At the PI Apparel 2015 Conference held in New York on June 23 and 24, guest speakers from Aeropostale and Randa Accessories spoke about the benefits of PLM for businesses. In a press release, Gerber Technology said Meg Munits, director ...
Food packaging company Sealed Air has begun the construction of its new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. The company will move to the new campus at LakePointe Corporate Center in early 2017, and is expected to employ around ...
Tags: Sealed Air Company, Food packaging, food
Earlier this year, I blogged about the excitement in China generated by the news that its Dalian Wanda Group planned to invest $1.09 billion to build and operate a luxury hotel in London. At the time of their announcement (made in the ...
Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
Tags: E-Commerce, Farming, Agricultural
Bangladesh may emerge as an unlikely saviour for the Indian cotton sector that has been left reeling in the face of low Chinese imports. Indian cotton export is expected to fall to a six-year low as China continues to cut imports. According ...
Tags: Cotton Imports, Cotton
Performance apparel, footwear and accessories marketer Under Armour has signed a multi year partnership with rugby club, Wasps and has become the club’s official technical wear partner. According to a Wasps press release, it ...
Tags: Performance apparel, footwear
Global marketer of everyday basic apparel HanesBrands said it has completed the acquisition of Knights Apparel, a leading seller of licensed collegiate logo apparel in the mass retail channel. Knights Apparel sells T-shirts, ...
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The world’s top-performing companies are prioritizing sustainability as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, and a majority of them are using LEED, the world’s premier green building program, to achieve their ...
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., plans to invest approximately $89 million over the next three years to expand specialty chemical production at its manufacturing facility in Hopewell, Virginia. Virginia ...
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Fortune cookie maker Wonton Food is reportedly looking to strengthen its manufacturing capabilities with a new $20m facility in La Vergne, Tennessee, US. The company is also considering Houston and New York as alternate sites. The ...
Chongqing, as the only municipality in inland of China and a metropolitan area along the Yangtze River, serves an important role in building China's first inland free trade zone (FTZ), a top municipal official said. "According to the ...
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BOSSG Clothing Co., the owner of famous apparel brand BOSSG has purchased a few sets of Gerber paragon cutting systems. With the new cutting systems, the apparel firm plans to expand its production capacity of menswear and thereby meet ...
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Last year definitely ended with two widely differing stories in the fashion world in China, with traditional well-known luxury brands experiencing a downturn while more affordable luxury products and fast fashion brands turning in ...
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"By adding Family Dollar to our portfolio of brands, Dollar Tree will soon operate more than 13,000 stores in 48 states and five Canadian provinces with annual sales exceeding $18 billion,” a top Dollar Tree official said. Bob ...
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Nearly 15 years ago a number of industry players—manufacturers, distributors, retailers, contractors, software providers and others—got together and decided to start the process of bringing the industry’s technology into ...
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