Due to the wide variety of retail formats in which apparel is sold, apparel retailers in the U.S. face unprecedented competitive pressure. The purpose of this study is to identify the linkage between product attributes sought by apparel purchasers and their ultimate choice of retail format....

It is ironic to think that the venerable pulp and paper industry is now considering ways to degrade cellulose. This notion can be understood as a way that the industry can face a protracted downturn in profitability and ever-mounting socio-economic pressures to enhance the efficiency of biofuels...