Back to School Imports Lag Spending, Denim is Out August 5, 2016 The National Retail Federation believes spending on ‘back to school’ items will jump this year. The import data says otherwise – kids apparel shipments fell 14.6% in June and 13% in July. Shirts underperformed t-shirts, and denim is in a long term decline, falling 14.6% in June, 14.1% in July ... Read more →
Under Armour Growth May Come Outside U.S. July 26, 2016 Sports apparel-maker Under Armour is scheduled to report earnings later today with the market expecting around $1 billion of sales, nearly 28% higher than a year earlier according to FactSet. Much of this growth may need to come outside of the U.S. Panjiva data for the second quarter indicates... Read more →
Opportunities from Vietnam’s Weak Apparel Exports July 25, 2016 The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association last week stated that its members may export $29 billion of products in 2016. This is lower than its original estimates due to a weaker world economy and currency competitiveness vs. other southeast Asian countries. So, is there evidence of slower ex... Read more →
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