From London to Tokyo, premiumization redefines retail and office markets
Global real estate landscape has changed. Gone are the cautious narratives of recovery that defined the post-pandemic years. Today, flight to quality is reshaping markets across continents, turning prime retail streets and trophy office towers into some of the most coveted assets in the world. Cushm... Read more
Compliance drives India’s $176 bn textile shift
India’s textile economy is no longer selling fabric alone; it is selling proof. As compliance rules harden across export markets, particularly in European Union, the commercial logic of apparel manufacturing is being rewritten around traceability, environmental disclosure and digital aut... Read more
The second life economy gets a boost as resale outgrows traditional apparel…
For decades, resale existed in the margins of the apparel economy, thrift stores, peer-to-peer marketplaces, and charity bins quietly absorbing what mainstream fashion discarded. That hierarchy has now inverted. What was once the afterlife of clothing has become one of retail’s fastest-g... Read more
Rising polyester costs shake India’s textile manufacturing hubs
India’s synthetic textile industry is confronting a sudden and destabilizing price shock that is reverberating across its vast manufacturing ecosystem. In major textile clusters such as Surat and Ludhiana, where polyester-based fabrics dominate production lines, the past two weeks have b... Read more
Cotton markets hold firm as tariffs, higher supply reshape global fiber eco…
In a year marked by tariff escalations, geopolitical brinkmanship and a recalibration of global trade flows, the international cotton market showed an unexpected performance: stability. While the broader commodities complex oscillated sharply amid fragile diplomatic signals between the US and ... Read more
Beyond Cotton How Kapok could redefine sustainable insulation in textiles
In the lush, humid heart of Southeast Asian rainforests stands a giant, a silent sentinel of the forest canopy. Growing to almost 77 meters, a height that rivals the most colossal of skyscrapers the Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) has for centuries offered a gift of incredible utility, a fiber as... Read more
ATA to transition into a competitive global hub with ITMF membership
The Azerbaijan Textile Association (ATA) aims to transition from a regional pro... Read more
Textile industry accelerates massive export diversification strategy
The Indian textile industry is accelerating a massive export diversification st... Read more
AEPC intensifies call for increase in IES rate by RBI
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has intensified its call for the Re... Read more
Lenzing scales circular denim infrastructure via new fiber launch
The debut of Tencel Lyocell - HV100 at Intertextile Shanghai marks a critical a... Read more
Guess abandons direct retail in China for asset-light licensing model
By the end of March 2026, Guess, Inc will conclude its 18-year direct retail pr... Read more
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics-Spring 2026 establishes clear roadmap…
Having concluded on March 13, the Spring 2026 edition of Intertextile Shanghai ... Read more