Skins Compression has hired Ben Harper as channel manager for its endurance and winter sports business. In his new role, Harper will report to Skins senior marketing manager Danielle Said to support internal and external sales teams. ...
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Hampshire Group, Limited announced its results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2013. Net sales for the 2013 first quarter were $19.9 million compared to $22.6 million in the first quarter of 2012. The loss from continuing operations ...
Tags: Hampshire Group, Apparel
Indian apparel industry is expecting positive growth in the coming years mainly due to the removal of excise duty on branded garments and madeups along with expected revival of overall economy. A report released by Care Research, a ...
Tags: Apparel Sector, Apparel
Fiji could become the apparel making hub within the next 10 years and garment exports may become a major income generator for the country, according to Fiji Fashion Council. In an interview with fibre2fashion, chairman of Fiji Fashion ...
UK retail sales values were down 2.2% on a like-for-like basis from April 2012, when they had declined 3.3% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were down 0.6%, against a 1.0% decline in April 2012. Growth was negatively ...
Tags: Apparel, Apparel Industry
Gerber Technology will exhibit at two international tradeshows in Germany – Texprocess and Techtextil, held concurrently at the Frankfurt fairgrounds beginning June 10. With powerful presence at both shows, Gerber Technology ...
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Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports are expected to grow by 15 percent during 2013, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Vietnamese textile & apparel sector witnessed a rise of 32 percent in ...
Tags: Vietnam Textile, Textile
Textile employers in Kenya are unhappy over the 14 percent increment in minimum wages announced by the Government on May 1, 2013. Speaking to media, Chairman of Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Polycarp Igathe, said that any ...
Tags: Textile, Textile employers
When Anita Mahaffey set out to make some of the coolest pajamas in the world, finding a great name for her company was the easy part. She called it Cool-jams. Mahaffey’s business plan was an immediate hit. Sales and profits have ...
Tags: Apparel Innovators, Apparel
The textile and apparel companies in Scotland are eyeing on new and emerging markets, including China, Russia, the UAE, Brazil and India, for expanding their business worldwide, since the country aims to increase its exports by 50 percent ...
The same ingenuity and fortitude that served as the backbone of Tultex (a brand that popularized the sweatshirt in the 1940) and College House (an originator of licensed apparel) over the past 75 years, have helped cement the foundation of ...
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Thousands of garment workers took part in a march to mark the International Labour Day in the capital Phnom Penh on May 1, 2013. The workers were demanding better working conditions and more wages in Cambodia’s garment factories. ...
Tags: Apparel, Cambodian Garment
Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, while releasing the apparel export data for the month of March 2012-13 stated that, “Export in dollar terms for 12 months of the Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 has declined by 6 per cent over the same ...
Tags: Apparel Exports, Textile
ExpoProducción, a trade show and conference serving the complete sewn products industry supply chain in Mexico and Central America for fashion, home, and technical textiles at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. The launch drew ...
Tags: Textile
LAUNCH members NIKE Inc., NASA, the U.S. Agency for Intl. Development and the U.S. Department of State convened 150 materials specialists, designers, academics, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) the week ...