Various reports and surveys conducted in 2021’s first 6 months back the projected disruptions in supply side of the industry! QIMA – a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions – conducted a survey in March ’21 that clea

Do we really need so many clothes in the name of seasonal trends? Is it not time to take a reality check and on-point ask whether ‘season model’ within the industry is outdated and more importantly, unsustainable? This article digs de

Taking into account the pandemic’s worst form during the second wave, Apparel Resources talks to Rajnish Kapoor, a NIFT alumna, and currently the Director & Founder of Bangladesh-based buying house, KRAYONS Sourcing Ltd, about the probabl

Vendors are the backbone of the fashion retail industry. It is they who execute the brands’ vision and give life to the products. A collaborative union of a brand and a vendor can do wonders in this industry. But how does a vendor become

Apparel Resources bids adieu to fashion’s most turbulent year, 2020, with a talk with industry’s top global sourcing and buying experts, enumerating the major changes that directed the market this year and what needs to be on the memo f

The ASW Marketplace has been introduced as a digital option to the highly successful ASW physical show for the suppliers and buyers to remain connected throughout the year 24x7. This is even more important today since fashion has become sea

The fallout of the pandemic is now well documented and after the initial panic cancellation of orders, major impacts have been bankruptcy, factor liquidity, customer credit risk/credit availability, supply chain liquidity, mobility (no trav

Neha Jain, Sr. Sourcing & Production Manager at Studio Ray, discusses her strategic sourcing plans and how she has moulded the sourcing practices and trends in the US apparel industry, and more…

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