The old guard of the United States apparel and footwear industries better wise up to changes occurring all along the supply chain if they want to see their companies survive… (read more)
Category Archives: Ed Zwirn – Trade Publications
Trump disappoints in first budget, say airport officials
By Ed Zwirn
(published on March 31, 2017 in IHS Jane’s Airport Review)
Senior US airport industry officials have reacted negatively to the first proposed budget from the Trump administration, which would see cuts in Department of Transportation funding to help offset increased military spending. Continue reading
Trump eyes cuts to USDA, FDA cash this fiscal year
By Ed Zwirn
(originally published in just-food on March 29, 2017)
Donald Trump has set out cuts he wants the US Congress to make on the budgets of the US Department of Agriculture and the US Food and Drug Administration in the remaining months of the current fiscal period. Continue reading
US apparel sector braces for potential cost hikes
By Ed Zwirn
(Published on Feb. 15 2017 in Just-Style.com)
Fresh from their disappointment at seeing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade
deal abandoned last month with an executive order by President Donald Trump, the US apparel and footwear sector is bracing itself for even greater cost increases to come. Continue reading