Local manufacturing, il trend del momento o una possibilità per il futuro?
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Alzi la mano chi di voi ha solo idee confuse e opinioni contrastanti quando si parla di “Local Manufacturing”. Cosa significa realmente? Le aziende stanno davvero investendo nel riportare la produzione nel proprio paese? È una chance per il futuro o un discorse da clickbaiting? Qui sotto qualche articolo a riguardo che ci è piaciuto, e se avete qualche idea a riguardo, let us know ??
Does Reshoring Fashion Manufacturing Make Sense?
LONDON, United Kingdom – In the US and UK, fashion manufacturing is no longer the industry it once was. In 1990, the US apparel sector employed 939,000 people. In the UK in the 1970s and 1980s, whole towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire were fuelled by textile mills, providing up to 10,000 jobs per factory, and the industry employed between 750,000 and one million people in manufacturing.
The Radical Roots Of DIY Fashion Have Never Been More Relevant
It’s fair to say that the “pussy hat”-those pink, cat-ear knit caps that have been making mass appearances at political protests-is a thoroughly modern phenomenon. The hats came to life in an L.A. knitting store, but they took off on a global scale thanks to the viral power of social media.
UK manufacturing records fastest growth for three years, figures show
Britain’s factories enjoyed their fastest growth for three years last month on the back of strong demand at home and abroad, according to a survey that will temper worries about a Brexit-driven economic slowdown this year.
New York Tries to Revive Garment Industry, Outside the Garment District
There were just 22,626 city residents age 16 and older making apparel, accessories and finished textile products in 2015, a small fraction of the peak of 323,669 workers in 1950, and less than half of the 59,049 workers in 2000, according to an analysis of census data by Queens College.
‘Made in America’ Versus Fast Fashion
Earlier this month, online retailer Nasty Gal shocked fans by filing for bankruptcy. The e-commerce darling, which sold original designs, vintage pieces and items from other brands, became a social media hit thanks to innovative branding. Fellow millennial favorite American Apparel’s demise was not quite so surprising, having long been simmering in the pot despite the brand’s popularity.