When (and Why) To Skip a Season

When (and Why) To Skip a Season

Why Skipping a Season Might Be the Smartest Move Your Brand Makes This Year Rush fees, the expedited shipments, the storage costs on inventory that sat for two seasons, the designer who ghosted you… that’s the real price of forcing a season your brand...
Why Your Product Is Always Late

Why Your Product Is Always Late

And How To Fix Your Production Calendar For Good That spring collection that just got delivered mid-August, when summer is winding down? That’s a planning problem attached to real money, and it’s been building for longer than this season. Late product...
What Them Numbers Do?

What Them Numbers Do?

Reading Your Sales Data So It Actually Works For You That inventory pile of colors and sizes that just won’t move no matter how much you discount? That’s data attached to your dollars, and it’s been trying to tell you something. Too many apparel...
Barter Smarter

Barter Smarter

Barter: bar•ter verb ‘bär-t?r : to trade by exchanging one commodity for another Bartering has been around since the dawn of man. It can be quite beneficial in a variety of ways, especially when cash is short. Personally, I see nothing wrong with bartering....
How to Ask for Help Without Bruising Your Ego

How to Ask for Help Without Bruising Your Ego

The Ego Problem If we keep it a buck, asking for help can sting. You built your business on being resourceful, on figuring things out, on pulling off the impossible. So when it comes time to admit, “I don’t have this handled,” the ego kicks in hard. But here’s the...