Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon, Inc. has been named to the board of the American Apparel & Footwear Association. The announcement was made by AAFA President & CEO Kevin M. Burke at the AAFA Board of Directors Meeting, in conjunction with ...
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The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has approved CloudStack as a top-level project (TLP), helping the open-source cloud software effort further establish its independence from Citrix, which acquired the program's codebase in its 2011 ...
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PPR has changed its name to Kering. The name change will be subject to the approval of the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Group, which will be held June 18, 2013. Since 2005, PPR has undertaken a major transformation. The new ...
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Picanol of America opened its new headquarters at 65 Kitty Hawk Road in Greenville. The official inauguration ceremony of the new U.S. headquarters took place in the presence of more than 150 customers. As 2013 sees Picanol celebrating more ...
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Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) is a commodity product and used as feedstock in polyester industries and PET bottle industry. As such, the market for MEG generally moves in line with the polyester industry, especially in China where the need ...
Industry veterans Manny Better and David Guy have opened a Connie Post-designed DecorSecrets store here, playing to young and affluent female shoppers with fresh, colorful and eclectic displays. The 10-foot “modern shopping ...
In addition to quality and efficiency, well-trained personnel are an important factor for corporate success. For this reason, Rieter is again offering a diverse customer training program in 2013. New is the course structure, organized ...
Jeanologia is specialized in the development of sustainable technologies for garment finishing, joins the government's commitment to preserve the environment encouraging the use of sustainable processes in the textile industry. As stated ...
TradeCard, Inc. and Sourcing Journal Online have published a new special report that explores the supply chain capabilities required to meet consumer expectations in an omni-channel retail environment. The report, “Cloud Sourcing for ...
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AIM, the industry association and worldwide authority on bar code, RFID, RTLS and mobile computing, is pleased to announce the appointment of two expert consultants from the industry to move the association forward. Ken Koldan will be ...
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Adidas NEO Label has released an interactive digital lookbook to showcase its Spring/Summer 2013 collection along with new campaign imagery and video featuring global phenomenon and POP/R&B superstar Justin Bieber , who was appointed as NEO ...
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Textile associations of Vietnam and South Korea have signed an agreement aimed at furthering cooperation and effectively gaining from the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA). The agreement was signed by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel ...
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Inspired by the uniqueness of the individual, the collection uses cotton & viscous weaved striped fabric, in bright summer colors to reflect the free spirit. This is combined with primal instincts of tribal inspired block prints in kora ...
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Hohenstein Institute, a leading provider of technical testing and certification for apparel and textiles, will offer a webinar on understanding and measuring the body shaping results of medical compression garments, shapewear, and athletic ...
“Today we remember those who are suffering from industrial water pollution and celebrate the bravery, passion and persistence of the people around the world working tirelessly to create a toxic-free tomorrow,” said Tianjie Ma, ...
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