Apparel and accessories
July 14, 2020
Luxury brands should rethink their supply chains post-COVID-19. Image credit: Navio Group
By Dianna Dilworth
COVID-19 slammed the fashion industry in challenging ways, as global shutdowns meant that important infrastructural parts of the supply chain were locked out of the system overnight when lockdowns hit some parts of the world and not others.
{"ct":"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","iv":"af9464d38f91f980f328bdb37168b206","s":"0afe33a3ddd32da2"}
Share your thoughts. Click here