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Make Sure You Stay Ahead Of Fashion Sourcing

  • Heather Williams
  • 27th July 2023
Discover the future of fashion sourcing with agile strategies. Refine products, upgrade manufacturing, and diversify supply bases for resilience.
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  • 7 minute read

How to Mitigate Risks in Fashion Supply Chains

  • Heather Williams
  • 24th July 2023
Identify fashion brand risks: tackle overdependence on one supplier, improve poor supplier performance & more. Solutions ahead!
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How to Make Sure You Choose a Sustainable Manufacturer for Your Fashion Brand?

  • Heather Williams
  • 19th July 2023
Learn to verify a manufacturer’s sustainability credentials and the certifications ensuring ethical, eco-friendly practices.
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  • 11 minute read

What Are The Best Countries for Sustainable Clothing Manufacturing

  • Heather Williams
  • 17th July 2023
Geneva Center for Human Rights’ report emphasizes that a product’s manufacturing location, not fibre type, largely impacts emissions. Thus, the countries of your manufacturers matter significantly.
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How to Source Clothing From Manufacturers Near Me

  • Heather Williams
  • 13th July 2023
Finding a clothing manufacturer with nearshoring to reduce shipping times from your clothing factory to your customers. A step by step guide and how it can help your fashion brand.
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How to Find a Clothing Manufacturer in China

  • Heather Williams
  • 10th July 2023
A step by step guide on finding quality clothing factories in China for your brand. How to effectively qualify and verify they are reliable vendors.
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3D Technology in Fashion Sourcing: Insights for Sourcing Specialists

  • Heather Williams
  • 28th June 2023
Navigating the fast-paced world of fashion requires a keen sense of timing and a knack for trend prediction. For those in sourcing, that means a constant search for tools and…
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AI in Fashion Sourcing: Opportunities and Challenges

  • Kendall Atkinson
  • 19th June 2023
From Siri to ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI), including its subset machine learning, is revolutionising every industry and fashion retail is no exception. AI, specifically machine learning, involves the use of…
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Find New Supplier or Change Factories: A How-to Guide for Fashion Retail Sourcing Specialists

  • Kendall Atkinson
  • 8th June 2023
Successful fashion retail businesses depend heavily on fruitful relationships with their suppliers and factories. However, there are instances when a sourcing specialist needs to find a new factory or change…
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How to Navigate Post-COVID Sourcing as Fashion Retailers

  • Kendall Atkinson
  • 26th May 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to the global fashion industry, dramatically impacting sourcing practices. From lockdowns halting production to shipping delays causing inventory issues, fashion retailers grappled with a…
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