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Opinion about the global market for cotton, textiles and apparel.

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Jun 6, 20224 min read

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...

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Jul 18, 20216 min read

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...

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Apr 14, 20216 min read

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...

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Jan 11, 20215 min read

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...

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Aug 11, 20208 min read

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,...

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Jun 2, 20197 min read

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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