US CLOTHING SECTOR FEARS LA AND LONG BEACH SUPPLY BOTTLENECK AS FESTIVE PERIOD APPROACHES
November 1st, 2014
AMERICAN apparel retailers, distributors and manufacturers are being hit hard by delays at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and concerns are intensifying as the festive shopping period approaches.“Everybody is concerned,” said Kent Smith, the executive director of the LA Fashion District Business Improvement District (BID) organisation. “It’s a perfect storm,” said Jonathan Gold, the vice president for supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation (NRF). “It’s terrible,” Ron Roman, the president of Bergen Logistics, ...
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