From Field to Shelf

So, what do you do when business decisions made more than 30 years ago come back to haunt you? Well, you either acknowledge there's a...

The year 2020 may go down in history as an inflection point, a time of significant change when so much went so wrong. But from out of...

Oddly enough, when writing this month's column, I originally intended to discuss likely economic recovery scenarios and how those could...

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

Are we witnessing the end of globalization? The simple answer is no. But, there is a more nuanced answer that I'd like to suggest:...

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

In a world of trade wars, disrupted supply chains, and rising raw material costs, can the apparel industry afford sustainability? For...

Protestors were arrested in Brussels recently for pelting trade officials with confetti, upset over the latest round of Transatlantic...

There are two distinct tiers of today’s textile and apparel industry to approach consumers. One tier embraces intricate far-flung global...

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

As many of you may recall, there was a time when global trade in textiles and apparel was regulated by a system of quotas operated under...