Global sourcing in the U.S. apparel industry
Abstract
This article analyzes the sourcing patterns of the U.S. apparel industry using a global
supply chain perspective. Retailers, marketers, and branded manufacturers are the
lead firms that organize the bulk of apparel imports into the U.S. market. U.S. apparel
sourcing patterns are shifting, with an increased emphasis on imports from Mexico
and the Caribbean Basin rather than Asia.
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Gary Gereffi
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Gary Gereffi's major ongoing research projects are: (1) a book (co-authored with
Frederick Mayer) on the uptake of the global value chain paradigm by major international
organizations in the economic and social development arena; (2) a forthcoming co-edited
volume with Valentina De Marchi and Eleonora Di Maria on Local Clusters in Global
Value Chains: Linking Actors and Territories Through Manufacturing and Innovation
(Routledge, 2017); (3) work with the World Bank and the Inter-Ame

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