'Inflation Is Going To Eat The Pie'
Business Of Fashion|February 2022
With the advance of the internet and globalisation, it has become easier for consumers to buy products online and receive them at their doorstep. This has led to a significant increase in demand for fashion products, which has increased the cost of production. To keep up with this increasing cost of production, many brands have been forced to raise prices in order to maintain profit margins.
Karan Bose
'Inflation Is Going To Eat The Pie'

The fashion industry is an exceedingly competitive and fast-paced market. It is constantly struggling with increasing input costs because of factors such as rising wages, materials, energy costs, transportation costs, regulations and other factors that can influence supply chain bottlenecks. These rising input costs have been putting pressure on the producers and consumers who are being forced to pay higher prices for their products.

High input price in fashion has a significant impact on both producers and consumers. The producer has to deal with higher production costs, so they have to raise their retail price as well as allocate more resources towards marketing and advertising. This affects both retailers and customers who have to pay more for their clothing items, which is ultimately bad news for them.

Reason for High Input Cost and Inflation

The fashion industry is one of the most dynamic industries in the world. It is a multibillion-dollar business that has been growing steadily over the last few decades. However, the industry has been facing several problems, such as high input costs, inflation and lack of transparency.

Its complexity can explain the reason for high input cost in the fashion industry. Fashion requires a lot of creativity and technical know-how to produce, which requires time and investment. It has been difficult for brands to manage their supply chain in a way that they can get their products out to consumers at a low cost while keeping their brand image intact. This is because of the large number of stakeholders involved in production - such as designers, fabric suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers themselves.

The major reasons for the increase in input prices are:

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