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It’s no secret that there are no quick-wins for starting a business. Unfortunately, the majority of small businesses fail within the first few years of its lifespan, specifically apparel brands. This can be attributed to fashion industry’s many challenges, and fragmented and competitive nature, making the success rate fairly low. According to Statistic Brain, the… Poursuivre la lecture 7 Reasons Why Apparel Brands Fail to Succeed

30 years ago if you were to suggest that paper sketches of new garment designs would be going ‘extinct’ by the early 21st Century, or that product samples would exist solely online, fashion brands would say you were crazy. But that future is here now as computer generated 3D modelling hits the fashion world. If… Poursuivre la lecture How 3D Virtual Sampling For Softlines Is Your Apparel Brand’s Future

Social compliance is essential in any manufacturing sector. In the apparel industry, adhering to set standards, practices, industry rules and government regulations can mean the difference between brand failure and brand success.

En pleine quatrième révolution industrielle, de plus en plus de marques et de fabricants de textiles envisagent de passer aux technologies de fabrication avancées et à l'automatisation de la production en incorporant des machines à coudre robotisées et des systèmes connectés pour leurs lignes souples.

How Not Understanding the Cost of Quality Hurts Your Brand In the apparel sector, many organizations tend to misunderstand the Cost of Quality (COQ) because the term often gets incorrectly associated with the price of creating quality products, rather than the costs incurred as a result of manufacturing products incorrectly.

With the rise of the ethical consumer, more and more fashion brands are announcing their new efforts to commit to becoming more sustainable in the long run and engage in ethical sourcing practices. But, are consumers actually living up to their word when it comes to investing and buying ethical fashion products?

In the fashion industry, competition runs exceptionally high amongst fashion brands. If your quality is not up to scratch, you risk failing to meet industry and customer demands, waste a great deal of time, money and resources and inevitably fall behind your competition. Many apparel brands are also pressured to increase their output and maximize profits… Poursuivre la lecture The Best Quality Assurance Methods for Apparel Brands

4 Proven Ways To Improve The Quality Of Your Softlines Producing high-quality softlines should be the end goal for all garment manufacturers and importers. But, in the highly competitive, complex fashion industry, if your product does not meet the lofty industry standards and consumer expectations, your brand can suffer immensely in terms of loss of… Poursuivre la lecture 4 Proven Ways To Improve The Quality Of Your Softlines

L'industrie du textile et de la mode connaît une transformation radicale. La croissance démographique mondiale, la numérisation, la raréfaction des ressources et l'accélération du changement climatique obligent les modèles économiques actuels à devenir plus innovants et plus durables pour rester rentables.

While many news stories on the environment in China focus on smog and air pollution, less attention has been paid to the problems of water supplies and damage to water tables. In recent years, the problem has become so severe that according to the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, only 35% of the researched sites across China… Poursuivre la lecture China Environmental Policy and the Textile Industry in 2018