Product Sourcing
October 6, 2015 at 12:24 pm
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Taobao shopping website should be put back on the U.S. government’s “Notorious Markets” list for failing to stop the sales of fakes, according to a group representing U.S. clothing makers. Taobao is synonymous with counterfeits and has been unwilling to make serious reform since it was removed from the list in 2012,…
October 5, 2015 at 11:58 am
By going direct to consumer, luxury bedding brand Boll & Branch has been able to keep its prices competitive without sacrificing the quality on which the brand has built its reputation (its products are made with certified organic cotton). In this episode of Total Retail Talks, Scott Tannen, co-founder and CEO of Boll & Branch,…
September 15, 2015 at 6:32 pm
Etsy is adding more manufacturers to its artisanal crafting platform. The company announced Monday that it's creating a manufacturing marketplace that connects third-party manufacturers with its sellers. Since 2013, Etsy has allowed select sellers to work with outside manufacturers, but this move expands the partnerships. Etsy said manufacturers will be able to apply to be part of the…
September 8, 2015 at 10:07 am
H&M, Europe’s second-largest clothing retailer, is rolling out a more generous compensation program for its Asian suppliers to improve factory conditions and combat unrest in the countries that produce the majority of its apparel. The Swedish retailer, which has 3,649 stores across 59 markets, is introducing a “fair wage method” to 68 factories in China, Cambodia…
July 23, 2015 at 2:41 pm
Fresh off of her victory against Apple Inc., Taylor Swift is taking on an even more ambitious challenge: conquering China. The singer is teaming up with JD.com Inc., the second-largest e-commerce company in China, to sell a new fashion line designed specifically for Chinese shoppers. Dresses, sweatshirts and other tops will be available in August…
June 30, 2015 at 2:11 pm
America’s largest retailer was doing something very un-American. Wal-Mart has been selling products online that claim to be made in the USA when in fact they're not. After it was threatened with a potential probe by the Federal Trade Commission, Wal-Mart said that it has a problem with its website design. Truth in Advertising, a…
June 16, 2015 at 2:59 pm
M.Fredric is a California-based apparel retailer that sells its products via nine brick-and-mortar stores and an e-commerce website. Like many omnichannel brands, managing inventory levels in real time to prevent out-of-stocks and overstocks was a challenge for M.Fredric. In addition, a lack of real-time sales data meant buying decisions were delayed, a serious inhibitor for…
June 15, 2015 at 3:41 pm
Alibaba is at it again, this time partnering with Brightpearl, a multichannel retail management system that was created by retailers for retailers, that will allow merchants using Brightpearl to not only source goods from Alibaba.com, but to also list them automatically on their own sales channels as well.
June 10, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Nike Inc. has settled a lawsuit against three former shoe designers it accused of stealing its commercial secrets and taking them to German rival Adidas AG with plans to open a footwear design studio in Brooklyn. The designers' attorney, Matt Levin, said in a statement Tuesday that the case had been resolved through a confidential…
May 1, 2015
J.C. Penney wants people to know that it had no supplier relationships with factories housed in the building that collapsed in Banglade
