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Watch: Moving From Tactical to Strategic in Times of Crisis

Angela Robine, director of strategy-supply chain with VF Corp., talks about the challenge of taking the long view at a time when so many companies are struggling merely to survive.

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Footwear Nearshoring Is 'Unrealistic,' Trade Group Chief Says

Despite supply chain pressures in Asia, it’s unlikely that American footwear brands will follow the example of New Balance and pursue U.S. manufacturing, says Matt Priest, CEO and president of Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA).

Greener Reverse Logistics Has a Missing Piece: Human Talent

With the rise in e-commerce, it has become no longer possible to park concerns about reverse logistics.

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Unethical Firms Risk Massive Bills in EU Supply Chain Crackdown

Global firms from mining to fashion risk massive compensation payouts in a proposed European Union crackdown on human-rights abuses and environmental breaches set to be unveiled this week.

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Retail Sales Jumped in January, Signaling Economic Resilience

Retail sales rose 3.8% in January, a faster-than-expected rebound from December's sharp decline.

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Big Green Brands Have a Dirty Supplier Problem, CDP Says

Many big brands with green ambitions don’t know the carbon impacts of their supply chain, a new report shows.

U.S. Labor, Supply ‘Nightmare’ Seen Extending Into Second Half

The helter-skelter playing out on U.S. factory floors from labor and supply shortages, transportation bottlenecks and the coronavirus looks likely to persist into the second half of the year.

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Podcast | The Fashion Apparel Supply Chain Has a Visibility Problem

Is sustainability in fashion in the apparel supply chain?

An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: cottonbro/ Pexels.

New York State Considers the First Fashion Sustainability Law in the U.S.

New York would become the first state in the nation to require global fashion brands to disclose their climate and social impacts and take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under new bill.

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The Time Is Ripe for U.S.-Made Clothing, American Giant’s CEO Says

After years of preaching about the benefits of making clothing in America, Bayard Winthrop now has a much more interested audience.

A clothing tag reads 'Made in U.S.A.' Photo: Shutterstock.

AI Could Solve the Footwear Industry's Soaring Return Rate

Retailers need to implement proactive strategies that maximize inventory, or else face margin-crushing supply challenges. Artificial intelligence may offer a solution.

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Supply Chains Need $100 Trillion to Hit Climate Goal

Global supply chains will need an estimated $100 trillion in investment to achieve the planet’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions over the next three decades, according to new research that pins as much as half of that price tag on small- to medium-size businesses.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

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