Fashion’s Whiplash: Kathleen Chan on AI, Tariffs & Fixing Broken Supply Chains
“The 100% tariffs have poured fuel on an already raging fire… it’s put this whiplash effect into every sourcing manager and production team.”Kathleen Chan, CEO & Founder of CalicoGlobal apparel supply chains are “very, very broken.” Kathleen Chan is out to fix them. As founder of Calico, she’s building an AI-driven “force multiplier” to bring resilience, speed, and clarity to one of the world’s most volatile industries.In this conversation with David Savage, Kathleen shares:How tariffs and economic instability create a whiplash effect in fashionWhy Calico’s inbound leads surged 300% in the…
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