Portugal: Manufacturing Hub for Fashion Brands
Portugal's manufacturing prowess, skilled workforce, and innovative environment are attracting fashion brands seeking quality, design, and fair pricing. Experts discuss its appeal and future growth.
Can ‘Made in Italy’ survive its scattered supply chains?
In recent years, luxury brands and fledgling investment groups have been spearheading a quiet-but-dramatic shift towards the consolidation of suppliers in Italy, intended to drive efficiency and traceability, and to protect the know-how buried in struggling small businesses.
There is still time to prepare for a busy shipping season
Right now, priorities should focus on carrier capacity, contingencies for service disruptions and long-term planning to establish relationships, so timely deliveries and equitable rates can carry through into the new year, the experts say.