Apparel Strategist for the Apparel Industry & Textile Industry
A fact-driven business journal for the apparel and textile industries — retail sales, consumer data, trade, supply side, financial performance and outlook
The Apparel Strategist is a business journal for the apparel and textile industries, organized into logical sections containing graphs, tables and commentary. Its readership extends to board rooms, Wall Street and the Far East — anywhere decision-makers require timely, pertinent information to help run their business more effectively. The publication is designed to let readers see all the current trends in the industry at a glance, and it is a must read for strategic planners, marketing departments, company libraries, lenders to the fashion industry, institutional investors, and anyone else who needs the vital statistics of the apparel and textile industries delivered each month. A companion desk reference, the Apparel Strategist Statistical Review, gathers the industry’s vital statistics in one place, and a free sample issue is available on this page for readers who want to see the format first.
The Apparel
Strategist is organized into logical
sections containing graphs, tables, and
commentary on;
Retail
Sales and Store Performance -
This is where it all starts...retail
sales and inventory growth are the
building blocks for all other
aspects of the industry. In this
section we track these retail growth
trends, comparable store sales, the
performance of individual companies,
and discuss their impact on the
other business segments of the
industry.
Consumer
Data - When all is said and
done, how much money gets spent, and
where it gets spent, is decided by
one thing and one thing
only...consumers! In this section we
look at consumer confidence, debt,
spending, price inflation or
deflation.
International Trade In Textiles and
Apparel - is always
dynamic...which countries are
expanding their trade with the US
and which are losing out? This
section includes textile and apparel
imports and exports and analyzes the
data by country to let you know
who's getting the growth and who's
giving it up.
Supply
Side - An analysis of the
manufacturing and wholesale side of
the business, including textile and
apparel sales and inventory,
employment, production and capacity
utilization, and pricing trends from
raw materials to finished apparel.
Financial Performance & Company News
- Our coverage here includes the
Strategist Retail and Wholesale
stock indexes (compared to the Dow
Industrials for perspective), stock
market gainers and losers, and
insightful commentary on company
news and earnings.
Company
Spotlight - A unique profile of
a newsworthy company, in the
Spotlight we evaluate a company's
performance, strategy, and future
prospects... always informative and
certainly provocative.
Outlook
- Here we tie it all together and
review the major events that are
confronting the industry. As always,
the focus is on the events that will
have the largest impact on
profitability and the strategies
necessary to deal with them.
The apparel
industry is always subject to a great
deal of hearsay. In the Apparel
Strategist our perspective is driven by
facts, which are clearly presented in
the form of tables and graphs and
accompanied by concise and insightful
commentary. Over the years we have
accurately captured the cycles and
changes in the industry and forecasted
their impact on business. As a result,
the Apparel Strategist has earned
its reputation as the only source for
the no-nonsense reality of the apparel
business...there is no alternative.
The Apparel Strategist
reports in this section have been developed and
maintained by The Apparel Strategist.
The Apparel
Strategist Statistical Review reports in this section have been developed and
maintained by The Apparel Strategist published by Philip Black.
The Apparel Strategist is the premier
business journal of the apparel and textile industries available today.
Their readership extends to board rooms, Wall
Street, The Far East - anywhere decision-makers require timely,
pertinent information to help run their business more effectively.
Their publication is designed to allow you
to see all the current trends in the industry
at a glance, and is a must read for strategic planners, marketing
departments, company libraries, lenders to the
fashion industry, institutional investors, or anyone else that
needs to have the vital statistics of the apparel and textile industries
delivered to them each month. For the past 18 years,
they have been accurately reporting, predicting, and
graphically displaying the business cycles in the industry, the reasons
behind them, and what it means to you. Sometimes it's promising,
sometimes it's not; either way it's required information to compete
effectively in today's difficult business environment.
Retail Sales and Store Performance comes first because retail sales and inventory growth are the building blocks for all other aspects of the industry: this section tracks retail growth trends, comparable store sales and the performance of individual companies, and discusses their impact on the other business segments of the industry. Consumer Data follows because how much money gets spent, and where it gets spent, is decided by consumers — the section looks at consumer confidence, debt, spending, and price inflation or deflation. International Trade in Textiles and Apparel then looks outward, at which countries are expanding their trade with the US and which are losing out, with textile and apparel imports and exports analyzed by country.
The Supply Side covers the manufacturing and wholesale side of the business, including textile and apparel sales and inventory, employment, production and capacity utilization, and pricing trends from raw materials to finished apparel. Financial Performance & Company News covers the Strategist Retail and Wholesale stock indexes, compared to the Dow Industrials for perspective, stock market gainers and losers, and commentary on company news and earnings. Company Spotlight is a profile of a newsworthy company, evaluating its performance, strategy and future prospects. Outlook ties it all together, reviewing the major events confronting the industry and focusing on the events that will have the largest impact on profitability and the strategies necessary to deal with them.
A Fact-Driven Perspective
The apparel industry is always subject to a great deal of hearsay. The perspective here is driven by facts, clearly presented in the form of tables and graphs and accompanied by concise and insightful commentary. Over the years the publication has accurately captured the cycles and changes in the industry and forecasted their impact on business, reporting, predicting and graphically displaying the business cycles in the industry, the reasons behind them, and what they mean for readers. Sometimes the picture is promising and sometimes it is not; either way, it is the information readers need to compete effectively in a difficult business environment.
Philip Black — contact for more details about the Apparel Strategist and the Statistical Review; please mention that you are a viewer of ApparelSearch.com.
Common Questions
What sections does the Apparel Strategist cover?
Retail Sales and Store Performance, Consumer Data, International Trade in Textiles and Apparel, Supply Side, Financial Performance & Company News, Company Spotlight, and Outlook.
How does the Apparel Strategist present its information?
Its perspective is driven by facts, clearly presented in the form of tables and graphs and accompanied by concise and insightful commentary on the cycles and changes in the industry.
How can I see a sample of the Apparel Strategist?
A Free Sample Issue of the Apparel Strategist (January 2006, PDF) is linked on this page as an example, and Philip Black can be contacted for more details.
