Threadflip, the fashion marketplace for women to refresh their closets, announced it received $13 million in Series B funding to double down on its rapidly growing Concierge Full Service business model. Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) ...
Tags: Threadflip, Service, Textile
Just when it looked like the market was finally getting ready for a bounce after trading sideways for the last eight sessions, a new wave of selling forced values another 200 points lower today. We still feel that trade’s lack of ...
Timberland, a leading global outdoor lifestyle brand, announced that Stewart Whitney has been promoted to brand president effective October 5, 2014. Whitney, who has successfully led Timberland’s growth in the Asia Pacific region ...
Tags: Timberland, Stewart Whitney, Apparel
Kellwood Company, a leading apparel manufacturer, announced a new strategic distribution channel with the launch of Mason & Belle, a country-inspired fashion brand and retail website slated to go live in August, 2014. “Through ...
Tags: Kellwood, Apparel, Accessories
According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 79.9 points in June of the current year, decreased by 1.7 ...
Clothing lost its title as the best performing category UK-retail sales in July 2014, falling to sixth place, but outperformed all other categories on a three-month basis, says the latest report from BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. ...
Tags: Clothing, Category Title, Apparel
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China has planned to set up a 20 billion yuan (about US$ 3.2 billion) fund to support the textile and apparel industry in the province. This was disclosed by Yan Qin, deputy secretary-general of the ...
Tags: China's Xinjiang, Industry, Textile
Christopher & Banks Corporation announced that Lynn C. Derry joined the Company on July 28, 2014 as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager. Ms. Derry brings more than 30 years of senior leadership in retail merchandising to ...
Tags: Christopher&Banks, SVP, Apparel
The basic elements of beauty packaging – color, shape, materials and dispensing systems – are in constant motion, changing to meet the demands of fashion and function. What remains consistent is the feeling consumers have of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Luxury Packaging
After speculators had sold nearly 8 million bales net since early May, they finally seemed to move to the sidelines, allowing the market to recover some of its losses this week. The latest CFTC report as of July 29 showed speculators ...
Tags: Speculators, Decline, Textile
Uninterrupted power supply is imperative in order to reap maximum benefits from the Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status granted to Pakistan by the European Union, a delegation of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ...
Tags: Power Supply, Imperative, Textile
Uninterrupted power supply is imperative in order to reap maximum benefits from the Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status granted to Pakistan by the European Union, a delegation of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ...
Tags: Power Supply, Apparel, Accessories
Liberty Interactive Corporation reported aggregrate revenues at its E-commerce businesses' increased 10 percent to $481 million for the second quarter. While Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com and Bodybuilding.com all increased revenue, the ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Big Tobacco, almost unbelievably, is lending a hand in the creation of a potential breakthrough drug, a new class of drugs that could dull grave psychiatric disorders, improve attention of ADHD afflicted children, repel Alzheimer's onset, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Tobacco, Ecigarette
Major Import Countries / Regions for Musical Instruments and Spare Parts (HS: 92) from Jan. to Dec. in 2012 No. Import Country / Region Import Value (thousand USD) Year on Year ...
Tags: Recreation, Musical Instruments