Fashion industry sets sustainability ball rolling with new initiatives
"With prices of clothing falling and disposable incomes rising, fast fashion has become one of the major trends of the 21st century. However, this has also contributed to major environmental crises and the textile industry is now regarded as the second most polluting industry. People are now questioning the moral and e... Read more
With global acceptance brands gear up to revive the ‘Made in India’ ta…
"For long, products Made in India brands have been ridiculed for their low quality. There have been instances where many western retailers have refused to stock collections by Indian designers due to the reputation of these products being assembled in sweatshops and having a ‘hippie dippie’ or bohemian aest... Read more
AI helps transform business, insufficient knowledge hampers growth
E-commerce platforms enabled with Artificial Intelligence (AI) are changing the business model of many brands. However, Sudhir Kadam, Venture Partner of FYDA Growth Partners believes there’s still a lot to achieve. While moderating the keynote panel ‘AI in Retail/E-commerce’ at the 7th Annual Big Data... Read more
ITSA-The most trusted platform for industry leaders celebrates 25 year…
"The recently concluded Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics marked the 25th year of the launch of this trading platform. With 89,662 visitors from over 120 countries and regions, the exhibition proved to be an ideal platform for them to meet global partners. “Exhibitors use this platform to un... Read more
Digital supply chains to transform fashion industry in future
"Digitisation is taking the fashion industry by storm with many fashion e-commerce companies achieving the unicorn status in the industry. A prominent example of this is the Singapore-based privately held e-commerce start-up Zilingo which is digitising the entire fashion supply chain by unifying the HR systems, logisti... Read more
Interfiliere Shanghai re-emphasises on sustainability with its focus o…
"A meeting point of all global players in the lingerie and swimwear industry, Interfiliere Shanghai offered a China-based view of textiles and textile accessories for lingerie and swimwear industry. Organised from September 26-27, 2019 in the Chinese capital city, the event reflected the current fashion trends in China... Read more
Home textiles takes to sustainability with recycling, product certific…
"For decades the home textiles business focused on launching a wide range of products. These included everything from bed sheets and comforters to towels. But recently, the industry has started to curtail its product excess as it is finally discovering that less is often more. This was particularly evident at this year... Read more
Time running out for the launch of Blockchain project in Italy
"Launched by the Italian Ministry for Economic Development (MiSE) in collaboration with Sistema Moda Italia (SMI) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), an American IT company, the Textile Blockchain Project is currently facing a crisis as the time for its implementation is fast running out. The project... Read more
Digital transformation in retail to help brands tide over difficult ti…
"With the recession leading to the rise of numerous direct-to-consumers brands that offer quality, value and luxury at affordable prices, traditional retailers are scrambling to modernise their stores. Caught unawares by the rise of new, modern consumer, these retailers began redesigning their brick and mortar stores a... Read more
Tariff impact dominates discussions at New York apparel shows
"Though buyers at the recently held New York City trade shows - -Coterie, Moda, Fame for Apparel and The Accessories Show-pondered over new collections for the Spring/Summer 2020 and Fall/Winter 2019 seasons; increasing tariffs on US imports fueling a trade war between the US and China, dominated most of their discussi... Read more
Hemp to help revive American interest in fashion
"Though a Bureau of Economic Analysis NIPA table notes Americans spent $391.5 billion on their clothing and footwear in 2018, their share of disposable income on these items declined from 3.8 per cent in 2007 to 3.0 per cent in 2019. Even more alarming is the fact that their global share of expenditure on fashion was o... Read more
Time to set a new paradigm in knitwear production
"Tailored Industry, Co-founded by Alex Tschopp, believes many knitwear brands today are forced to plan lengthy production cycles and undertake astronomically high order quantities which prevents them from launching new collections. Their chronic overproduction also results in vast quantities of unwanted apparel ending ... Read more
Product differentiation to help denim industry tide over 2020 recessio…
"As was evident from the 2008 recession, the global denim industry is not immune to the effects of economic crisis that looms large in 2020. The 2008 recession hit the denim industry like a storm. It set new standards of the focus of many brands shifting to newer markets such as Asia. Consumers could no longer spend $3... Read more
Maroc in Mode Sourcing to offer a complete overview of the Morrocon te…
"The upcoming Maroc in Mode - Maroc Sourcing, to be held from October 17-18, 2019 in Marrakech, will offer international buyers and retailers a complete overview of the Moroccan textile and clothing industry by focusing on varied topics ranging from fast fashion to sustainable production." The upcoming Maroc i... Read more
Volatile market, unstable prices compel Chinese weavers to wait and wa…
Even though the September-October period is known as the peak season for sale of rayon grey fabric in China, the market did not perform as well as expected. Production in weaving mills of Gaomi, Nantong and Shijazhuang surpassed sales leading to a lot of unsold inventory. Fabric mills in Shandong, Hebei, Shaanxi and Zh... Read more
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Welspun Q2 profit up 66 per cent
Indian home textile major Welspun’s second quarter net profit jumped 66.5 per cent. The c... Read more
Indian textile units ask for liquidity support
Indian textile units have asked for liquidity support and a one or two year moratorium. Other i... Read more
Tommy Hilfiger ropes in Michael Scheiner as new marketing head
Michael Scheiner is chief marketing officer, Tommy Hilfiger. Scheiner has over 15 years of expe... Read more
Hugo Boss uses AI, tablets at smart factory
Hugo Boss has deployed artificial intelligence and tablets at its production facility in Turkey... Read more
Bangladesh reduces source tax on exports to boost garment sector
Bangladesh has reduced the source tax on export proceeds for all sectors from 1.0 per cent to 0... Read more
Cone Denim uses new CiCLO fibers in new collection
Cone Denim has used Intrinsic Advanced Materials’ CiCLO technology in its newest collecti... Read more
Fabric fair Hanoi Tex on in Vietnam
Hanoi Tex is on in Vietnam, October 23 to 25, 2019. This is a fabric and garment accessories ex... Read more
India’s T&A exports decline by 13% in August 2019
According to the recent analysis by CITI, India’s exports of textiles and apparels during... Read more
Benetton Group launches Autumn-Winter Collection for festive gifting
Benetton Group, one of the celebrated fashion companies in the world, recently launched its Aut... Read more
Non active casuals drive US apparel market
Active wear is still a relatively small portion of the total US men’s and women’s a... Read more
India’s T&A exports decline by 13% in August 2019
According to the recent analysis by CITI, India’s exports of textiles and apparels during... Read more
Benetton Group launches Autumn-Winter Collection for festive gifting
Benetton Group, one of the celebrated fashion companies in the world, recently launched its Aut... Read more
Non active casuals drive US apparel market
Active wear is still a relatively small portion of the total US men’s and women’s a... Read more
Mexico apparel exports decline 9.9 per cent in 10 years
Latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) data indictes, clothing exports from Mexico declined by 9... Read more
Inditex to expand store network
Inditex plans to expand its store network by opening new stores in the following months. The co... Read more
Emerging brands to drive VF growth
VF hopes to drive business forward with its emerging brands Smartwool, Icebreaker and Napapijri... Read more
Chinese FDI in Vietnam up 60 per cent
China’s direct investment in Vietnam has surged more than 60 per cent this year. Increasi... Read more
China to remain world’s largest apparel supplier
As per global analytical firm GlobalData, though the on-going US-China trade war highlights the... Read more
China exports sweatshop garments to the US
Products made by the forced labor of Chinese Muslims detained in camps in the Xinjiang region c... Read more
Bangladesh exports of tees down seven per cent
Bangladesh’s exports of T-shirts fell seven per cent in the first quarter. Reasons includ... Read more
APTMA seeks elimination of change in tax refund mechanism
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in its letter to Razzak Dawood, Adviser to Prime... Read more
H&M and Ikea examine chemicals in recycling
H&M and Ikea are studying the chemical content in post-consumer textile recycling. H&M ... Read more
Esprit gets closer to online players
Esprit wants to strengthen its agreements with online players like Asos, Zalora and Tmall. The ... Read more
Asia to dominate Kingpins Amsterdam
Kingpins Amsterdam will be held October 23 to 24, 2019. More than 50 exhibitors are expected to... Read more