From Field to Shelf

When do balloons pose a threat? And what about those UFOs tracked along the Article Circle? These are questions preoccupying Washington...

When a sourcing executive considers placing orders, price, delivery, quality, and reliability become critical in purchasing decisions....

We've read the headlines. Seen the markets. Experienced changes in everyday life. Stuff costs more or is harder to get. We live in a time...

We live in an age of uncertainty. You know the story: pandemic, supply chain disruption, a war, tensions over Taiwan, and accelerating...

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

It's time for a reality check. There's a lot of hype about the economy, politics, the pandemic, and the war. When so many factors are...

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

So many people have worked tirelessly to establish environmental goals and objectives for our industry. Indeed, when it comes to...

Note: This article was published on February 8, 2022 in just-style.com, a couple of weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. Report from the...

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

An agreement negotiated between Washington and Beijing during the Trump Administration calling for increased imports of American goods by...

As I nurse my New Year's Eve hangover, I am preoccupied with two issues. One, when will my head stop hurting? And, two, what's in store...

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...

The success of fast fashion is predicated on growth, and lots of it, a constant churn of products in the stores. It's also a business...

Supply chains. Have you ever heard so much about supply chains? It's all over the media. Name a publication and there's a story about...

I'm feeling pretty dumb these days. Help me out. Here’s my quandary: U.S. apparel import prices are falling, and precipitously from some...

Inflation has caused concern for many people in our industry. What's worse is what happens if the economic rebound experienced early this...

America celebrated its Independence Day on July 4th. Well, yippee. It's challenging to get too excited about traditional American...

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...

With the pandemic weighing so heavily on our industry, I got to thinking if there were lessons from the past that could help illuminate...