Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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COVER | 1 | 4 |
PLUNKETT S APPAREL &TEXTILES INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2013 | 5 | 4 |
CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 13 | 3 |
Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE APPAREL &TEXTILES INDUSTRY | 16 | 20 |
1) Introduction to the Apparel &Textiles Industry | 16 | 3 |
2) Globalization: Wages Rise in China/Vietnam, Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Market Share | 19 | 2 |
3) Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market | 21 | 1 |
4) Working Conditions and Workers Rights Become Major Considerations as Work Moves from China to Lower-Cost Nations | 21 | 1 |
5) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate | 21 | 2 |
6) Wearable Electronics and Electronics Incorporated into Apparel Begin to Enter the Marketplace | 23 | 1 |
7) Exercise Apparel Sales Rise | 24 | 1 |
8) Athletic Footwear Sales Soar, Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers | 25 | 1 |
9) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market | 25 | 2 |
10) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere | 27 | 1 |
11) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges | 28 | 1 |
12) Alternative Sizing Is Big, But Plus-Size Sales Are Slowing | 29 | 1 |
13) Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines | 30 | 1 |
14) Luxury Lines Bounce Back | 31 | 1 |
15) Luxury Goes Online | 32 | 1 |
16) Self Service Apparel Fitting Technologies Grow in Stores and Online | 32 | 1 |
17) Fast Fashion: Designers and Retailers Speed Up | 33 | 1 |
18) Apparel Manufacturing Gains Ground in the U.S. | 34 | 1 |
19) Apparel Goes Green | 35 | 1 |
Chapter 2 APPAREL &TEXTILES INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 36 | 14 |
Apparel &Textiles Industry Overview | 37 | 1 |
U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Producer Price Index (PPI): 2003-2013 | 38 | 1 |
Percent Change in Annual U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Producer Prices: 2006-2012 | 39 | 1 |
Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles &Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2011-2012 | 40 | 1 |
Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles &Apparel Exports: 2011-2012 | 41 | 1 |
Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel &Non-Apparel Textiles to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2011-2012 | 42 | 1 |
Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products &Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2011-2012 | 43 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Textile &Apparel Industries, U.S.: Selected Years, 2000-2011 | 44 | 1 |
Shipments in the Textile &Apparel Industries: Selected Years, 2000-2011 | 45 | 2 |
U.S. Retail Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2006-2012 | 47 | 1 |
Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield &Production: 2010-2013 | 48 | 1 |
Apparel &Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2008-2013 | 49 | 1 |
Chapter 3 IMPORTANT APPAREL &TEXTILES INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 50 | 23 |
Chapter 4 THE APPAREL &TEXTILES 350: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 73 | 381 |
INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 74 | 2 |
INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 76 | 9 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 85 | 3 |
INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 88 | 3 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 91 | 3 |
Individual Data Profiles On Each Of THE APPAREL &TEXTILES 350 | 94 | 360 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 454 | 22 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 455 | 2 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 457 | 19 |
A Short Apparel &Textiles Industry Glossary | 476 | 15 |