomberg)

VP Pence Recognizes Reusable Medical Garments Amid COVID-19 Crisis . . . (TRSA)

 

04/20/20

China’s Export Restrictions Strand Medical Goods U.S. Needs to Fight Coronavirus, State Department Says . . . (WSJ)

Summary of COVID-19 Impact in Asia, Turkey and Western Hemisphere . . . (Cotton USA)

We are Not Prepared at all' - Haiti, Already Impoverished, Confronts a Pandemic . . . (BBC News)

 

04/13/20

Texas A&M Pandemic Expert: Coronavirus Will Have 5 Stages.  We Are in Stage 2 . . . (Houston Chronicle)

 

03/30/20

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 . . . (AAPN)

 

03/23/20

U.S. Shows Willingness to Remove Tariffs on Medical Supplies . . . (Bloomberg)

Ralphs, Costco Hiring After Coronavirus Craze Cleans Out Supermarkets . . . (NBC)

What it Takes to Run a Virtual Meeting . . . (AAPN)

 

03/16/20

Cotton Prices in China . . . (Emerging Textiles)

El Salvador in Quarantine . . . (El Salvador Perspectives)

Fred Meyer Hiring Workers Immediately to Help with Re-stocking Amid Coronavirus Outbreak . . . (KGW8)

 

03/09/20

"Shark Tank" Judge Barbara Corcoran Gets Her $400,00 Back From Scammers . . . (CNN)

Companies That Got Out of China Before Coronavirus are Still Tangled in Its Supply Chains . . . (WSJ)

 

03/02/20

Widespread Coronavirus Cases Could Tax U.S. Hospitals . . . (WSJ)

2020's Black Swan:  Coronavirus . . . (Goldman Global Macro Research)

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02/24/20

Garment Factories in China Slowly Resume Production Amid the Fight Against the Coronavirus Outbreak . . . (China Garment Assoc.)

 

02/17/20

China's Businesses Struggle to Resume Work . . . (WSJ)

VF Corp. Creates a Circular Products Infrastructure: Q&A with Sean Cady . . . (Environmental Leader)

 

02/10/20

Coronavirus Has Already Infected Your Supply Chain . . . (SJ)

New Macy's Concept to Make its National Debut in Southlake Town Square . . . (Dallas Morning News)

Calhoun Walmart Remodel Features Opening of New Walmart Health Center . . . (Walmart Corp)

Alaska Air Launches New Uniform Collection . . . (Apple News)

The Next Category of Fashion Being Disrupted?  Medical Attire . . . (Fashionista)

Popeyes Uniforms Are a Surprise Fashion Hit (Thanks Beyoncé) . . . (WSJ)

Cardinal Surgical Gown Recall Cost $96M . . . (Becker's Hospital Review)

 

2/3/20

Fashion Can't Recycle its Way Out of These Problems: Digging in on Circularity . . . (SJ)

Carhartt Outfits United Airlines Operations Staff With Runway-Ready Workwear . . . (SJ)

Delta Air Lines Looking to Update its Uniforms, Again . . . (TPG)

 

1/27/20

Walmart Has Made a Genius Move to Beat Amazon . . . (Forbes)

 

1/20/20

Hedge Funds Take Advantage of Limits on Stock Research . . . (WSJ)

QBX Retail Sourcing Report - Q1-2020

 

01/13/20

Will Governments Legislate Microfiber Pollution from Synthetic Clothing? . . . (SJ)

 

01/06/20

Delta Employees Sue Lands' End Alleging Uniforms Made Them Sick . . . (CNN)

 

12/23/19

Delta Flight Attendants Say Their Uniforms Are Making Them Lose Hair, Break Out in Hives, and Cough Uncontrollably . . . (Business Insider)

 

12/16/19

The Amazon Scare . . . (Fortune)

Rise of the Retail Robotics and Last-Mile Delivery . . . (Diamandis Blog)

It's Not You.  Clothing Sizes are Broken . . . (WSJ)

 

12/09/19

FedEx Goes Deep into Mississippi Delta to Find Workers . . . (WSJ)

Localized Production Can Ease the Stiff Production Demands of Uniforms . . . (SJ)

 

11/18/19

El Paso Shoppers Return to Site of Shooting with Pride, Trepidation . . . (WSJ)

 

11/04/19

Even 'Project Runway' Could Not Save Zac Posen . . . (NYT)

 

10/28/19

'It's Our Biggest Growth Channel': DTC Fashion Brands are Using Trunk Shows to Reach New Markets . . . (Glossy)

Excess Apparel Inventory Will be a 'Major' Obstacle Plaguing More Than Margins in 2020 . . . (SJ)

 

10/14/19

Aramark Names Industry Veteran - John Zillmer as Chief Executive Officer . . . (Business Wire)

IAHTM Global Sourcing Presentation by Jeff Courey . . . (George Courey Co)

 

10/07/19

U.S. State Department Reduces Travel - Safety Warning for El Salvador . . . (WSJ)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison:  China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

Three Forces That Motivate Your Customers' Decisions . . . (The Cult Branding Co.)

 

09/23/19

Vietnam Becomes a Victim of its Own Success in Trade War . . . (Bloomberg)

UPS Unveils 'Major Redesign' of Driver Uniforms as Part of 'Company-Wide Transformation' . . . (ATL Business Chronicle)

To Influence El Salvador, China Dangled Money.  The U.S. Made Threats . . . (NYT)

 

09/09/19

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison: China, India, and Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

09/03/19

China's Playing the Long Game and is Making Key Moves to Hedge Against Trump's Tariffs . . . (CNBC)

Disney and Target are Teaming Up to Open Stores with Each Other's Help . . . (CNBC)

How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think of You . . . (HBR)

Panera Losing Nearly all Workers in Fast-Food Turnover Crisis . . . (CNBC)

U.S. - China Trade War's Global Impact Grows . . . (WSJ)

 

08/26/19

Manufactures Want to Quit China for Vietnam. They are Finding it Impossible . . . (WSJ)

All Management is Change Management . . . (HBR)

Trump Asserts He Can Force U.S. Companies to Leave China . . . (NYT)

Tariff Sanctions to be Increased by the U.S. and China . . . (Taggert Int'l)

 

08/19/19

U.S. Delays China Tariffs Until Stores Stock Up for Holidays . . . (NYT)

 

08/12/19

There are About 1,350 Enclosed Malls in the US, but Only 200 - 400 are Needed . . . (Barron's)

FIGS Class Actions Says Scrubs Are Not Antimicrobial . . . (TCA)

Robert Half Staffing - The Hiring Process . . . (LinkedIn)

Trade Wars Episode V: The Middle Kingdom Strikes Back . . . (BAMKO White Papers)

Challenges Facing Recycled Polyester . . . (Textile World)

SEWBOTS: Transforming the Sewn Products Industry . . . (Textile World)

 

08/05/19

Inside Foot Locker’s bananas plan to survive in post-mall America (Fast Company Article)

The Secrets of Retail Revenue Winners in 2019 (MS)

 

07/22/19

Flight Attendants Keep Getting Sick.  It's Likely Because of Their Uniforms . . . (Vox)

 

07/15/19

Manufacturers Move Supply Chains Out of China . . . (WSJ)

TRSA Meets with EPA Regarding PFAS and Microfiber . . . (TRSA)

 

07/08/19

'It's Our Fault': El Salvador’s President Takes Blame for Migrant Deaths in Rio Grande . . . (NYT/AAPN)

New Data Shows: Apparel Sourcing Diversification Ramps Up Amid Global Trade Tension . . . (SJ)

 

07/01/19

Tariffs Will Cost You Whether You Exit China or Not . . . (SJ)

From Best Buy to Kenneth Cole, U.S. Companies Tell Trump They Can't Just Pick New Manufacturers After Tariffs . . . (Newsweek)

 

06/24/19

STUDY: DTC Brands Increase Marketing Budgets 'Dramatically' Compared to Traditional Retailers . . . (Marketing Dive)

 

06/03/19

Ankur Sinha (BAMKO) made the ASI Hot List 2019

Trump Administration Strips India of Special Trade Status . . . (NYT)

Trump Says US Will Hit Mexico With 5% Tariffs on All Goods . . .(NYT)

 

05/28/19

Cotton, Polyester Price Comparison - China, India, Pakistan . . . (Emerging Textiles)

 

05/20/19

Democracy is at Risk in Latin America . . . (AAPN)

Why Your Inner Circle Should Stay Small . . . (AAPN)

President and CEO 'beyond freaked' Over China Tariff Hikes . . . (CNN video)

 

05/06/19

Millennials Tried to Kill the American Mall, but Gen Z Might Save it . . . (Bloomberg)

How Brands Like Peloton, Bonobos and Camp Have Focused on Value Creation Over Selling Goods . . . (Forbes)

The US Can't Keep Up With the Demands for Health Care Workers . . .(CNN)

Healthcare is the Fastest Growing Sector in the US Economy . . . (CDC)

Cross-Silo Leadership . . . (Harvard Business Review)

Trump Threatens to Expand Tariffs to All Chinese Goods Ahead of Final Talks . . . (NYT)

Nordstrom's 'Local' Expansion Has National Implications For all of Retail . . . (Forbes)

 

04/08/19

What Artificial Intelligence Can Tell From Listening To You . . . (WSJ)

 

04/01/19

Trump plans to cut U.S. aid to 3 Central American countries in fight over U.S. -bound migrants . . . (Washington Post)

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03/25/19

Williamson-Dickies Price Increase (April 1, 2019)

 

03/11/19

Emerging Textiles Monthly Report

 

2/25/19

Apparel Price Climate Stabilizing But Volatility Still in the Air . . . (SJ)

Trump Delays a Tariff Deadline, Citing Progress in China Trade Talks. . . (NYT)

 

2/18/19

Trump Says U.S. May Delay China Trade Deal Deadline . . . (NYTimes)

Import Wave Jams California Warehouses . . . (WSJ)

 

2/11/19

Cotton Prices Seen Holding Steady, But Global Uncertainties Persist . . . (SJ)

SanMar Price Increase . . . (SanMar)

 

02/04/19

China to Continue Environmental Crackdowns as it Works to Green Supply Chains . . . (SJ)

Nayib Bukele, an Outsider Candidate, Claims Victory in El Salvador Election . . . (NY Times)

 

01/28/19

Don't Blame Amazon for the Retail Apocalypse . . . (Barron's)

LA-LB Port Braces for Another Month of Congestion . . . (JOC)

Price Increase Notice

Walmart Nation: Mapping America's Biggest Employers . . . (Visual Capitalist)

Tailored Brands:  We Hate the Way it Looks . . . (WSJ)

'Made in China' is Going Out of Style . . .(WSJ)

 

01/21/19

United Has New Uniforms - and There's a Reason Airlines Are Dressing Their Employees in Purple . . . (MSN)

 

01/14/19

America's Electric Grid Has a Vulnerable Back Door - and Russia Walked Through It . . . (WSJ)

Americans Less Concerned About Impacts of Clothing, Want More Transparency . . . (SJ)

Americans Trash 600 Pieces of CLothing Over Their Lifetimes, Study Finds . . . (SJ)

Know-It-All Bosses Have a Lot to Learn . . .(WSJ)

Warehouses Test New Artificial Intelligence Robots . . . (WSJ)

 

01/07/19

Market Structure Views . . . (Modern IR)

Sourcing Costs on the Rise . . . (SJ)

 

12/10/18

LTL Freight Rate Outlook: What to Expect in Less Than Truckload . . . (SupplyChainDive)

New Study Confirms Risks of Fluorine-Based Textile Coatings . . . (SJ)

 

12/03/18

Trump Expects to Move Ahead With Boost on China Tariffs . . . (WSJ)

 

11/26/2018

Trump Says He May Not Impose More Tariffs on China . . . (SJ)

 

11/12/2018

Arkansas and Missouri Just Approved Big Minimum Wage Increase . . . (Washington Post)

Industry Groups Want USTR to Raise Minimum Duty-Free Levels in USMCA . . . (SJ)

 

10/22/2018

BAMKO Hires Jill Albers . . . (ASI Central)

The 'Weekly Catch-Up' Should Likely be Deleted From Your Calendar. Kill Your Meetings . . .(TBT)

 Phil Koosed, BAMKO was named # 26 on Power 50 List . . . (ASI Central)

Jill Albers, BAMKO was named # 43 on Power 50 List . . . (ASI Central)

Power Summit Q&A with BAMKO President, Phil Koosed . . . (You Tube Video)

Taco Bell adds Merch Component to Popular Promo . . .(Promo Marketing Magazine)

Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping . . . (NYT)

 

10/15/2018

China to Raise Export Tax Rebates Amid Trade War . . . (Thomson Reuters)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison Monthly Report . . . (Emerging Textiles)

Tariffs are Here to Stay, Apparel Experts Say . . . (Supply Chain Dive)

The State of Skills in the Apparel Industry 2018 Report . . . (Alvanon)

 

10/8/2018

Kroger to Test Online Pickup at Walgreens Stores . . . (SJ)

Private Businesses Built Modern China. Now the Government Is Pushing Back . . .(NYT)

 

10/1/2018

Ooh That Smell: Dow Survey Shows Consumers Struggle with Apparel Odor Control . . . (SJ)

U.S. Dollar Poised to Remain Strong Against Global Currencies . . . (SJ)

 

9/24/2018

Cotton & Polyester Price Comparison . . . (Emerging Textiles)

FedEx to Deliver 6 Days a Week Year Round . . .(Supply Chain Dive)

What’s Your Apparel and Footwear Tariff Strategy? . . . (Apparel Magazine)

 

9/17/2018

Tight Labor Market Presents Added Supply Chain Challenges . . . (SJ)

Trump to Announce New Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports . . .(WSJ)

U.S. Apparel Industry Scrambles to Diversify Sourcing Strategy in Wake of Escalating US-China Trade War . . .(Spend Matters)

 

9/10/2018

Apparel Imports From China Remain Stalled, as Overall Shipments Rise . . . (SJ)

Apparel, Sneakers Poised for Tariff Pain They Dodged Earlier . . . (SJ)

US Accuses China of Pursuing Military Base in El Salvador. . . (Mint Press)

Your New Workers Are Gen Z - Get Ready . . . (WSJ)

 

8/27/2018

BAMKO, LLC named #1 Among Medium Sized Companies in the LA Business Journal's Annual Ranking of Best Places to Work

U.S. and China Clobber Each Other with Biggest Sets of Tariffs Yet . . . (Washington Post)

U.S. Hits China With Second Round of Tariffs . . . (Josh White's White Paper)

U.S. - China Trade War Forces Apparel Industry to Diversify . . . (SJ)

What’s Your Apparel and Footwear Tariff Strategy . . .(Apparel Magazine)

 

8/20/2018

Raw Material Price Pressures are Tattling Through the Supply Chain. . . (SJ)

These Two Women are Changing How Nurses and Doctors Dress with Stylish Scrubs . . .(Today.com Video)

 

8/13/2018

20 Years of Wisdom From Amazon's Jeff Bezos . . . (AAPNetwork)

A Shift in Politics Could Boost Pakistan's Home Textiles Business (Gowns are included) . . . (SJ)

An Update on U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports . . . (BAMKO White Paper)

Cotton and Polyester Price Comparison . . . (Emerging Textiles)

Grocery Stores Turn Fashion Destinations With New Collections . . . (SJ)

 

8/6/2018

Employers Eager to Hire Try a New Policy: 'No Experience Necessary' . . .(WSJ)

How Companies Are Making Customers Pay For Trump’s Trade War . . . (NYT)

The Freshest Ideas Are in Small Grocery Stores . . . (NYT)

 

7/30/2018

Burned-Out Millennials are Quitting Their Lucrative Jobs . . .(NY Post)

The CEO of Salesforce Found Out His Female Employees Were Paid Less Than Men . . . (Inc.com)

 

7/23/2018

People on the Autism Spectrum are Making Big Contributions to Fortune 500 Companies . . .(Fortune.com)

 

7/16/2018

Apparel Industry Will Take Drastic Hit in Light of New $200 Billion in Tariffs on China. . . (SJ)

Blame E-Commerce: The US is Getting Shorter on Warehouse, DC Space . . . (SJ)

Cotton & Polyester Price Comparison . . . (Emerging Textiles)

NAUMD July 2018

Trade War Causes Price Instability in Cotton and Down the Supply Chain . . . (SJ)

 

7/2/2018

Advanced Antimicrobial Technology to Protect Medical Textiles . . . (Textile World)

Triple Chill Effect Imparts a Measurable Cooling Sensation . . . (Textile World)

Robots Training Factories . . . (NYT)

Venerable Uniform Company Looks Ahead, Not Back ... (Business Observer)

 

6/25/2018

Trump’s Trade War Spooks Markets as White House Waits for China to Blink . . . (NYT)

UPS's $20 Billion Operations Problems . . .(WSJ)

 

6/18/2018

U.S. Could Be Facing Its Biggest Strike In Decades . . . (Inc.com)

 

6/11/2018

China Turns Cotton Buyer, After Years of Stockpiling . . . (WSJ)

How the Truck Driver Shortage Impacts You

 

5/29/2018

Flash of Brilliance - Recycling Turns Old FR Coveralls Into Even Better Ones . . . (Davey Textile Solutions)

 

5/21/2018

Tariff Testimony Spotlights Apparel Industry . . . (SJ)

 

5/14/2018

Raw Material Prices Increasing . . . (SJ)

Supply Chain Talk . . . (SJ)

UPS Labor Negotiations Update . . . (UPS.com)

 

5/7/2018

China's Once-Booming Textile and Clothing Industry Faces Tough Times . . . (South China Morning Post)

Trucking Cost Increasing . . . (TruckingInfo.com)

Unemployment Rate Hits 3.9%, a Rare Low, as Job Market Becomes More Competitive  . . . (NYT)

Workwear and E-Commerce . . .(SJ)

 

4/30/2018

Wrangler Hails Sustainable Cotton Farming Techniques . . . (Just-Style.com)

 

4/23/2018

Nicaragua Protesters Clash with Police . . . (WSJ)

 

4/9/2018

Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants are Forced to Change 70 Year Old Uniform Rule. . . (This is Insider)

Cotton Prices, Today Are Plunging in New York . . .(Emerging Textiles)

NAUMD Announces 2018 Image of the Year Award Winners . . . (Business Wire)

 

3/5/2018

A New California Bill Would Require Label With Polyester Pollution Warning . . . (SJ)

 

2/26/2018

Infection Outbreaks at Hospitals Could be Reduced by Copper-Coated Uniforms. . .(The Univ. of Manchester)

Infectious Outbreaks at Hospitals Could be Reduced by Copper-Coated Uniforms . . . (You Tube Video)

 

2/19/2018

Accenture Technology Vision 2018 – Tech Trends Report

Amazon Targets Hospital Supplies . . . (WSJ)

Haitian Apparel Industry . . . (LinkedIn)

North America Trucking Update

Technology Vision 2018 . . . (You Tube Video)

 

2/12/2018

Amazon to Compete with UPS and Fed Ex . . . (WSJ)

Apparel Import Share Shifts as China Holds Steady and Ethiopia Expands . . . (SJ)

Cotton Prices Hold Firm as New Year Takes Shape . . . (SJ)

Currency Fluctuations Cause Consternation for Importers . . .(SJ)

The Death of Clothing . . . (Bloomberg)

VF Corp Set to Change the Way It Handles Sustainability . . . (SJ)

 

2/5/2018

An Investment Pro Who’s Seen It All Still Sees Upside for Stocks . . . (Barron's)

Emerging Textiles Report -- January 2018

Muzzillo's Vision is to Bring Amazon-Style Disruption to Promotional Products Business . . .(TBBJ)

Wages in Bangladesh's Garment Sector Could Triple This Year . . .(SJ)

 

1/29/2018

Currency Concerns Will Continue to Create Increasing Cost in China. . .(WSJ)

Domestic Freight Rates Are Increasing Due to Various Issues . . . (WSJ)

Companies Improving Paid Parental Leave to Hourly Employees . . .(NYT)

UPS 5 Year Contract Expires This Year . . .(WSJ)