Global Apparel Sourcing Practices and Trends

Current Hot Issues 

Expand U.S. Apparel Sourcing from CAFTA-DR Members and Solve the Root Causes of Migration: Perspectives from U.S. Apparel Companies

FASH455 Debate: Should US Fashion Companies Continue to Diversify their Apparel Sourcing Bases in 2022?

Outlook 2022– Key Issues to Shape Apparel Sourcing and Trade

Which apparel sourcing factors matter

2021 WTO Public Forum Session 105: Develop a more sustainable and transparent apparel supply chain in the Post-COVID world

Sourcing Strategy

Expand U.S. Apparel Sourcing from CAFTA-DR Members and Solve the Root Causes of Migration: Perspectives from U.S. Apparel Companies

Which apparel sourcing factors matter

Why Sourcing from China? A Case Study on VF Corporation’s Textile and Apparel Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategy

2021 USFIA Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study Released

Primark’s Global Sourcing for Apparel

Global Apparel Market and Trade—The Modern Cotton Story Podcast

ModCloth Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategies during the Pandemic

Which apparel sourcing factors matter?

New Reports: Time for Change & State of Fashion 2020 (Coronavirus update)

How might Covid-19 affect apparel sourcing and trade

New Report: Fashion’s New Must-have—Sustainable Sourcing at Scale

Battling the Trade War and COVID-19: Rethinking Global Supply Chains in a Time of Crisis

2020 USFIA Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study Released

Interview with Modaes.es on the Latest Trends of Apparel Sourcing and Trade

North American Apparel Market Leaders Talk 

2019 U.S. Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study Released

U.S. Apparel Retailers’ Shifting Sourcing Strategy for “Made in China” under the Shadow of the Tariff War

VF Sourcing Strategy (updated April 2019)

Demystify the “Made in the USA” Apparel Sourcing Strategy

Outlook 2019–Apparel Issues in the Year Ahead

Evolving Sourcing Strategies of U.S. Apparel Companies

2018 U.S. Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study Released

Sourcing Strategy of Leading U.S. Fashion Brands and Apparel Retailers (updated May 2018) 

Outlook 2018: Apparel Industry Issues in the Year Ahead

Apparel Sourcing in 2018: Results from the Just-Style State of Sourcing Survey

2017 U.S. Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study Released

Outlook 2017: Apparel Industry Issues in the Year Ahead

Apparel Sourcing in 2017: Results from the Just-Style State of Sourcing Survey

2016 August Sourcing at Magic Debriefing

JCPenney’s Global Sourcing Practices

Sourcing Strategy of Leading U.S. Apparel Companies

Sustainability and Social Responsibility Issues in Sourcing

What Is the Apparel Industry Doing To Tackle Climate Change? An Analysis of Corporate Filings 

2021 WTO Public Forum Session 105: Develop a more sustainable and transparent apparel supply chain in the Post-COVID world

California Garment Worker Protection Act (Senate Bill 62) Passed, and Debates Continue

The State of Apparel Supply Chain Transparency: A Case Study on VF Corporation

Rana Plaza six years on – A time for reflection

Shipping and logistics

Video Discussion: How Companies Are Overhauling Supply Chains to Ease Bottlenecks?

Video Discussion: How Amazon Beat Supply Chain Chaos With Ships, Containers and Planes

Shipping Crisis and Supply Chain Disruptions: Impacts on Apparel Sourcing and Trade (updated Oct 2021)