In the third fiscal quarter ending November 1, 2014, net income at women's apparel retailer and NYSE listed, Ann Inc, dropped just a shade under 20 per cent, from the same quarter of 2013. Net income at Ann slipped to $33.1 million or ...
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Governments of the United States, Myanmar, Japan and Denmark have together launched the Initiative to Promote Fundamental Labour Rights and Practices in Myanmar, this month. The ...
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The commerce minister of Bangladesh, Tofail Ahmed, has urged Australian buyers to visit readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, BSS news agency reported. Speaking at a joint forum in Melbourne, Australia, Ahmed said the ...
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The Indian economy is showing signs of a turnaround, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). However, new reforms, some of which are introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, need to be implemented ...
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Never mind the Scrooges out there now complaining about wall-to-wall Christmas TV ads – for contract packers the festive dash began months ago and isn’t far off being all wrapped up for another year. The pressure on factory ...
Working in collaboration with Tom Dixon Design Research Studio, Chelsom created a dramatic custom lighting scheme for the guestrooms and lobby area of the first ever Mondrian branded boutique hotel outside the United States. Seductive and ...
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In his address at the ‘Quality Garment Network Days’ held in Germany, Matthijs Crietee – Secretary General at International Apparel Federation (IAF) pointed out a gradual shift in garment manufacturing from ‘moving ...
The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has a great future and is in an excellent position to expand in the global market, Parliamentarian State Secretary of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, ...
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Women’s apparel company and NYSE listed, Ann Inc, which manages Ann Taylor and Loft brands, cut its sales outlook for the third and fourth fiscal quarters of 2014, as well as the full fiscal year. Struggling with weak traffic and a ...
Iconic denim apparel marketer - Levi Strauss & Co has partnered with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group to provide financial incentives for garment suppliers in developing countries. This new supplier finance program, which was ...
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The United States Department of Labour (DoL) has found widespread violations by employers in paying wages to workers in the Southern California garment industry. In fiscal year 2014, DoL’s Wage and Hour Division conducted 221 ...
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Mombasa Apparels, a Kenya-based garment company, has opened a factory, set up at a cost of Sh2.2 billion, in Kenya’s coastal town of Mtwapa, Kilifi County. The new factory is expected to create 3,000 jobs and would manufacture ...
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Pakistan-based International Textile Ltd (ITL) has deployed SAP’s business software solutions by entering into a partnership with SAP, to bring technology-driven success across its international textile manufacturing. To support ...
Cambodia’s Labour Minister Ith Sam Heng has announced the new minimum wage of US$ 128 per month, after the ministry’s 28-member Labour Advisory Committee (LAC)—made up of government, union and factory ...
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File image courtesy of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Hunt & Hunt lawyers, together with the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA), has made a joint submission to Customs regarding its proposed changes to the criteria for ...