Josh loves building and growing American companies. An 18-year career in Enterprise Financial Services at a Fortune 100 company before becoming a serial founder in the energy and software industry, with revenues in the excess of $120 million, he is driven by the small rural towns he hopes to help through rebuilding the textile industry. He believes the tidal wave of reshoring is just beginning to come in.
Matchmaking Information
Which show are you primarily attending?
Texworld NYC
First Name
Josh
Last Name
Nieuwsma
Company Name
Reshoring Textiles/Spinnere
Attending
Textile Talks
Reading the Market: Data, Prices and Sourcing Shifts in Textiles and Apparel
The textile and apparel industry has no shortage of opinions. What it often lacks is timely, organized, and useful market data. Mills, brands, retailers, and sourcing teams are trying to make decisions in a market shaped by inflation, tariffs, consumer uncertainty, freight volatility, fiber price movement, compliance risk, and shifting country competitiveness. Yet many companies still rely on scattered data, supplier anecdotes, and outdated assumptions. This breakfast workshop would give attendees a practical guide to the statistical resources available to help identify market trends, price movement, sourcing shifts, and business risk. The session would look at the main sources of market intelligence, including import statistics, fiber and yarn price indicators, retail sales data, consumer spending measures, inflation data, production trends, and trade policy information.