The pandemic if nothing else has proved that there is always a rainbow after the storm lifts, and that is the case with the global health and wellness industry as sales figures spiral up with customers increasingly purchasing apparels and accessories suited for their fitness regimes. Yoga as the most anci... Read more
Things do get worse before they get better and the Bangladesh RMG segment is counting on that as their current profit margins sink deeper with international clothing brands demanding further discounts to place orders from their local apparel retailers. Global big and small clothing brands are now de... Read more
Social media when used wisely can give a casual and conversational extension to a retail company’s selling promotional campaigns and result in sales. Apparel companies are now using various kinds of social media to create a compelling customer journey according to age group and socioeconomic l... Read more
Japan is emerging a strong market for Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) industry with a healthy growth of over 42 per cent to cross the billion-dollar mark in the first nine months of 2022. And this trend is continuing in 2023 as well. Although the US and Europe are the largest export destination as mos... Read more
China’s luxury apparel market is on a seesaw ride with its highs and lows leaving analysts puzzled with what is yet to come by the end of 2023. While some feel profit levels will be low with a post-Covid slow economy that has drastically hit spending, others opine it will soar, up and away int... Read more
Indonesia, at the last count in 2022, was the world’s 10th largest exporter of textiles. However, the Ministry of Industry’s April stats revealed in March 2023, textile exports rose by 16.87 per cent compared to February 2023. The government-funded Export Task Force is keen to make texti... Read more
Sustainability in the fashion sector is decades old now. It started when apparel companies began to introduce environmental practices into their businesses in the late 1980s. It's part of the movements creating more awareness on numerous environmental problems since the 1960s. The movement started g... Read more
Morgan Stanley has declared South Koreans to be the world’s biggest spender on luxury. From pristine calf-leather Italian Prada bags or classic, checkered British Burberry trench coats, South Koreans are connoisseurs of luxury and outspend the Chinese and American luxury buyers per capit... Read more
The days of long-awaited major fashion seasons of spring/summer and fall/winter have now gone replaced by fast fashion clothing with shorter lead times, frequent product turnover and cheap and cheerful reasonable pricing. While fast-paced fashion may be accessible and affordable to all, the manufact... Read more
The time is always ripe for upgrading wardrobes every season if the wallet permits as the saying goes: fashion is like eating and you shouldn’t stick to the same menu. Urban dressing has now become all about creating your unique visual style which is a reflection of attitude and personality an... Read more
The synthetic polymer market led by nylon fibres which are far stronger and elastic than polyester fibres and can create smooth and lightweight fabric with high tensile strength, is doing rather well in the global markets. The Nylon-6 polyamide fibre which is semi-crystalline and commonly known as p... Read more
Profit Exceeds Expectations Despite Decline; Marks & Spencer (M&S), the Briti... Read more
Dony Garment, a Vietnamese garment manufacturer, is catering to the growing demands o... Read more
The Responsible Sourcing Network and Shahi Exports have joined forces to promote resp... Read more
Online fashion retailer Shein is reportedly considering building a factory in M... Read more
Turkish exports to Saudi Arabia have experienced a remarkable surge following t... Read more
Recent data reveals a startling trend: 90% of used clothes and textile waste fr... Read more
Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has made the decision to leave the Russian marke... Read more
A delegation from the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Association (İTKİB)... Read more
In the first four months of 2023, Cambodia's export earnings from "articles of appare... Read more
US Enforces Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; Bangladesh's apparel manufacturers ar... Read more
A delegation from the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Association (İTKİB)... Read more
In the first four months of 2023, Cambodia's export earnings from "articles of appare... Read more
US Enforces Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; Bangladesh's apparel manufacturers ar... Read more
Textile Exports: In April 2023, Pakistan's textile exports recorded a significa... Read more
India's textile and apparel export sector has witnessed a prolonged period of n... Read more
The leather and textile industries sector in the Jordan Chamber of Industry, be... Read more