A market study by global information company, The NPD Group has found that New York and Los Angeles are the largest US markets in terms of apparel sales, but smaller markets such as Orlando and Washington, D.C. are the top markets driving ...
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Sympatex Technologies, a pioneer for high-tech functional materials in clothing, footwear, accessories and technical fields of application since 1986 has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). The ecological ...
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Africa’s Ackermans, fashion retailer and part of the Pepkor Group of companies, has selected Centric 8 product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Renee Jain, supply chain systems manager of Ackermans said that the value fashion ...
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On a GAAP basis, operating profit surged 25 per cent to $90 million while earnings per share (EPS) rose higher by 30 per cent to $0.13, both up from the year ago quarter at HanesBrands in the first fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2015. ...
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Imagine clothing which shapes your body as well as makes your skin shine. Combining the concepts of beauty, fashion and wellbeing, Emana and Calzedonia have come up with shaping products which make women feel better as well as ...
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Cintas Corporation, an apparel uniforms program provider said that has recycled 19.5 million PET bottles and diverted them from landfills to manufacture apparel. Cintas uses plant-based ingredients and plastic bottles to create fibres ...
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For the 3M booth at both, OR Winter Market and ISPO Munich trade shows, Safe Reflective designed a large format version of its Eclipse 5721 heat transfer reflective on concept clothing. According to a Safe Reflective press release, ...
Women’s apparel retailer Ann Inc has partnered with ‘Give Back Box’, a social enterprise organisation dedicated to facilitating charitable donations and sustainability. Through the partnership, Ann gives clients the ...
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North Face, an apparel and footwear brand owned by VF Corporation said it has expanded its ‘Clothes The Loop’ recycling programme to all of its retail and outlet stores in the US. In tandem, it will also run an in-store and ...
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Kiian Digital, a producer of digital textile inks will launch its new Digistar range of water based inks for the soft signage and textile printing industry at FESPA 2015 at Hall 7 Stand K-5. Alongside, Kiian Digital has also signed up ...
Specialty textile dyes manufacturer is showing its extensive range of innovative solutions for the technical textiles sector at the upcoming Techtextil, which runs from May 4-7, 2015 in Hall 3.1 Booth C-61. “Visitors will be able ...
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As part of the Texprocess Forum programme, the International Apparel Federation (IAF) is organising a panel discussion titled ‘Making technology work in fashion’ in Hall 5.0 C06 on May 5, 2015. The panelists of this session ...
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At ShanghaiTex which runs from June 15-18, 2015, Karl Mayer will present three new machines; the TM 4 TS EL, the HKS 4-M and MJ 59/1 S Multibar Jacquardtronic Lace and other machines in Hall W1, Stall no. C-02. One of the technologies, ...
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India and Canada have signed two different memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for skill development in the apparel sector, the apex apparel exporters body, Apparel Export Promotion Council, (AEPC) said in a statement today. The ...
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Italian fashion retailer Benetton said it has contributed an additional $1.1 million to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund, doubling the sum recommended in an independent assessment of its contribution by PwC. “This payment of $1.1 ...
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