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Hosted by Sedat Sezer · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 39 episodes
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What happens behind the scenes of global fashion retail, apparel, and textile supply chains? With over 25 years of industry experience, Sedat Sezer breaks down macroeconomic data, logistics crises, raw material markets, and mega-brand strategies every weekday morning. Discover the fault lines shaping the industry—from nearshoring opportunities and ESG regulations to Asian competition and freight disruptions. Daily industry intelligence for manufacturers, sourcing directors, and retail executives. Follow now to stay ahead of the curve and discover the facts behind the numbers.
Sedat Sezer hosts The Truth Behind the Showcases | Fashion Retail & Supply Chain, a news show with 39 episodes published.
The UK's apparel sourcing landscape changes in 23 days. If you haven't revisited your origin allocation since India-UK CETA was announced, this briefing is the alarm clock. ----------- India is executing a simultaneous t
Hormuz reopens as the US-Iran deal is signed — but freight rates hit a 6-week high on the same day, China's compliance decrees are making documentation harder than ever, nearshoring's business case sharpens, and the Worl
Today: Freight rates enter a new upswing as CMA CGM announces June 1 surcharges Vietnam overtakes Bangladesh as the world's #2 apparel exporter Luxury posts its weakest Q1 in years while sportswear surges ahead of the FI
This briefing is dated May 22, 2026. Today: ABG acquires Lee for up to $1B, Ralph Lauren tops $8B with China surging 50%, Walmart flags "outsized" fashion growth, Eurozone PMI hits a 2.5-year low, and the EU-US Turnberry
This briefing is dated May 21, 2026. Today: M&S posts record group sales but a cyberattack carves into fashion margins, VF Corp ends three years of decline, oil above $100 triggers a polyester cost wave, Vinted sellers e
This briefing is dated May 20, 2026. Today: Shein acquires Everlane for $100M, Chanel posts growth on "Blazymania," the EU moves to mandate supply diversification away from China, Türkiye's home textiles command a 56% un
Trump-Xi summit signals calm but sourcing maps don't shift overnight — plus US apparel leads retail growth, Burberry posts a genuine turnaround, and Ferragamo's wholesale collapse reveals where luxury distribution is hea
Türkiye's EU apparel share drops to 9.2%, raw materials hit manufacturers from both sides, Birkenstock absorbs tariff and geopolitical margin hits, luxury brands tear up their store networks, and Chinese factories are pr
On Holding posts 26% Q1 growth while Under Armour's stock collapses 20% — two brands, one tariff environment, opposite outcomes. On Running vs Under Armour US Tariff Refunds $35.5B Mercosur-EU Trade Deal India Energy Squ
Trump meets Xi in Beijing as the USTR opens its Section 301 review — while Bangladesh's logistics bottleneck threatens its $100B target and India opens its first PM MITRA mega-textile park. Trump–Xi Summit Section 301 Ta
China's April trade data prints +14.2% as Vietnam holds at $11.9B, Morocco's textile sector cracks, Tapestry's Coach brand surges 61% in China, Nike faces tariff refund litigation, and Uniqlo delays Türkiye entry while P
Coach beats with 31% growth and a Gen Z pivot, while Europe's consumers retreat on energy shock — and Türkiye's US textile exports surge against a tariff headwind. Coach / Tapestry · Zalando Q1 Eurozone PMI & Retail Indi
Next raises profit guidance despite £47M conflict costs, Zalando's AI hits 10M users, Moody's delivers a negative global retail outlook, EPR set to cut fashion margins by 4%, and the July 24 Section 301 reset is already
Global manufacturing PMI hits a four-year high — but input costs and freight spreads tell a more complicated story. Global PMI Hugo Boss Q1 Inditex Türkiye Russia Apparel Market US Summer Consumer Womenswear 2030 Canada
Berlin Retail Congress signals AI is now the storefront, Prada quantifies Middle East war impact, France fashion sales hit -3.7%, Vietnam costs surge to a 15-year high while India accelerates, and Amazon opens its logist
Adidas beats Q1 expectations with a massive 31% apparel surge, China rewrites the African trade map overnight, H&M's decade-long nearshore playbook proves its worth, Indian denim prices spike $0.66/meter on Hormuz disrup
The UK industry pushes for a "Trade Bazooka" against the US as retail sales hit a 40-year low. UK Retail Crisis · EU-China Trade Tensions · Vinted’s €8B Valuation · Adidas Q1 Outlook · India-NZ FTA Textile Win · eBay Out
Hormuz attacks resume, polyester prices spike 20%+, Nike pulls a Boston Marathon ad amid a deepening brand crisis, Lululemon's CEO pick triggers a 13% stock drop, and US retail's spring numbers mask growing consumer pres
Today: LVMH's Bernard Arnault calls the Middle East crisis a potential "catastrophe" for 2026, Lululemon's new CEO pick disappoints markets, ASOS proves its margin recovery strategy is working, US retail defies sentiment
Today: Primark spins off from ABF just as European retail takes a war-driven demand hit. Meanwhile, Moncler clears €880M in Q1, Levi's faces a landmark Dutch courtroom battle over a Turkish supplier, textile recycling ha
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