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Today’s apparel and fashion retail customers are increasingly mindful and discerning on their various purchases of products and accessories. This is applicable to Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear, Intimate Apparel, Activewear and Accessories. One of the main goals for apparel and fashion companies is to champion “top-down” management commitment to satisfying customers’ needs with high-quality products and accessories as well as value-added brands thru Omni Channel Sales.  With disruptive technologies making a major impact on the rapid convergence of traditional “brick & mortar” with “digital” landscape, increased empowerment and broader choice are the mainstay for the end-customer; “Customer is King”. More than...

Currently, based on convergence trends in brick & mortar and digital over the last few decades, major transformation is likely to occur in the entire global Supply Chain covering; Fibers – Fabrics – Textiles – Apparel. Accordingly, whether it is Haute Couture, Ready-To-Wear, Intimate Apparel, Activewear or Accessories, Innovation can emerge as a positive path going forward. Many attribute the prime catalyst being advances in Science – Technology – Engineering – Art – Math - Innovation - Entrepreneurship. While some others state that it may be due to changes in global trade and investment policy and resulting impact on macroeconomics,...

“Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It’s not about brands. It’s about something else that comes from within you.” — Ralph Lauren The traditional and conventional fashion “supply” chain is constantly driven by Fibers – Fabrics – Textiles which are the basic and key components. However, in its true essence, it is actually Creative Inspiration which drives forward the fashion “value” chain covering Innovation - Apparel Design – Manufacturing – Production - Branding, and Retail. Whether it’s Haute Couture, Prêt-à-Porter, Intimate Apparel, Activewear or Accessories, fashion is a continuum which emanates, thrives and grows from creative talent which must be...

In the north-east part of the Caribbean, the beautiful island of Puerto Rico is a great destination with lot of growth potential.  Beyond the traditional sectors and industries such as; Tourism, Hotels, Resorts, Cruises and Leisure, etc. there are other emerging opportunities for industrial trade, investment, economic development, entrepreneurship and social improvement. Over the last 5-10 years, Puerto Rico has emerged as an attractive destination for; film production, bio-tech, information technology, green/renewable energy, food/agro processing, commercial & residential real estate and other professional services (research & development, marketing & sales, advertising & public relations, financial & accounting, legal & technical...

Today’s branded content and media projects require effective Development-Production-Distribution (Value Chain). Whether it is motion pictures, shows or other forms of new media, value added or “rich” content is a paramount underlying asset(s). This includes, but not limited to, original scripts and other related intellectual property rights (IPR) which can be categorized as “alternative asset classes”. In addition, the Value Chain is inherently dependent upon the associated total capital costs (CAPEX). Total CAPEX may include all “soft” and “hard” costs which make up the entire budget for the media project. This can include content / IPR origination costs; various pre-operative...