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Apparel, Textiles & Fashions Table of Contents

 
A Short Apparel & Textiles Industry Glossary i
Introduction 1
How To Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles Industry 7
1) Introduction to the Apparel & Textiles Industry 7
2) Globalization: Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing Slows/China Remains Major Factor 10
3) Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market 12
4) High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate 12
5) Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly 13
6) 3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market 14
7) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Now Made in China 16
8) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Slows 16
9) Alternative Sizing Is Big 17
10) Baby Boomers Dominate the Apparel Market 18
11) Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines 19
12) Luxury Lines Face Falling Revenues 19
13) Luxury Goes Online 20
14) Online Apparel Buying Looks for Better Fit 20
15) Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off 21
16) Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion 22
17) Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers 23
18) Some Apparel Manufacturers Still Resist Outsourcing 23
19) Apparel Goes Green 24
Chapter 2: Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics 25
Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview 26
Quarterly Summary of U.S. Textile Production: 2005-2008 27
Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments for Apparel: 2000-2007 28
Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Selected Apparel Items, U.S.: 2007 29
Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments of Men's, Junior Boys' & Little Boys' Apparel: 2005-2007 30
Quantity of U.S. Production of Apparel by Type of Fabrics, Men's & Boys' Garments: 2007 31
Summary of Quantity of U.S. Production & Value of Shipments of Women's, Misses', Juniors' & Girls' Apparel: 2005-2007 32
Quantity of U.S. Production of Apparel by Type of Fabrics, Women's & Girls' Garments: 2007 33
Summary of U.S. Broadwoven Fabrics Production: 2005-2008 34
Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Broadwoven Fabrics, U.S.: 2008 35
Summary of U.S. Knit Fabrics, Sheets, Pillowcases & Towels Production: 2005-2008 36
Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Knit Fabrics, Sheets, Pillowcases & Towels, U.S.: 2008 37
Summary of U.S. Yarn Production by Fiber: 2005-2008 38
Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Yarn, U.S.: 2008 39
Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Carpet & Rugs, U.S.: 2006-2007 40
Quantity & Value of U.S. Manufacturers' Shipments of Carpet & Rugs: 2002-2007 41
Summary of U.S. Daily Averages of Cotton & Manmade Fibers Consumed on the Cotton System, Spindle Hours Operated & Stocks: 2007-January 2009 42
U.S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2002-2008 43
Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel: 2007-2008 44
Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles & Apparel to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2007-2008 45
Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel & Non-Apparel Textiles to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2007-2008 46
Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products & Wool Products to the U.S., All MFA Fibers: 2007-2008 47
Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield & Production: 2006-2009 48
Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2003-2008 49
Chapter 3: Important Apparel & Textiles Industry Contacts
Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites 51
Chapter 4: THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350:
Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 75
Industry List, With Codes 76
Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 78
Alphabetical Index 87
Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 90
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 93
Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 95
Index of Firms with International Operations 104
Individual Profiles on each of THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 350 107
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 466
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Affiliations 468

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