In response to the Greenpeace Detox campaign, German sports brand Puma has unveiled an action plan for the elimination of polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its supply chain. Alongside, Puma which also retails sportswear has set key ...
Tags: Detox campaign, polyfluorinated chemicals, supply chain, Apparel
Children's specialty apparel retailer, The Children's Place said its net income for the thirteen weeks ended November 1, 2014 slipped 15 per cent from a year ago quarter. For the third quarter of 2014, net income at Children’s Place ...
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 ...
Tags: retailer, women's apparel, Net income, Apparel
In the third quarter ended September 30, 2014, consolidated net earnings at German sports footwear and apparel marketer, Puma plummeted 45 per cent from a year earlier quarter. Puma said its net income plunged to €29 million in the ...
Tags: Q3 Net Income, Currency Effects, Apparel
Scientists at the Hohenstein Institute and the Leibnitz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI), both from Germany, have developed an antimicrobial treatment for wool and other textiles containing wool. Many of the antimicrobial ...
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Impacted by foreign exchange fluctuations, NYSE listed, apparel marketer, Gap Inc reported flat sales growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2014-15 as against the same period of previous fiscal year. For the third quarter of 2014, Gap net ...
Tags: Sales Growth, Exchange Fluctuations, Apparel
Ahmedabad based Arvind Ltd plans to hike revenue of its retail store format, Arvind Store, to reach Rs 600 crore in the next six years. Arvind Store CEO PS Rajiv expects revenue of the retail format to total Rs 150 crore in the current ...
Tags: retail store format, Apparel
Following the phenomenal growth in the Indian ecommerce space, footwear and apparel retailer, Woodland is unveiling news designs and collections that would be exclusively available online. Speaking to mediapersons, Harkirat Singh, ...
Tags: ecommerce space, Online Space, Apparel
The TJX Companies, Inc, a off price retailer of apparel and home fashions said its sales rose 6 per cent for the year ago quarter for the third quarter ended November 1, 2014. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 increased 6 per ...
Tags: Apparel Retailer, Net sales, Apparel
Chairman of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) has welcomed the enhancement of duty drawback rates on textiles, by calling them positive and growth oriented. The government had earlier announced the new rates of duty ...
Tags: Cotton Textiles Export, Textile
Maersk Line, the containerized division of the Maersk Group said it will introduce a new Low Sulphur Surcharge (LSS), to offset the additional cost incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas, as required by the new ...
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Apparel retailer Gap Inc, has promoted two of its senior executives as presidents of two of its brands, Gap and Banana Republic. Jeff Kirwan, who currently serves as president of greater China for Gap Inc, will become global president for ...
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The CIF Bremen Cotton Index and prices of cotton for near dates have tended to decline in the reporting week. Yet, the fluctuating range and fall in quotations for available cotton, was weaker than that of the futures for December. ...
Tags: CIF Bremen Cotton Index, extra-long staple cotton, Textile
Invista and Lenzing have collaborated once again by blending Coolmax fabric with Tencel fibre to launch a new denim fabric. According to both fibre producers, the new denim fabric will provide wearers with cool dry comfort, softness, and ...
Tags: Coolmax fabric, new denim fabric, Textile
One of the biggest vertically integrated textile mill groups in India, Alok Industries said it is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore by selling land and in the process pare debt. Alok is also hoping to double exports in the next three ...
Tags: Pare Debt, Alok Industries, Textile