Fashion Marketing & Merchandising Ch 4 (2nd-11 words)

Staple goods that hardly ever change in design and are in constant demand.

• geotextiles

• fashion products

• composites

• commodity products

Textiles combined with other materials of different physical or chemical properties, creating a superior and unique material for specific end uses.

• geotextiles

• fashion products

• composites

• commodity products

Goods that are difficult to predict the demand for, and sales of, due to their ever-changing nature.

• geotextiles

• fashion products

• composites

• commodity products

Permeable fabrics that can separate, filter, reinforce, protect, or drain when used with soil.

• geotextiles

• fashion products

• composites

• commodity products

Goods that change in popularity or demand with the seasons of the year.

• trade publications

• trade associations

• technical textiles

• seasonal products

Magazines, newspapers, and books that deal specifically with a certain industry or segment of an industry.

• trade publications

• trade associations

• technical textiles

• seasonal products

A nonprofit, voluntary organization made up of businesses that have common interests.

• trade publications

• trade associations

• technical textiles

• seasonal products

Textiles for industrial uses rather than for fashion.

• trade publications

• trade associations

• technical textiles

• seasonal products

Goods produced only for one specific retailer and bearing the retailer’s special trademark or brand name.

• geotextiles

• labor-intensive

• networking

• private label goods

Requiring many workers to make the products, rather than relying heavily on machines and technology.

• geotextiles

• labor-intensive

• networking

• private label goods