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Dubai emerges as the playground for global fashion

Dubai is fast evolving from a regional shopping hub into the central testing ground for global fashion expansion. The Emirate’s retail ecosystem is no longer defined solely by its iconic malls or tourist footfall; it has matured into a sophisticated laboratory where international and Indian br... Read more

AEPC petitions Vice President for urgent intervention amid U.S. trade …

In a high-stakes appeal for the survival of India’s garment sector, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has formally approached the Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan. The industry body is seeking an immediate resolution to an escalating India-U.S. tariff dispute that threatens to dis... Read more

A Sector at Crossroads: Why India’s textile sector needs more than rel…

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to table the Union Budget 2026 on February 1, few sectors are watching the clock as closely as textiles and apparel. Employing more than 45 million people directly and supporting millions more indirectly, the industry stands at a moment of deep uncertainty a... Read more

From Fibre to Power: China’s total takeover of Bangladesh’s textile in…

The restructuring of the Bangladesh textile sector, long one of the world’s most influential garment manufacturing ecosystems has moved far beyond a traditional rivalry between suppliers. What is unfolding instead is a deep and deliberate remapping of Bangladesh’s upstream fibre and fabr... Read more

India: A tale of two supply chains, apparel exports grow while textile…

India’s textile and apparel export performance in the first nine months of FY26 tells a story of quiet tension rather than collapse or boom. According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry’s latest quick estimates, exports from the sector stood at $26.53 billion between April and De... Read more

CMAI integrates precision sourcing with new digital navigation at 82nd…

The 82nd National Garment Fair (NGF) is set to transform Mumbai’s Bombay Exhibition Centre into the nerve center of the Indian apparel industry from January 20–22, 2026. This edition arrives at a critical juncture as domestic consumption emerges as the primary stabilizer for an industry... Read more

Touch vs. Tech: How human expertise outperforms AI in fabric evaluatio…

In a world increasingly shaped by digital design, virtual sampling and AI-powered trend forecasting engines, the most reliable measure of textile quality remains defiantly analog: the human sense of touch. The ability of an experienced textile professional to interpret a fabric’s hand its tactile pe... Read more

From Shanghai to Paris: China’s GREENEXT Expo 2026 launches as a cross…

Amid an accelerating global shift toward low-carbon economies and systemic industrial change, the official launch of GREENEXT Expo 2026 has been announced. As China’s premier cross-industry exhibition and summit platform dedicated to sustainable development, this edition is scheduled to take place in ... Read more

Brick-and-Mortar Strikes Back: How ‘Phygital Integration’ is beating ‘…

This feature marks the final installment of our special series, Wrap Up 2025 | Outlook 2026, exploring the tectonic shifts in global commerce. For a decade, the narrative of fashion retail was a eulogy for the physical store. The "Retail Apocalypse" was supposed to be the final chapter for brick-and-morta... Read more

The 2026 Apparel Business Blueprint: Moving from traditional mass prod…

This feature is part of our dedicated series, "Wrap Up 2025 | Outlook 2026," investigating the structural shifts defining the next era of garment commerce. The transition from 2025 into 2026 marks the end of the "trial era" for digital tools in the textile world. For decades, the industry operated on guess... Read more

The 2026 Global Textile Segments Outlook: From volume commodities to v…

This report is the eighth installment of the "Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026" series, providing a definitive roadmap for the industry’s high-growth categories and regional shifts. The 2026 global textile landscape is defined by a decisive move away from general-purpose manufacturing toward specialized, h... Read more

The Great Fabric Bifurcation: Why 2026 is the year of ‘Brut’ authentic…

As part of our definitive annual series, "Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026," we examine how the textile and apparel sector has moved beyond a phase of simple recovery into a period of high-stakes material evolution. The final data from 2025 reveals an industry no longer satisfied with singular product identities.... Read more

The Recycling Mandate: Converting textile waste into high-value feedst…

As we present this feature as part of our year-end series, 'Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026', and as the apparel industry closes the books in 2025, the strategic focus has moved beyond the simple substitution of virgin materials to a comprehensive industrialization of textile-to-textile recycling. For years, the... Read more

From Smart Factory to Smart Business: How AI in 2026 is transforming T…

The next feature, we present as part of our year-end series, 'Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026', as the global textile and apparel (T&A) industry closes the books on 2025,a year defined by aggressive tariff adjustments and a race for supply chain transparency—the sector is crossing a decisive commercial... Read more

Paperless or Powerless: Regulations as the new 'Digital Non-Tariff Bar…

As we present this feature as part of our year-end series, 'Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026', the global textile and apparel industry is clearly moving beyond a simple calendar change. We are entering a period of "Radical Transparency" where the core of international trade is being rewritten. For decades, the primary hurd... Read more

The Circular Yield Why 2026 is the year sustainability paid the divide…

As the global textile industry moves through the final quarter of the year, this feature serves as a cornerstone of our "Wrap Up 2025, Outlook 2026" series, charting the transition from experimental sustainability to scaled industrial reality. While 2025 was defined by the pressure to decarbonize, 2026 is e... Read more

The Great Decoupling: The global play and regional and country trade o…

This feature marks the second article in our exclusive series, "Wrap Up 2025 | Outlook 2026," where we dissect the structural shifts redefining the B2B textile and apparel landscape. As the final bobbins of 2025 spin to a halt, the global textile and apparel industry is not merely turning a page; it is bur... Read more

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