Purchasing Practices
What are Purchasing Practices?
“Purchasing Practices” is an umbrella term that refers to how buyers engage with their suppliers. For instance: when do brands pay suppliers for the goods they’ve produced? How are prices negotiated? Are technical specifications agreed before production is due to start? READ MORE
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Interview: Why is it the right time to talk about better Purchasing Practices?
As Better Work launches a new supply chain eLearning course aimed at helping industry stakeholders understand the impacts of supply chain decisions, we spoke to two leading voices in the programme about why action on purchasing practices is critical to the future of the garment industry.
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Concerns raised about Next’s supply chain commitments ahead of annual meeting
"Rights groups have expressed concerns regarding NEXT’s efforts to ensure supply chain workers are compensated fairly in a joint statement released on the eve of the fashion brand’s AGM. In the light ...
Read MoreGuangzhou's "Shein Village": Clothing suppliers trapped in the system
""There are not so many Shein suppliers in Guangzhou now." Wu Ke said that probably half of the garment factories in Guangzhou made for Shein, but business was not good, and many small suppliers went ...
Read MoreIndustry reacts to proposed US FABRIC Act
"The US fashion industry has cautiously welcomed a new bill which aims to protect the wages of garment workers by outlawing piece-rate pay and also encourage the fashion industry to move production ba ...
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