The American apparel retail company Tommy Hilfiger has joined hands with the New York-based solar structure designer and manufacture Pvilion to create a Solar Powered Jacket for the 2014 holiday season. The two limited-edition woolen ...
Tags: Solar-Powered Jackets, Apparel
Since the Rana Plaza building collapse and Tarzeen factory fire, noteworthy progress has been made in overhauling the Bangladesh garment sector, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal said ...
Tags: building collapse, factory fire, Apparel
The Indian Parliament (including the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha) passed the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014, last week. The Bill, as amended, ...
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Steinhoff International said it has acquired a major stake in apparel retailer, Pepkor for R62.8 billion, which gives the budget furniture firm entry in to Africa's fast-growing garment markets. The South African furniture maker purchased ...
Tags: garment markets, furniture maker, Apparel
Morocco international fashion, textile & accessories fair will be held from 10th to 12th of March, 2015, organized by Pyramids Group, at Casablanca international fair grounds in Morocco. With the participation of domestic and ...
The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Textile ETP) will be showcasing its key projects at the upcoming ITMA 2015. Textile ETP will exhibit at the trade show’s Research and Education Pavilion (R&E ...
Tags: textile technology, trade show, Textile
Thailand's Ministry of Indsutry and Japan's Fukui Prefecture have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop cooperation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of both countries. Fukui prefecture is known for its textiles, ...
Tags: memorandum, medium enterprises, Textile
US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member at the US Congress Homeland Security, has appreciated Bangladesh for being a role model for encouraging women working in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, while talking to Bangladesh ...
Tags: Role Model, women empowerment, Apparel
Israeli apparel designer and marketer, Bagir Group said it has entered in to a deal to purchase a 50 per cent stake in Ethiopian clothing factory, Nazareth Garments. The deal which was negotiated for $1.5 million is subject to several ...
Tags: Ethiopian Garment, Apparel
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) has taken up a new initiative to protect the lives of garment workers by providing fire safety training to factory security guards. The course will prepare guards to react effectively ...
Tags: Fire Safety, Security Guards, Apparel
The first ever ‘Dhaka Apparel Summit 2014’, organized by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), will be held from December 7-9, 2014, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. ...
Tags: Apparel Summit, Apparel
Hanesbrands Vietnam, a subsidiary of the US-based manufacturer and marketer of everyday basic apparel Hanesbrands Inc, has opened a new garment factory in Kim Dong district of northern Vietnamese province of Hung Yen, last week. The new ...
Tags: Garment Unit, Apparel
The Vidarbha unit of the Textile Association India (TAI) is hosting the 12th International & 70th All India Textile Conference on January 17 and 18, 2015 at Nagpur. The theme of the conference is ‘Cotton, textile & apparel value & ...
Tags: textile industry, clothing industry, Apparel
Vietnam’s garment maker Garment 10 Corporation (Garco 10) has offered Tanzania the opportunity to export unspecified quantity of cotton to the firm, according to the president of the company Giang Duc Vu, Tanzania DailyNews reported. ...
Tags: cotton market, Textile
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 ...
Tags: RMG factories, Apparel