The Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with that country to arrest falling knitwear exports. Modi’s visit to Canada begins ...
Tags: General Preferential Tariff, Tirupur Exporters'Association, Apparel
Indian government has decided to set up 800 SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) clusters with an investment of Rs 850 crore by March 2017 to boost khadi and village industries, according to media reports. ...
Hosiery products marketer, Dollar Industries has launched a new range of leggings, Dollar Missy Leggings, which is available in multiple colours. Dollar which has been catering to women with an extensive range of camisoles and panties has ...
Tags: Hosiery products marketer, Leggings, Apparel
Con-way’s global logistics subsidiary Menlo Logistics has opened a new after-sales spare parts facility in Dharuhera, India, expanding its automotive logistics operations in the country. The 3,846m2 facility is situated close to car ...
Tags: logistics operations, customers, Auto Parts
Following rapid growth in community engagement, scrapbook creation and revenue growth, social discovery platform for women, LimeRoad said it has raised a Series C funding. This new financing ramps up the total funds raised to $45 million ...
Tags: Tiger Global Management, LimeRoad, Apparel
The Union government has launched a new institution, Handicrafts & Carpet Sector Skill Council to promote skill development among artisans, craft persons and workers at grassroots level. The Council will operate from New Delhi and ...
Tags: Handicrafts, skill development, Carpet
The government of India and the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the textiles sector. The MoU seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation in three fields: textiles and ...
Tags: Textile Sector, bilateral cooperation, textiles, clothing
Indian e-commerce site Jabong showcased Spring/Summer 2015 pieces from its global label offerings at the Delhi instalment of India Kids Fashion Week (IKFW), a runway platform aimed to encourage the country’s burgeoning childrenswear ...
Tags: Jabong, Global Labels
Apparel is the largest product category in India, with a share of 22 per cent in the occupied modern retail space of the top seven cities, according to property consultant Knight Frank. The seven cities are Bengaluru, Chennai, ...
Tags: Apparel, Retail Space
International Flavors & Fragrances has opened a new facility in Chicago city, in the US state of Illinois. With a culinary center and an advanced application and flavor creation laboratories, the facility will offer flavors which will ...
Tags: fragrances, Flavors
Gross retail turnover at specialty stores retailer, Shoppers Stop Ltd (SSL) lifted 7.23 per cent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. SSL said its gross retail turnover stood at Rs. 844.77 crore for the ...
Tags: Shoppers Stop, Mothercare, Apparel
Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) will be joining Inkjet India 2015, the fifth Digital Textile Conference being organised by Inkjet Forum India, as a knowledge partner. Mr Sumit Gupta, GOTS representative in India and Bangladesh ...
Washington and New Delhi are expanding their defense technology cooperation. On his visit to India, President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the extension and expansion of the bilateral Defense Technology and Trade ...
Groz-Beckert manufacturer of industrial machine needles will exhibit at the Garment Technology Expo (GTE) to be held from February 28 to March 3, 2015 in New Delhi at booth A-6. The GTE is regarded as India’s biggest exhibition for ...
EBay, India’s leading online marketplace, has signed an MoU with Delhi Hindustani Mercantile Association (DHMA), a 125 year old association of over 4,000 Indian fabric traders, in an attempt to get more local traders and artisans into ...
Tags: Online Market, fabric traders, Apparel