How Difficult is Inventory Clearance in the Apparel Industry?
Source : Narrowcast (WeChat Official Account) Author : Pang Mengyuan (Shanghai) Editor : Shao Lele (Shanghai) Original Title : Resolving Apparel Inventory Requires Key Intermediaries By AI Summary The inventory challenge in the apparel industry requires innovative intermediary solutions: 🧥 Dispersed demand and weak consumer spending are increasing inventory. 📦 Live-streaming e-commerce and other traditional models now show diminishing returns. 🔗 Platforms must lead a revolution in supply-demand circulation . The apparel industry is characterized by a decentralized supply-demand model. Previously, during periods of strong consumer spending and abundant traffic, businesses could rely on ramping up production and stimulating consumption to expand the market. However, as consumption patterns and the e-commerce landscape evolve, overproduction and aggressive promotion strategies are no longer effective; they even lead to adverse effec...