Industry updates, launches and platform announcements

The textile category now carries three sub-categories: Men, Women and Kids. Every existing apparel line has been filed under the appropriate range, and new lines are assigned on the product form. Catalog filters show the sub-categories whenever you open Apparel & Textiles. Trade buyers who prefer the full range can still view all textile lines together.

Stainless surcharges on tool steel have eased for the third consecutive month, and carton board pricing has followed. Both feed directly into the tier pricing on the industrial range. Sea freight on the Europe and US East Coast lanes is down on Q3, which shows up in the freight line of your quotations rather than the goods price. We quote freight at cost, so the reduction passes through in full.