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THE FLANARANT: What's really changed in Bangladesh?
2015-05-07 16:06:16| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
There's a huge gap in Bangladesh between two business philosophies: those with realistic profit expectations, and those who are obsessed with controlling costs. And recent events have highlighted just how wide this gulf is, according to Mike Flanagan.
Tags: changed
bangladesh
flanarant
THE FLANARANT: Factory strike exposes Vietnam worker vulnerability
2015-04-09 14:06:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A week-long strike at a Taiwanese-owned footwear factory in Vietnam has exposed a looming pension crisis and worker shortage in a country that many see as a key sourcing alternative to China.
Tags: factory
strike
vietnam
worker
THE FLANARANT: Budget detail disappoints India garment makers
2015-03-06 15:18:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Last May, India overwhelmingly elected Narenrda Modi as Prime Minster. While apparel factory owners thought he was "business friendly," few showed much public support for his annual budget on 28 February. Buried in the fine detail, there's a reason both they and their workers might also be annoyed.
Tags: detail
india
budget
makers
THE FLANARANT: Is legal action the key to compliance?
2015-02-09 19:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
There is growing pressure from activists and governments to make Western laws apply to alleged non-compliance in developing country garment factories. But be careful what you wish for, advises Mike Flanagan, who points out that the most likely outcome is that countries will be blacklisted with no effort to improve standards.
THE FLANARANT: Online apparel retailing: Amazon-ly unviable?
2015-01-05 17:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Despite the hype, it's amazing how insignificant the internet is on the garment trade, writes Mike Flanagan. While every clothing brand and retailer uses the web for moving, receiving and monitoring information, relatively few clothes are sold this way.
Tags: online
apparel
retailing
unviable
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