From Field to Shelf

The Textile Exchange just celebrated its 20th anniversary -- and did so at an exhilarating conference and trade expo in Colorado Springs....

Say I work for a brand, and I'm looking for some shortcut to boost market share. What factors help me to sell my products? It's a...

Worried about the economic outlook? Then, buckle up because the cotton market has called the next recession, which may already be upon...

Note: This article was published last year in sourcingjournal.com, and cotton prices have moderated since then. Even so, inflation...

COP26 was a cop-out, a duck-and-cover excuse to show that countries can address climate change. In reality, the gathering was little more...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that consumer demand for mass-market jeans has plummeted during the Covid pandemic. In contrast, demand for...

(Co-Authored with April Kappler, consultant to the cotton and textile supply chain.) Thomas Hobbes, the 17th Century English philosopher,...

In the famous 1976 movie "Network," a distraught fictional American television news presenter, Howard Beale, had a breakdown on live TV....

Having worked in the cotton business for many years, one of the things I’ve noticed about various clothing brands when pressed about...

Cotton isn't in the fabric of our lives anymore. Polyester holds that distinction today. Why is that? Price is a major factor; globally,...

It’s about time. Someone has finally produced a compelling documentary about the ills of the global garment industry. I’m speaking about...

[Editor's note: I wrote this back in 2014, but we're still faced with the same muddled message about cotton today.] As you read this...