Rising food prices force Indonesians to reduce apparel shopping
Indonesia’s Import Identification Number (API) chairman Ade Sudrajat has said that rising food prices have forced people of Indonesia put aside their clothing preferences. The absorption of the domestic market,…
Sales of global apparel expected to cross $1.4 trillion this year
The global apparel market, that has been experiencing a slowdown in growth since 2009, is now showing signs of recovery and sales are expected to exceed $1.4 trillion this year,…
Lectra, Politecnico di Milano host design & technology seminar
Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, recently co-hosted a Design & Technology seminar in Milan with the…
It’s digitize or die for supply chains
"More than 64 per cent of supply chain professionals in manufacturing and retail plan to ramp up spending on supply chain digitization in the next three years. More than 25…
CAB revises cotton estimates for 2015-16
Seeing a comfortable cotton supply position for the cotton season of 2015-16, the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) has estimated the closing stock at 43 lakh bales as against its previous…
Bangladesh exported RMG worth $28.09 bn last fiscal
The Bangladesh garment industry has generated exports worth $28.09 bn in 2015-16 with a 10.21 per cent growth from the previous year, according to a data of the Export Promotion…
Pak textile industry may be exempted from load-shedding
The Pakistan’s textile industry is likely to be exempted from load shedding, the textile industry was vying for resumption of load shedding by the end of the holy month of…
US retailers to stick with Bangladesh RMG despite terror attacks
North American apparel brands and retailers’ group have decided to stay with readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh despite the terrorist attack on July 1 that saw the killing of…
Nandan Denim eyes 6-7 per cent volume growth
Nandan Denim is in the midst of expanding its capacity from 99 million metre per annum (mmpa) to 110 which would come on stream in the next three months, according…
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Delayed supplies threatening fast fashion brands’ profit margins
With brands struggling with slower deliveries and rising transportation costs, the fast fashion industry is under grave threat. The industry... Read more
US’ apparel imports rebound with 23 per cent growth in August
For the first time in the year, US’ apparel imports rose to 8.07 billion in August ’21. As per an... Read more
Despite shutting shop, Gap, Benetton continue to inspire future businesses
Once renowned as ‘category killers’, fashion retailers Gap and Benetton now face an uncertain future with Gap closing all its... Read more
Healthcare and military sectors to drive conductive textiles market till 2022
Largely used in smart textile applications such as sensors, heating textiles and electrostatic discharge clothing, conductive textiles are seeing higher... Read more
Europe’s textile and clothing sector recovers, Q2 growth above 2019 levels
An important part of its manufacturing sector, the textile and clothing sector plays a crucial role in ensuring the economic... Read more
Plastic pollution rises amidst rising ‘greenwashing’ amongst fashion brands
A potentially hazardous trend of ‘greenwashing’ is rising amongst high-street brands such as H&M, Primark and Zara, reveals a new... Read more
CmiA teams up with AbTF to uplift African cotton farmers’ lives
Besides impacting global ecosystems, climate change also compounds problems for small farmers across the world. To help them, Cotton made... Read more
US emerges the largest importer as India’s home textile exports rise in July ’21
The largest exporter of home textiles after China, India witnessed a significant increase in home textiles shipments this year. As... Read more
Focus on core issues will help Bangladesh benefit from new GSP scheme
The new generalized scheme of preferences (GSP) proposed by the European Commission is likely to limit Bangladesh’s gains from the... Read more
Global fashion map alters as brands move away from Asia
With brands like Benetton moving away from Asia to countries like Serbia, Croatia, Turkey and Egypt for their sourcing needs,... Read more