January 31, 2019
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Fashion Seeks Financial Relief From the Fed in 2024
Industry Focus: Finance
California Apparel News asked industry leaders: When thinking about the potential for the Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2024, thereby moving inflation closer to the agency’s 2 percent goal, what does this mean for the fashion industry?
As Manufacturers, Retailers, Consumers Enter With Caution, What Will 2023 Bring?
Industry Focus: Finance
With lackluster holiday 2022 sales signaling a slowdown in consumer spending on goods, what new challenges can the apparel industry expect, and how can businesses in this sector navigate the resulting economic hurdles?
Industry Focus: Finance—As the world navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic’s new variants, what advice would you offer to apparel professionals?
Industry Focus: Finance
While a new year has begun, many challenges that were experienced during 2021 remain. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world as new variants of the virus develop.
Industry Focus: Finance--Where Should Fashion Businesses Focus for Smart Economic Recovery?
Industry Focus: Finance
With the world turning over a new, progressive leaf following the COVID-19 pandemic, optimism seems to be on the trend calendar for 2021. As vaccines are distributed to more people, extreme measures of caution are beginning to dissipate as the general public exhibits an increased feeling of safety.
INDUSTRY FOCUS: FINANCE, In the Midst of COVID-19, U.S. Businesses Take It One Day at a Time
Finance
At the beginning of July, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that June unemployment in the country fell to 11.1 percent from 13.3 percent in May, with employment in sectors including retail rising to 4.8 million following businesses reopening in many parts of the country. Recently, local governments in certain areas that have seen rising COVID-19 cases are rolling back their reopening plans, with businesses that serve particular sectors being forced to close again.
Industry Focus: Finance: Conquering COVID-19 by Weathering the Impact of the Storm
Finance
Industry Focus: Finance
Industry Focus: Finance: Entering 2020: A New Year for New Plans in the Apparel Industry
Finance
Following a great deal of uncertainty as the apparel industry approached the fourth quarter of 2019, businesses entered 2020 with cautious optimism. While the warnings of a recession had turned around, with forecasters revising their predictions for the new year and progress with trade deals including the finalization of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, in addition to advancement toward an agreement with China, additional concerns remained.
Industry Focus: Finance—How would you advise your apparel-industry clients to prepare for a potential recession?
Finance
Around the globe, trusted economic forecasters are predicting a slowdown over the next year, yet there is disparity regarding whether they feel a recession will occur. As previous spans of negative economic growth have shown, the most effective method of navigating through recessionary periods is to prepare in advance, expecting the worst while hoping for the best.
How are brands investing in crucial digital tools and traditional methods to reach customers?
Finance
During the struggle to secure a dwindling sense of brand loyalty among Millennial and Generation Z consumers, brands must devise a comprehensive strategy to tell their stories.
How Apparel Companies Can Deal With a Slowing Economy
Finance
The formula for doing business is slowly changing this year. While interest rates were rising at a steady pace last year, it’s a different story this year. The Federal Reserve hasn’t raised benchmark interest rates in 2019 and may even lower them, which is good news for apparel manufacturers and retailers.
How to Tackle the China Trade-War Challenges
Finance
In the past year, it has become increasingly more challenging to be an apparel manufacturer, importer or retailer in the United States as uncertainty surrounds trade with China.
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