The best way to create a long term relationship with your customer is to connect to her/him on the deeper level. How to do that? You need to know as much as possible about your target customer. Learn about your target consumer using primary and […]
Author: Svetlana Zakharina
Exceptions to the fiber disclosure requirements by the Federal Trade Commission
Some parts of a garment can be exempt from the fiber content disclosure. These include: 1) Thread that hold the garment together 2) Trims and findings, such as elastic (only if it doesn’t exceed 20 percent of the surface area), waist or wrist bands, rick-rack, […]
Product Labeling Requirements (Part 2)
Textile Products As I already mentioned in “Product Labeling Requirements (Part 1) the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires you to comply with federal labeling requirements for textile, wool and fur products. The mandatory labels are: the country of origin, the fiber content, and the identity […]
Product Labeling Requirements (Part 1)
As you already know, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires you to comply with federal labeling requirements for textile, wool and fur products. The law requires that most products have a mandatory label listing: the country of origin, the fiber content, and the identity of […]
Domestic vs Offshore Sourcing
Evaluating sourcing options is the vital step of the process; therefore you need to carefully research all the possible combinations. The first question would be “Is it going to be domestic or overseas production?” To answer this question you first need to understand all the […]