AAFA Weekly Brief

Trump’s Trade War with China is Already Changing the World

June 25, 2019 -- Trade

Talk About an Unraveling with AAFA's Steve Lamar

June 25, 2019 -- Trade

Mexico Becomes First Country to Pass USMCA

June 25, 2019 -- Trade

Supreme Court Rules FUCT Brand Should be Allowed Trademark

June 25, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Facebook and Ebay Warned to Fix Fake Review Problem or Face Fines

June 25, 2019 -- Brand Protection

What Happens After Amazon’s Domination is Complete? Its Bookstore Offers Clues

June 25, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Alibaba’s Fight Against Counterfeits: Where Are We Now?

June 25, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Acting US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner John Sanders to Leave

June 25, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

NGO's Softly-Softly Tactics Tackle Labor Abuses at Malaysia Factories

June 25, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Why the American Shoe Disappeared and Why It's So Hard to Bring It Back

June 25, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Business Leaders Converge on Office of U.S. Trade Representative Over Tariff Concerns

June 18, 2019 -- Trade

Businesses Head to DC to Make Their Case Against Tariffs

June 18, 2019 -- Trade

American Fashion Industry Pens Letter to President Trump, Addressing ‘Devastating’ Tariffs

June 18, 2019 -- Trade

Counterfeit Jeans and the Rise of the $24 Billion Returns Fraud Economy

June 18, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell Phony Military Clothing

June 18, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Supreme Italia Trademarks are Stripped in China

June 18, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Apparel Groups Concerned at Myanmar Labour Law Reforms

June 18, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Shoe Company Creates App to Help Spot Human Rights Abuses in Factories

June 18, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Every Single Piece of These Sneakers is Made from Plants

June 18, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

President Trump to CNBC: China is Going to Make a Deal Because ‘They’re Going to Have to’

June 11, 2019 -- Trade

Trump to Make China Tariffs Decision 'Right After G20'

June 11, 2019 -- Trade

Job Loss Fears in India After Trump Tariff Shock

June 11, 2019 -- Trade

How the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is Cracking Down on the Rise of Counterfeit Goods

June 11, 2019 -- Brand Protection

EUIPO Gauges Economic Impact of Counterfeit Goods

June 11, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Chinese Exporters Dodge Tariffs with Fake Made-in-Vietnam Labels

June 11, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Army to Test New Extreme Cold Weather Gear Next Year

June 11, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Five Potential Trade War Winners

June 11, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Trump Ends $5.6 Billion Trade Preference for India

June 4, 2019 -- Trade

President Trump's Tariff Threats on Mexico are 'Damaging' to Footwear and Apparel Industry

June 4, 2019 -- Trade

U.S. Footwear Industry Unites to Oppose China Tariffs

June 4, 2019 -- Trade

What the White House, the U.S. Trade Representative, and E-Commerce Have in Common

June 4, 2019 -- Brand Protection

These Trump Socks Went Viral � and a Nightmare on Amazon Began

June 4, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Why It's So Hard to Root Out Fake Goods in China Ecommerce

June 4, 2019 -- Brand Protection

In Rare Move, Cambodia Appeal Court Acquits Union Leaders of Instigating Anti-Government Protests

June 4, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Corey Johnson Admits Underestimating Fur Support, Will Rework Ban Bill

June 4, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Can the Apparel Industry Sustain Sustainability?

June 4, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Trump Says He Hopes to Announce a Trade Deal with Japan Soon

May 28, 2019 -- Trade

Canada Takes a First Step Towards Ratifying Trade Deal with U.S., Mexico

May 28, 2019 -- Trade

U.S. Proposes Tariffs on Nations with Undervalued Currencies

May 28, 2019 -- Trade

Amazon is Poised to Unleash a Long-Feared Purge of Small Suppliers

May 28, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Just How Widespread is Footwear’s Counterfeit Problem, Anyway?

May 28, 2019 -- Brand Protection

New York Man Charged with Supplying Counterfeit Goods to U.S. Government

May 28, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Blue Jeans, Gold & U.S. Global Value Chains

May 28, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

BGMEA Opens Probe into Workers’ Termination Claim

May 28, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Logistics Bottlenecks Hamper Efforts to Produce Less in China

May 28, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Vans, Nike Among 170 Footwear Companies Concerned About Tariffs

May 21, 2019 -- Trade

Canada, Mexico Lift Tariffs on US Goods After Trump Scraps Steel, Aluminum Levies

May 21, 2019 -- Trade

Price Hikes From Rising Tariffs Loom Ahead of Busy Shopping Seasons

May 21, 2019 -- Trade

U.S. Terminates Turkey's Preferential Trade Agreement, Reduces Tariffs on Steel

May 21, 2019 -- Trade

Supreme Italia Opens Second Store in Shanghai to Sell Counterfeit Supreme Products

May 21, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Shop Online? Here's How to Spot Counterfeit Electronics, Cosmetics, Clothes and More

May 21, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Anonymous Firms Fuel Counterfeit, Pirated Goods Trade

May 21, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Clothing May Soon Be Able to Change Color in the Presence of Harmful Gases

May 21, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Sustainability, While Fashionable, is a Challenge for the Industry

May 21, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

The Great Debate: Supporters, Opponents of NYC’s Proposed Fur Ban Clash at City Hall

May 21, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

France Seeks to Stop Fashion Brands From Destroying Unsold Goods

May 21, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Trade Dispute Between U.S. and China Deepens as Beijing Retaliates

May 14, 2019 -- Trade

U.S. Consumers at the Mall Won't Be Able to Avoid Trade War Hit

May 14, 2019 -- Trade

President & CEO 'Beyond Freaked' Over China Tariff Hikes

May 14, 2019 -- Trade

U.S.-China Trade Talks End Without a Deal. Why Both Sides Feel They Have the Leverage

May 14, 2019 -- Trade

Counterfeits: Amazon, Etsy, eBay, Instagram, and Others Duping Consumers and Damaging Innovation

May 14, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Consumers Who Accidentally Buy Fake Goods Are Hesitant to Purchase the Real Deal Later

May 14, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Instagram Has a Counterfeit Fashion Problem

May 14, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Port Report: Clock Starts for Latest Front-Load of Chinese Imports to U.S.

May 14, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Retailers are Warned to Step Slowly into One-Day Shipping

May 14, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Industry Seeks Veto of Sweeping New York Children’s Product Bill

May 14, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Op-Ed: Trade Tariffs Have Become as Fickle as the Weather

May 7, 2019 -- Trade

U.S.-China Trade Talks to Resume Despite Trump’s Tariff Threat

May 7, 2019 -- Trade

'We're Freaked': Trump Startles US Businesses with Fresh Tariff Hike

May 7, 2019 -- Trade

American Shoppers to Feel Effects of Trump’s Tariff Grenade

May 7, 2019 -- Trade

Louis Vuitton Takes on Chinese Footwear Giant Over Copycat Arclight Sneakers

May 7, 2019 -- Brand Protection

How Does Border Patrol Find $7.8 million in Counterfeit Goods in a Week? They Look Closely

May 7, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Why Most Indians Purchase Counterfeits

May 7, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Fashion's Sustainability Push Isn't Keeping Up with Growth

May 7, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

To Stand Out, the Army Picks a New Uniform with a World War II Look

May 7, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Foreign Buyers of Cambodian Goods See Risk in Looming Trade Sanctions

May 7, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Mnuchin Hopes for 'Substantial Progress' in China Trade Talks

April 30, 2019 -- Trade

Trump’s New NAFTA Faces Mounting Resistance in Democratic House

April 30, 2019 -- Trade

U.S. and Japan Push for a Trade Deal Following Failed Pacific Partnership

April 30, 2019 -- Trade

Instagram is the "Top Showcase Platform for Counterfeiters" on the Web

April 30, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Days Ahead of Next Round of Talks, US Slams China for ‘Failure’ on Intellectual Property Reform

April 30, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Alibaba’s Taobao.com Still a ‘Notorious Market’ Despite Improvements, U.S. Says

April 30, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Some Amazon Sellers are Paying $10,000 a Month to Trick Their Way to the Top

April 30, 2019 -- Brand Protection

China to Help Cambodia if EU Pulls Tariff Agreement, PM Says

April 30, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

US-Mexico Border Congestion Eases, but 'We are Weeks from Normal Service'

April 30, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

T-Shirt Recycling is Here, and it Could Transform Fashion

April 30, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Trade Experts Counsel Measured Response to China Tariffs

April 23, 2019 -- Trade

Trade Deal Alone Won’t Fix Strained U.S.-China Business Relations

April 23, 2019 -- Trade

Debate Heats Up Over Economic Impact of Trump's New NAFTA Deal

April 23, 2019 -- Trade

Will a China Trade Deal Let These Tariffs Go?

April 23, 2019 -- Trade

Apparel and Accessories are the Most-Seized Types of Counterfeits in the U.S.

April 23, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Product Piracy: What Sports Retailers and Brands Can Do About It

April 23, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Amazon Touts Effort to Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods Amid Complaints

April 23, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Scientists Dig into Hard Questions About the Fluorinated Pollutants Known as PFAS

April 23, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

True Blue: Denim Has to Change to Save the Planet

April 23, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

The Air Force is on a Mission to Fix its Uniforms

April 23, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Mnuchin Says Trade Talks Near Final Round

April 16, 2019 -- Trade

Scrapping India's Trade Privileges Could Hit U.S. Consumers, Senators Say

April 16, 2019 -- Trade

EU Targets $12 Billion of U.S. Goods in Boeing-Subsidies Dispute

April 16, 2019 -- Trade

April 12: The European Union is considering hitting U.S. goods ranging from handbags to helicopters with retaliatory tariffs to the tune of 10.2 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in a dispute over subsidies to Boeing Co., according to a draft list seen by Bloomberg News. (Source: Bloomberg)

Fashion Brand ‘FUCT’ Seeks Trademark Help From Supreme Court

April 16, 2019 -- Brand Protection

In China, Even Luxury Goods Authentication Services Are Being Faked

April 16, 2019 -- Brand Protection

Delays Build at U.S.-Mexico Border After CBP Redeployment

April 16, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

April 12: Federal officials have confirmed that a decision made in late March to redirect hundreds of employees responsible for processing trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border to deal with migrants is causing cargo delays to skyrocket. (Source: Freightwaves.com)

This is How Local & Federal Government Can Help U.S. Shoemakers

April 16, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

Processes and Threads

April 16, 2019 -- Supply Chain & Manufacturing

April 11: New developments in AI and automation may be about to wipe out that workforce, leaving a new set of moral dilemmas in its place. ... “Automation provides new opportunities for US manufacturing in certain circumstances,” explains Nate Herman, senior vice president of supply chain at the American Apparel & Footwear Association. “That said, this would most likely result in a change in the entire sourcing structure, with local-for-local being a worldwide focus. This would mean US-for-US, but it would also mean China-for-China and Brazil-for- Brazil.” (Source: Medium.com)