CRS 231 - Blog #9 - How Has The Housing Crisis Affected Home Fashion Retail?

How Has The Housing Crisis Affected Home Fashion Retail?

There has obviously been a decrease in people buying homes in 2008 and will probably continue into 2009. So where does this leave Home Fashions? I believe that people are starting to realize that if they are buying a new home, why buy new stuff? THey are narrowing down their priorities to the main needs in our human life. Eating, drinking, having a roof over our heads, and have a shirt on our back. Of course home fashions is something that we all hope will stay around and is part of the fashion industry but it has become apparent that it is a luxury to have and sometime luxuries must be the first to go.

CRS 231 - Blog #8: The Challenges of Apparel Retail

The Challenges of Apparel Retail

With the economy like it is, it is hard to say whether apparel will be the next market to fall. There are always challenges within each market in our world. The apparel market is one that features a good many. The main challenges are just getting people to get out there and buy clothes they love again. Of course people go out during the busy time such as Christmas and Back To School. But it is hard to get people to come back during the slower times. And the right promotion is really the key. Along with sales because everyone loves sales.

CRS 231 - Blog #7: Sweatshops

Sweatshops

Sweatshops have been around for a very long time. They are used by large companies such as Nike, to produce their goods for cheaper prices and the people that make the goods are put into horrible conditions and pay. There is a part of me that wishes we could just sweatshops all together. But then I realize that this is not about the people making the clothes to the companies. They want to find the cheapest possible way to make their apparel and goods. I know that it's about business not about life. Which should always come first. Especially when there are people are being put through horrible conditions and not get paid enough to feed their families. It is almost like these people are second class citizens to whoever they are working for. Their lives are not coming first and that should be the first thing.