(1888PressRelease)
September 09, 2008 - Shanghai — Source the Globe (www.sourcetheglobe.com) announced today that it has launched a ground-breaking, web-based product that connects major clothing companies with validated apparel manufacturers and suppliers in overseas markets. The easy-to-use, informative platform is the first of its kind, saving buyers and suppliers both time and money with validation processes and up-to-date, comprehensive company profiles that make it easier to identify business partners, reduce inefficiencies in the supply chain, and enable effective networking. The site will be available in multiple languages, launching in English and Chinese.
The rapidly-growing apparel manufacturing industry is expected to reach $700B in sales by 2010, and is becoming increasingly international with over 85% of materials now sourced from developing countries in Asia. However, information about suppliers, manufacturers, and their products in these areas is often incorrect, outdated or incomplete. As a result, it has been difficult and time-consuming for companies to identify appropriate partners and establish supply chain operations that efficiently respond to fast-moving fashion trends and consumer demand.
Source the Globe addresses these issues with the only online apparel sourcing platform that audits and validates manufacturers, and links buyers to suppliers who meet their unique product, manufacturing and sustainability requirements.
Source the Globe works with leading validation corporations, on extensive screening and accreditation checks. The resulting database provides complete profiles of each validated supplier, including work history, specific product details, and insightful testimonials from buyers who have worked with them. There is also a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) component in the profile that reflects each supplier’s environmental and sustainable business record.
Source the Globe records are updated on a regular basis so buyers no longer have to waste precious time doing this investigative leg-work themselves. They can simply access Source the Globe’s powerful search tools to quickly review and identify trustworthy business partners, and contact them directly through Source the Globe’s online messaging network. Source the Globe makes identifying and connecting with suitable manufacturers and suppliers easier, faster, and less costly with a better final product and improved lead times.
“Source the Globe is the only online sourcing platform to serve the needs of buyers within the apparel manufacturing sourcing industry by connecting them to a critical mass of validated suppliers in developing countries,” said Source the Globe CEO Jeffrey Clark.
Currently, Source the Globe is offering free trials with the opportunity to upgrade to an annual subscription-based account. Interested parties may visit www.sourcetheglobe to learn more about how this valuable resource and its powerful, reliable, and efficient global sourcing network can be a competitive advantage in the fast-paced fashion industry.
About Source the Globe
Source the Globe (www.sourcetheglobe.com) is an innovative software service that provides a unique subscription-based online business-to-business resource for apparel brands, retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers in the rapidly growing market of international apparel sourcing. The company seeks to become the first site of its kind to link major clothing companies with manufacturers and suppliers in overseas markets, by providing an online platform for global textile and apparel sourcing, and allowing subscribers to communicate with - and market to - each other.
Source the Globe launched in beta form in the summer of 2007 and quickly gained rapport among 100 international test users. In the spring of 2008, Clark secured a software development partner that lead to the launch of its full website in September 2008.
MEDIA CONTACT:
NAME: Jeffrey Clark
PHONE: 604-762-7663 North America,
86-138-1796-7278 China after September 21st
EMAIL: jeffrey ( @ ) sourcetheglobe dot com
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