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Alibaba Expands U.S. Online Shipment Program

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, this five day delivery logistics support has also expanded to countries such as France, Germany, Mexico, Portugal , and Saudi Arabia under the capabilities of Cainiao , Alibaba’s logistics fulfillment arm. The model is similar to that of Zara when that fast fashion online and in-store apparel provider expanded internationally.

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Inditex Achieves Added Business and Supply Network Accomplishments

Supply Chain Matters

Last year, the retailer reported a tripling of profitability in the midst of a declining apparel sales market. The company further initiated added charges related to apparel returns. However, Inditex executives indicated to Bloomberg that they were “ very confident ” in their inventory position of high-quality apparel.

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Doing Business in Spain

QAD

Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. Spain manufactures textiles and apparel, footwear, food and beverages, metals, chemicals, automobiles, machine tools, medical equipment, footwear, pharmaceuticals, clay and refractory products. The capital of Spain is Madrid. Manufacturing in Spain.

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Hemming in Apparel Microfibres

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

Such micro-plastics have been detected in fish, crustaceans and bivalve molluscs from the English Channel, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Portugal, Indonesia, California and the North Pacific Central Gyre. The post Hemming in Apparel Microfibres appeared first on Knowledge at Work.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series III: Andrew Olah – Changing the Denim Industry One Brand at a Time

NC State SCRC

As the industry has grown, it moved over to Japan, Italy, Canada, and other flowed from there to Mexico, Europe, Portugal, Turkey, than Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Indonesia – and eventually settled in China and in Bangladesh. When Olah started in denim, the majority of denim was all produced in America.