Apparel and accessories
July 24, 2019
Fashion companies are facing higher sourcing costs. Image courtesy of Ralph Lauren
By Sarah Ramirez
Fashion executives are feeling less optimistic about their industry, as the extended trade war and economic uncertainties continue to impact the sector.
{"ct":"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","iv":"86d7b44507b70ecff998a537b61deeee","s":"cc43cfbad3dfcc57"}
Share your thoughts. Click here