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Is the Old Sourcing Model Dead?

Low-cost labour country sourcing continues to dominate fashion manufacturing but a move toward digitisation and automation is shifting the entire paradigm.
A textile factory | Source: Shutterstock
A textile factory | Source: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)
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  • Melissa Twigg

LONDON, United Kingdom —

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