Athleisure is typical of the apparel industry in still trying to achieve balance between inventory and sales, but Lululemon appears to have found a successful formula as supply chains normalize. The personal computer sector is stuck in a period of inventory normalization in the face of sliding sales, with two major suppliers in apparent disagreement as to when a recovery in demand will return. Smartphone demand is also down, but Foxconn is still preparing for the annual seasonal surge in shipments. Global manufacturing supplier delivery times are at their best since April 2009, in par...