apparel
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Air Cargo
Retailers eye more air cargo as COVID lockdowns intensify in Vietnam
It costs $1.2 million to charter a cargo jet from Vietnam as air exports slow because of the government’s response to a wave of COVID…
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News
Nike deserves a curtain call and it’s just getting started
The financial and strategic benefits of shifting toward more direct-to-consumer sales is becoming apparent at Nike.
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Viewpoint
Ralph Lauren’s new made-to-order Polo service misses the mark
Ralph Lauren, with this offering, won’t generate the scale needed to make the model work at this price.
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News
Western brands ‘squeezed between an irresistible force and an immovable object’
It’s not that companies can’t operate without China, it's just that for now, said companies will not grow as fast as they could with it,…
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News
‘Serious angst’ among retailers from port congestion tying up inventories
Add Nike (NYSE: NKE) to the growing list of retailers being severely hampered by port congestion and supply chain bottlenecks. The congestion at West Coast…
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News
Why Nordstrom Rack is key to managing overbought inventory
This week, President Biden announced we will have enough vaccinations for every American by the end of May. For the American people, this is fantastic…
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News
Can retailer prudence derail the inventory restocking thesis?
We’ve long touted retail inventory restocking as a primary growth driver for the freight bull run, but apparel brands aren’t aligning with this thesis. Rather…
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Newsletters
Trump admin sending crystal-clear message: ‘Know your supply chains’
The Trump Administration announced an import ban on all cotton and tomato products originating in China's Xinjiang region citing evidence of forced labor. This ban…
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American Shipper
USTR delaying tariffs on phones, laptops from China
Some tech goods, including cellphones, laptops and video game consoles, won’t be subject to Section 301 tariffs when a new round takes effect September 1.
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