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Exploring the role of industry intermediaries in the construction of ‘Local Pipelines’: The case of the Montreal Fur Garment Cluster and the rise of Fur–Fashion connections

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The fur garment cluster in Montreal, Canada has been undergoing a gradual process of transformation in the last two decades, marked by the increasing incorporation of fashion design as a competitive strategy. This article explores the role played by a trade association intermediary, the Fur Council of Canada, to promote this design-led form of development. In particular, it examines a series of initiatives undertaken by the Fur Council in collaboration with other actors to promote greater links, or ‘local pipelines’, between the fashion and fur industries. Drawing primarily on semi-structured interviews, the article draws particular attention to efforts to reduce the cognitive distance between potential pipeline actors as a basis for pipeline construction.

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  • Norma M. Rantisi, 2014. "Exploring the role of industry intermediaries in the construction of ‘Local Pipelines’: The case of the Montreal Fur Garment Cluster and the rise of Fur–Fashion connections," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 14(5), pages 955-971.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jecgeo:v:14:y:2014:i:5:p:955-971.
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    1. Doloreux, David & Turkina, Ekaterina, 2023. "Intermediaries in regional innovation systems: An historical event-based analysis applied to AI industry in Montreal," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
    2. Andrew Wood & Nick Phelps, 2018. "Towards a geography of intermediaries," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 50(6), pages 1290-1294, September.
    3. Etienne Capron & Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux & Raphaël Suire, 2020. "Anatomy of a techno-creative community : the role of places and events in the emergence of videomapping in Nantes," Working Papers hal-02617101, HAL.

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