Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Challenges of Apparel Retail

I feel like it would be challenging to own any kind of business. The economy is really bad right now and not many people are shopping. Apparel is going to be the last thing on people's minds if they are worried about being able to buy groceries or gas to get to work.

Retailers have to watch out for the competition and the changes that take place every day in fashions and textiles. Each individual retailer look to be faster, stronger, better, all the while maintaining nice quality products.
As we grow into the future retailers must watch for changes in trade laws, maintaining human rights, environmental issues, the economy, customer demand, and presentation. Everything has been done already so there needs to be new ways that are better then ever before and technology is advancing at such a high rate, there are many ways to make that happen.




Burns, Leslie Davis and Nancy O. Bryant. The Business Of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing (3rd ed). New York: Fairchild Publications, Inc. 2007.

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