| A Short Apparel & Textiles Industry Glossary | i |
| Introduction | 1 |
| How to Use This Book | 3 |
| Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles Industry | 7 |
| 1) Introduction to the Apparel & Textiles Industry | 7 |
| 2) Globalization: Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing/Vietnam, Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Market Share | 10 |
| 3) Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market | 11 |
| 4) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate | 12 |
| 5) Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly | 13 |
| 6) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market | 14 |
| 7) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere | 16 |
| 8) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges | 16 |
| 9) Alternative Sizing Is Big, But Plus-Size Sales Are Slowing | 17 |
| 10) Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines | 18 |
| 11) Luxury Lines Bounce Back | 19 |
| 12) Luxury Goes Online | 20 |
| 13) Self Service Apparel Fitting Technologies Grow in Stores and Online | 20 |
| 14) Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion | 21 |
| 15) Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers | 22 |
| 16) Apparel Manufacturing Gains Ground in the U.S. | 23 |
| 17) Apparel Goes Green | 23 |
| Chapter 2: Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics | 25 |
| Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview | 26 |
| Percent Change in U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Producer Prices, 2004-2011 | 27 |
| Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton & Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System, Spindle Hours Operated & Stocks: 2010-July 2011 | 28 |
| Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles & Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2010-2011 | 29 |
| Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel Exports: 2010-2011 | 30 |
| Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel & Non-Apparel Textiles to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2010-2011 | 31 |
| Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Produc | ts |
| & Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2010-2011 | 32 |
| U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2005-2011 | 33 |
| Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield & Production: 2009-2012 | 34 |
| Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2006-2011 | 35 |
| Chapter 3: Important Apparel & Textiles Industry Contacts | 37 |
| (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) | |
| Chapter 4: THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350: | |
| Who They Are and How They Were Chosen | 61 |
| Industry List, With Codes | 62 |
| Index of Companies Within Industry Groups | 64 |
| Alphabetical Index | 73 |
| Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State | 76 |
| Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country | 79 |
| Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations | 81 |
| Index of Firms with International Operations | 91 |
| Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350 | 95 |
| Additional Indexes | |
| Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities | 448 |
| Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations | 450 |