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Behind the seams: Procurement in the apparel industry

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Podcast
Summary

Simon Lipscomb is joined by Bryan Wright (Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategy at Alo Yoga and Board Member at Silvert’s Adaptive Clothing) and Danny Wang (Principal at Efficio, formerly SVP at Canada Goose) to explore the strategic and operational realities shaping procurement in the fashion and apparel industry.

This episode covers:

  • Why treating suppliers as partners - not commodities - is crucial to brand success
  • Challenging common misconceptions about global manufacturing 
  • The reality of reshoring and the myths of automated manufacturing
  • Tariffs, AI & the future of fashion supply chains

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