For the first fiscal quarter ended March 1, 2015, denim jeans marketer Levi Strauss & Co. reported a 7 per cent year over decline in net sales due to lower revenues in wholesale and retail in the Americas. Levis said its net sales ...
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Berto SpA, the first Italian company to install a Montex stenter line with an integrated Eco Applicator from Monforts, has developed a wide range of new coating and colouring concepts for denim finishing. “Berto SpA is taking ...
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The second edition of Texworld Istanbul opened its doors yesterday and will continue till April 9, 2015 with 112 exhibitors from 12 countries exhibiting at the show. It has returning exhibitors from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Germany, Hong ...
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Advanced weaving technology producer Picanol reached an impressive milestone this week when the 20,000th OptiMax rapier weaving machine rolled off the production line at its plant in Ypres, Belgium. “The first OptiMax which was ...
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Preliminary figures released by Austria based producer of specialty viscose fibres indicate that its consolidated sales declined marginally in 2014 from 2013. Consolidated revenues of the Lenzing Group slipped slightly to €1.86 ...
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The Government of Zimbabwe has granted a one-year rebate to 52 clothing manufacturers which will allow them to import textile materials duty-free for use in garment making. The Ministry of Finance has granted a one-year reprieve ...
German apparel marketer Tom Tailor Group said, it plans to strengthen its long-term competitiveness through an accelerated verticalisation of the Group. Tom Tailor Group has in its portfolio brands like Tom Tailor, Tom Tailor Denim, Tom ...
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Iconic denim jeans maker Levi Strauss said it has saved 1 billion litres of water since 2011 through its ‘Water Less’ process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 per cent. Alongside, Levis also ...
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Indian home textiles specialist Welspun Global Brands has launched the latest nature-themed Spring-Summer 2015 catalogues of its two domestic brands – ‘Spaces Home and Beyond’ and ‘Welhome’. Inspired from ...
Arvind Lifestyle, which acquired the Indian franchise rights of UK retail chain Debenhams in 2012, is planning to shutdown the Debenhams stores in India and work on a new strategy. Arvind Lifestyle, a subsidiary of denim major Arvind ...
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Indian online fashion retailer Jabong is set to launch two international brands, Miss Bennett London and Germany’s Tom Tailor, at the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week (LFW). Targeted for young fashionistas between 16 to 25 years of ...
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Indian online fashion retailer Yepme has unveiled its latest Spring/Summer 2015 collection inspired from fresh international trends. Enhanced with a bright, cheerful season-appropriate colour palette, interesting graphic quotes and ...
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The Pakistan ministry of textiles is mulling ways to persuade the Turkish government to waive off 42.2 per cent safeguard measures duty that is being currently imposed on Pakistan’s apparel imports. According to media reports, ...
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To create more sustainable denim, India-based KG Fabriks has installed 1.05 MW rooftop solar power plant at its denim and industrial manufacturing plant in Perundurai town of Erode district. The solar power plant, owned and developed ...
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Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited (KCI), leading manufacturer of chemical intermediates in India, has opened Kanoria African Textiles Plc, a subsidiary and a denim fabric production unit in Ethiopia’s Bishoftu town of Oromiya ...