After Years of Globalization, It’s Time to Pay the Tab
The Textile Exchange just celebrated its 20th anniversary -- and did so at an exhilarating conference and trade expo in Colorado Springs....
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Robert Antoshak
- Dec 5, 2022
- 6 min
Is This The End of Globalization For The Apparel Industry?
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Oct 5, 2022
- 5 min
Sustainability in The Age of Uncertainty
We live in an age of uncertainty. You know the story: pandemic, supply chain disruption, a war, tensions over Taiwan, and accelerating...
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Robert Antoshak
- Sep 2, 2022
- 5 min
Ms. Pelosi Goes to Taipei—and the Industry Browses for Umbrellas
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, recently paid a visit to Taipei. She was warmly greeted by President Tsai...
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Robert Antoshak
- Aug 14, 2022
- 6 min
Sustainability and Marketing: Two Sides of The Same Coin?
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Jun 6, 2022
- 5 min
Inflation: What is it good for? Indigestion
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Jun 6, 2022
- 4 min
Is Sustainability in the Fashion Industry a Victim of Collateral Damage?
So many people have worked tirelessly to establish environmental goals and objectives for our industry. Indeed, when it comes to...
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Robert Antoshak
- Mar 14, 2022
- 6 min
When Apparel Supply Chains Fail to Supply
Note: This article was published on February 8, 2022 in just-style.com, a couple of weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. Report from the...
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Robert Antoshak
- Feb 19, 2022
- 6 min
Do Rising Cotton Prices Really Harm Apparel Companies?
Note: This article was published last year in sourcingjournal.com, and cotton prices have moderated since then. Even so, inflation...
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Robert Antoshak
- Feb 11, 2022
- 4 min
Will China-U.S. Relations Continue to Deteriorate in 2022?
An agreement negotiated between Washington and Beijing during the Trump Administration calling for increased imports of American goods by...
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Robert Antoshak
- Feb 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Ten Key Trends to Watch for the Apparel Industry in 2022
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Jan 6, 2022
- 5 min
The World Copped Out at COP26
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Dec 6, 2021
- 5 min
What Happens to Fast Fashion if Global Growth Falters?
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Nov 22, 2021
- 5 min
Like It Or Not, Apparel Supply Chains Have Changed
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
Why are Import Prices Falling While Consumer Prices are Rising?
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...
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Robert Antoshak
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
Inflation is a Problem Today, but Does Stagflation Lurk Around the Corner?
Inflation has caused concern for many people in our industry. What's worse is what happens if the economic rebound experienced early this...
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Robert Antoshak
- Sep 13, 2021
- 7 min
Why Can't We Turn Off Consumerism and Fashion?
The fashion industry is multifaceted: manufacturing, sourcing, design, merchandising, and consumerism, to name just a few examples....
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Robert Antoshak
- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
An Independence Day for American Textiles
America celebrated its Independence Day on July 4th. Well, yippee. It's challenging to get too excited about traditional American...
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Robert Antoshak
- Jul 18, 2021
- 6 min
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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Robert Antoshak
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
How Textiles Made the World
With the pandemic weighing so heavily on our industry, I got to thinking if there were lessons from the past that could help illuminate...
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