Paulo Vaz
In an ever-changing world, those who stay in the same place are left behind.
Read moreThe signs that the global fashion market has sent, in the final trimester of last year and that have been intensifying during the first months of 2019, compel us to make a deep reflection about what is happening, but most of all, what may be yet to come.
Read moreIt is too early to assess the effects of the Inditex stagnation on the Portuguese textile and clothing industry, although the international trade figures of the 2018 sales to Spain already give us an overview.
Read moreAs I have said it in previous editorials, the cycle is changing, and quicker than we predicted. Throughout this 10 year expansion period, the longest of its kind on record, many have erroneously believed that this growth would be exponential and eternal. Anybody like myself, that has been in the sector for over 30 years, knows that is a dangerous illusion, one that paves the way to complacency and, consequently, to mistakes and disasters.
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