Editorial: Will textile and clothing suppliers in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam gain market share from China?

Rising costs in China have been forcing an increasing number of Western apparel brands and retailers to cut back on sourcing in China and have more of their apparel manufactured elsewhere. However, in looking for alternative production locations, Western buyers have found that their options are limited as no other single country can provide the capacity, quality, skills, variety and complete supply chain which the Chinese textile and clothing industry possesses. Also, many of the more attractive alternative locations suffer from various disadvantages, such as concerns over factory safety, labour unrest, poor working conditions and rising wage levels, as well as infrastructural problems and logistical difficulties. In this report, Robin Anson analyses three alternative sourcing locations to China, namely Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam and -- in the light of adverse publicity regarding working conditions -- he discusses whether they are able to gain market share from China.

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