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Opinion about the global market for cotton, textiles and apparel.

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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, 20197 min read
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Tariffs and The Cost to Sustainability
In a world of trade wars, disrupted supply chains, and rising raw material costs, can the apparel industry afford sustainability? For...

Robert Antoshak
Oct 28, 20184 min read
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The Spear of Globalization and a World Divided
Protestors were arrested in Brussels recently for pelting trade officials with confetti, upset over the latest round of Transatlantic...

Robert Antoshak
Sep 1, 20166 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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The 'True Cost' of the Global Garment Business
It’s about time. Someone has finally produced a compelling documentary about the ills of the global garment industry. I’m speaking about...

Robert Antoshak
Jun 15, 20155 min read
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