If you are on the product planning side of things, you undoubtedly know about “standard” lead times for product coming from Asia. But in the real world, we often don’t have the luxury of lots of extra time. Forecasts aren’t perfect. What if sales exceed expectations, or your size breakdown comes in differently than […]
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Last week I happened to be talking to someone at 3M about hunting gloves, and the topic turned to counterfeit components. Turns out, this supplier had caught a particular manufacturer using counterfeit Thinsulate while producing branded gloves. It seemed like an important story to share. Here’s an unpleasant truth: there are disreputable factories promising brand
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Last month, we attended the 2014 Outdoor Retailer Winter Show in Salt Lake City. This show is always a source of inspiration, and if you’ve never been there, I’d highly recommend a future visit. Leading technical materials suppliers use this venue to introduce new materials for high performance gloves, apparel and sports gear, and
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We recently attended a power sports trade show, and saw a wide range of gloves. Our visit reminded us how difficult it is for a glove buyer to sort out manufacturing options. We saw everything from the best quality leather gloves, to inferior gloves made of mismatched scraps. Never was the saying “buyer beware” more
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Leather is a classic material for gloves. What other material is strong and durable, feels great on your skin, and looks better the longer you wear it? Many factors go into making leather gloves that fit and feel comfortable, and function well … … but it all starts with choosing the right glove leather. From
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We visited several motorcycle glove dealerships recently. I have to be candid: the workmanship on some of the gloves I observed at retail was not good — mainly at the lower price points, but not exclusively. If you are responsible for a glove line, you might want to think about what steps you can take
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Cost of Gloves Example: Sport Gloves Recently, we were working on a new line of sport gloves for a client. As it happened, the first samples were more than satisfactory, but cost was not. At this point, the challenge becomes, how to get the same look and function, and hit the target cost? Where can
Cost of Gloves: A Framework for Glove Buyers Read More »
Here’s a question we get asked: how come one beautiful glove costs $20, and another \”similar\” one is twice that? It’s a really important, basic question, with a pretty simple answer. To answer it, we\’ll begin by looking at how a target glove cost is determined — Then, examine the key factors that impact glove
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