By Tara Donaldson
Growth in retail has slowed globally, and that downward trend won’t likely let up until sourcing completes the transformation that’s upon it.
That was the message Esquel Group CEO and vice chairman John Cheh delivered at the United States Fashion Industry Association’s (USFIA) Annual Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference in New York City earlier this month, adding that the path won’t be the easiest to navigate as the unfavorable facts about the current state of the apparel sector aren’t exactly few and far between.