| A Short
Apparel & Textiles Industry Glossary |
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| Introduction
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| How to use this
book |
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| Chapter 1:
Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles
Industry |
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1) Globalization: China Dominates
Apparel & Textiles |
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2) High-Tech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate
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3) Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve
the Global Market
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4) Synthetic Fiber Manufacturers Face Global
Glut |
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5) U.S. Linens Sales Dominated by Big-Box
Retailers and Discount Department Stores |
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6) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the
U.S. Are Now Made in China |
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7) Bricks, Clicks, Catalogs and Living Rooms
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8) Alternative Sizing Is Big |
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9) Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise
in Designer Lines |
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10) Haute Couture Designers Experience Conflicts
over Costs and Control |
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11) Luxury Returns with a New Focus on Accessories |
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12) Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up
for Fast Fashion
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13) Athletic Footwear Makers Look to Aesthetes,
not Athletes; and Look Overseas for New Consumers
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14) European Strategies Force U.S. Department
Stores to Rethink their Business Models |
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15) Specialty Retailers Look Forward, and
to the Past, for New Ideas |
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16) Some Apparel Manufacturers Still Resist
Outsourcing |
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| Chapter
2: Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics |
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Textile Industry Benchmarks 2002-2003 |
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International Cotton Production: 2001-2002 |
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International Export Prices of Commodities:
1993-2003 |
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Popular Online U.S. Shopping Categories
Ranked by Percent of Purchasers: Nov. 2002-Nov. 2003 |
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Quantity and Value of U.S. Shipments of
Rubber & Nonrubber Footwear: 2002 and 2001 |
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Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production
and Value of Shipments for Apparel: 2001-2003 |
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Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton
& Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System,Spindle
Hours Operated and Stocks (including cotton stocks held
at public warehouses) Seasonally Adjusted: 2003 |
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Summary of U.S. Knit Fabrics Production:
1997-2002 |
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Summary of U.S. Production & Manufacturer's
Shipments of Sheets, Pillowcases and Terry Towels: 1997-2002
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Summary of U.S. Production of Broadwoven
Gray Fabrics by Type of Fabrics: 1999-2003 |
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Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel to the
U.S., All Multi Fiber Agreement (MFA) Fibers |
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Top 25 Countries Exporting Fabric (All
Fibers) to the U.S. |
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Top 25 Countries Exporting Non-Apparel
to the U.S., All Multi Fiber Agreement (MFA) Fiber
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Total U.S. Footwear Production: 1988-2002 |
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U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, by Selected
Kinds of Businesses: 1999-2003 |
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U.S. Textiles & Clothing Trade by Region
and Major Trading Partner: 2000-
2002 |
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Value of U.S. Manufacturer's Shipments
of Carpet and Rugs: 1997 to 2002 |
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Worldwide Raw Wool Production: Principal
Producing Countries: 1995 to
2002 |
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| Chapter
3: Important Apparel & Textiles Industry Contacts |
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Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World
Wide Web Sites |
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| Chapter
4: : THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350: |
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Who They Are and How They Were
Chosen |
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Industry List, With Codes |
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Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups
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Alphabetical Index |
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Geographic Indexes |
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Index of Headquarters Location by State
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Index of Headquarters Location by Country
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Index by Regions Where THE APPAREL &
TEXTILES 350 Have Locations |
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Index by Firms with International Operations |
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| Individual
Profiles on each of THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350 |
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| Additional
Indexes |
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Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for
Women/Minorities |
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Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and
Affiliations |
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