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A Boat Got Stuck and Other Calamities
A boat blocked the Suez Canal. Global trade ground to a halt. Huh? After all, accidents will happen; that's nothing new. But the Suez...

Robert Antoshak
May 24, 20216 min read
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Do Current Consumer Attitudes Foretell Apparel's Future?
Although we're not out of the woods yet regarding the pandemic and an anemic economy, brands are stirring back to life. But with this...

Robert Antoshak
Apr 14, 20216 min read
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The Good and Bad of Globalization
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...

Robert Antoshak
Mar 15, 20217 min read
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The Growth Conundrum: How Does Slowing Global Economic Growth Affect Apparel?
Allow me to begin this column with an apology: I’m now going to sound like an economics wonk. Yikes. Economics. Growth rates, GDP, trade...

Robert Antoshak
Apr 20, 20207 min read
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Beyond Globalization: A Changing Textile and Apparel Industry
There are two distinct tiers of today’s textile and apparel industry to approach consumers. One tier embraces intricate far-flung global...

Robert Antoshak
Jul 4, 20167 min read
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