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FASH455 Global Apparel & Textile Trade and Sourcing

Globalization and Trade

Globalization in the 21st Century

2025 World Trade Report: Making Trade and AI Work Together to the Benefit of All

Globalization, Unfolded: A “Simple” T‑Shirt’s Surprisingly Complex Journey from Idea to Doorstep (CATO Institute, September 2024)

FASH455 Video Discussion: The Global Journey of a Sneaker

Global Value Chain for Apparel Sold at Target

The Global Journey of a Marks and Spencer Wool Suit

Will COVID kill globalization? (The Economist, October 2020)

Trade 2030: The future of world trade

The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work

Textiles and apparel “Made in the World”

Debate on Trade

Is Free Trade Worth the Cost? (Video discussion)

Historical Benefits of Trade

Is the U.S. Trade Deficit a Problem?

Towards a More Inclusive Trading System

ILO Evaluates Trade Impact of Labor Provisions in Free Trade Agreements

Why People Think Differently about International Trade?

Trade and Development

Tariff or Not?

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  • Patterns of U.S. Apparel Imports (updated January 2026)
  • Shein Lost Market Share in the U.S. Apparel Retail Market in 2025 Amid Trade Tensions
  • Explore Mango’s Apparel Sourcing Strategies (Updated January 2023)
  • Apparel Sourcing and Trade Outlook for 2026
  • Primark’s Global Sourcing for Apparel (Updated September 2023)
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Recent Posts

  • Shein Lost Market Share in the U.S. Apparel Retail Market in 2025 Amid Trade Tensions
  • Fashion Doesn’t Exist in a Vacuum: Reflections on the 2026 World Economic Forum
  • FASH455 Video Discussion: Ongoing Impacts of U.S. Import Tariffs on Apparel Exporting Countries (Updated February 2026)
  • 2026 OECD Garment Forum Session-Supply chains 4.0: Due diligence implications of e-commerce driven business models
  • FASH455 Exclusive Interview with Leah Marsh, Research Associate, Better Buying at Cascale, about Fashion Companies’ Purchasing Practices
  • Evolving Patterns of Trade in Textile Raw Materials in the Western Hemisphere (2010-2024)
  • New Paper: Evolving Patterns of World Apparel Trade amid Trump’s Hiking Tariffs
  • Patterns of U.S. Apparel Imports (updated January 2026)
  • Apparel Sourcing and Trade Outlook for 2026
  • How EU Fashion Companies Navigate Trump’s Tariffs (Updated November 2025)
  • FASH455 Exclusive Interview with Avedis Seferian, President & CEO of Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)
  • Interview with Modaes (Spain) about the Shifting Global Apparel Trade and Sourcing Patterns (November 2025)
  • FASH455 Exclusive Interview with Mikayla DuBreuil about Technical Apparel Design and Sourcing
  • Hot Button Apparel Trade and Sourcing Issues: Gen Z’s Perspective (October 2025)
  • Updated Impact of Increasing Tariffs on U.S. Fashion Companies’ Sourcing and Businesses

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