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Is Overpopulation Still a Thing?

It's an understatement to say that we live in challenging times, particularly when considering how our industry has changed due to the...

The Return of Growth. Sort of.

When I was a kid (a long time ago, in a country far, far away), I was taught that over-population was inevitable. There was some vague...

Do Current Consumer Attitudes Foretell Apparel's Future?

Although we're not out of the woods yet regarding the pandemic and an anemic economy, brands are stirring back to life. But with this...

The Outlook for the Future is Hazy and Gray

It seems that a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus may be available soon. Well, it couldn't come too soon. A year's worth of devastation...

How The Apparel Industry Can Become Exceptional

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

Economic Inequality and its Impact on Apparel Demand

There seems to be growing concern over the future of capitalism – at least the American variety – so says The Washington Post in a...

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