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Is This The End of Globalization For The Apparel Industry?
We've read the headlines. Seen the markets. Experienced changes in everyday life. Stuff costs more or is harder to get. We live in a time...

Robert Antoshak
Dec 5, 20226 min read
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Sustainability in The Age of Uncertainty
We live in an age of uncertainty. You know the story: pandemic, supply chain disruption, a war, tensions over Taiwan, and accelerating...

Robert Antoshak
Oct 5, 20225 min read
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Sustainability and Marketing: Two Sides of The Same Coin?
Say I work for a brand, and I'm looking for some shortcut to boost market share. What factors help me to sell my products? It's a...

Robert Antoshak
Aug 14, 20226 min read
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Could The Cotton Crash of 2022 Signify The Next Recession?
Worried about the economic outlook? Then, buckle up because the cotton market has called the next recession, which may already be upon...

Robert Antoshak
Aug 14, 20226 min read
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Inflation: What is it good for? Indigestion
It's time for a reality check. There's a lot of hype about the economy, politics, the pandemic, and the war. When so many factors are...

Robert Antoshak
Jun 6, 20225 min read
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When Apparel Supply Chains Fail to Supply
Note: This article was published on February 8, 2022 in just-style.com, a couple of weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. Report from the...

Robert Antoshak
Mar 14, 20226 min read
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Do Rising Cotton Prices Really Harm Apparel Companies?
Note: This article was published last year in sourcingjournal.com, and cotton prices have moderated since then. Even so, inflation...

Robert Antoshak
Feb 19, 20226 min read
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