Over the years, clothing has changed its characteristics from a costume to a medium of expression or an extension of technology mainly due to the influence of fashion and the advancement of technology. As a result people are looking for ...
Tags: Futuristic Apparels
There is no differentiation in the textile and garment products made by Belarusian enterprises for selling in the domestic market and those meant for exports, an official from the Bellegprom Group, consisting of 109 companies engaged in ...
Tags: Textiles, garment products
The retail industry must take the lead in inventing new technologies to meet the rising aspirations of the Indian consumer, Mr. KV Thomas, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, has said. Inaugurating Massmerize ...
Tags: retail industry, Apparel
Shoppers Stop Ltd (SSL), India’s prominent retail group reported a gross retail turnover of Rs.608.2 crores for the quarter ended June 30th, 2013 as against Rs.516.9 crores in Q1FY13; registering an increase of 18%. Net Profit stood ...
Tags: Shoppers Stop, Apparel
The penetration of Internet has rapidly increased the competition in apparel retailing as it creates a platform for the consumers to browse for their favorite wardrobes from anywhere in the world. In order to compete with the rising ...
Tags: Apparel Retailing
The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has asked the Nawaz Sharif-led Government to soon appoint the Minister of Commerce. It is surprising that the Prime Minister is yet to name a commerce ...
Tags: Minister of Commerce
The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) announced the appointment of former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Augustine “Auggie” Tantillo as the NCTO’s new president. Mr. Tantillo brings more than 25 ...
Tags: Augustine Tantillo, NCTO
A few weeks ago, the ground-breaking ceremony of project of steel-making plant of Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. was held in the Dongshan island, Zhanjiang. It means that the project of steel-making plant of Zhanjiang Iron and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), the world’s largest PET company, achieved total sales revenue of US$ 1.9 billion in the second quarter of 2013, a rise of 9% over the same period last year. Margin gains in Asia ...
Tags: Pet Company
Digitalization is the new trend in apparel retailing as the new generation is more adapted to electronic devices such as mobiles phones, tablets and laptops for shopping. Several apparel retailers worldwide are focusing on digital platforms ...
Tags: Apparel Retailing, Digitalization
Indian Government’s expert panel to formulate the textiles policy would be submitting its report by the month of October, 2013. Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaaka Lakshmi, in a written reply to Lok Sabha (Lower House of ...
Tags: Textile Policy, textiles sector
Researchers at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) Puebla Campus in Mexico, have filed a patent to the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) for the collection of volcanic ash to use it ...
Tags: Textiles, volcanic ash
The production of paraxylene, a key raw material needed for production of polyester fabrics, is getting stagnated in China, as new projects are getting derailed, which may affect the textile companies that use PX as a raw material. ...
Tags: Chinese Textile Firms, paraxylene
India’s organized apparel retailers are moving towards the e-commerce space aggressively, according to a latest study conducted by leading Indian retail IT solutions provider Ginesys. According to the study, titled ‘Report ...
Tags: Apparel Retailers, E-Commerce
Homeshop18, India’s leading virtual retailer has been awarded as the ‘Retailer of the year (Organization) - E-commerce & online shopping’ award at the prestigious Asia Retail Excellence Awards by CMO Asia in Singapore. ...