Nearshoring Takes Hold: ‘We Can’t Have All of Our Eggs in the China-Asia Basket’

In a McKinsey & Co. survey of 38 chief procurement officers at clothing companies, 71 percent said they plan to increase their nearshoring share, according to Sourcing Journal.

AAFA Urges Biden to Act on Shipping Crisis, Provide Relief

On Janaury 10, 2021, the American Apparel and Footwear Association sent a letter applauding President Biden for shining a spotlight on the shipping crisis and taking long-term action to prevent the next shipping crisis. However, the letter notes that the shipping crisis is not over and is, in fact, getting worse. AAFA urged President Biden to take more action now, involving ALL stakeholders and providing real and immediate solutions, to bring today’s crisis under control AND provide immediate relief to businesses as costs, and inflation, spiral out of control.

Apparel and Footwear Industry Calls for Supply Chain Resolutions in Direct Comments to the Department of Transportation

On Ocotber 18, 2021, the American Apparel & Footwear Association submitted comments to the Department of Transportation today in response to a Federal Register notice on the supply chain crisis currently disrupting the country’s economic recovery. Citing skyrocketing container rates, unreasonable practices, and the inability to move containers from ports, AAFA called on the Biden administration to bring all stakeholders together to develop and implement solutions and to aggressively enforce existing rules and regulations regarding unreasonable practices and excessive and unjust fees.

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AAFA Urges Biden to Take Action Now to End Shipping Crisis

On September 20, 2021, the American Apparel and Footwear Association sent a letter to President Biden from Steve Lamar, President and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), urging President Biden to take action now to bring an end to the shipping crisis, which is an existential threat now only to our industry but to American farmers, American manufacturers, American workers, hardworking American families, and America’s economic recovery.

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