The level of support provided has been excellent. …
Mursi Shammas
IT Manager
Delta Textile (Egypt)

In the current economic climate, many vendors are worried about the risk of a drop in their order book, even if they have not yet felt much direct impact from the downturn.
In the current climate retailers are protecting capital and cash-flow. This leads to: minimising of stockholding by customers - aimed at reducing write downs increased options and delayed commitment by Buyers = more styles, smaller orders increased change to existing styles/orders in response to market trends …
Recent huge volatility on exchange rates between currencies has created havoc with Global supply chains, particularly fashion.
If the World before seemed difficult, the latest economic downturn hasn't helped, with Buyers placing even greater demands on their suppliers, both in terms of price and lead times...
Following the success of the workshop in London in June and the waiting list which resulted, we have decided to run the programme again on the 20th November 2008 at 5 Portland Place London W1.
Fast React are specialist providers of Planning, Sourcing and Critical Path Management solutions specifically developed for the Apparel, Textiles and Footwear sectors where tight margins and short lead-times are commonplace.