Garment makers in western Indian state of Gujarat are eyeing a larger share in India’s exports volume and are in talks with the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) to find ways to enhance the volume of exports. At ...
Tags: Apparel, Garment makers
ITM Texpo Eurasia 2013 took place in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Tüyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center from May 29 to June 1, 2013. According to the organizers, the exhibition center was occupied by some 100 exhibitors and more than ...
Tags: Textile
The European Union has assured Bangladesh that it would not follow the US on the continuation of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) facilities, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). ...
Tags: GSP Facility, Apparel
UK Cabinet Minister Alan Duncan and Justine Greening, secretary of state for international development, have discussed with about 20 retailers including Marks & Spencer and Tesco, how clothing can be produced in safe conditions. ...
Tags: Safe Apparel Making, Apparel
The US apparel retailers Walmart and Gap are aiming at improving the safety standards of the readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh by implementing new safety proposals in their stakeholder factories. Although Walmart and Gap ...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has sought setting up of a specialized zone for the readymade garment (RMG) sector on the land sanctioned for extension of the project. The request was made by the ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
The inquiry committee formed by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to probe into the April 24 Rana Plaza collapse incident that claimed over 1,100 lives, has furthered nine reasons that led to the ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel, Accessories
Peru's Ministry of Production, Promperu and the ACP Group have signed an agreement to jointly promote exports of cotton garments from Gamarra to Brazil. As per the agreement, the goal is to achieve textile and garment exports of US$ ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Bangladesh's export potential to the European Union has not been fully tapped though the country gets very good market access, Ambassador William Hanna, Head of the EU Delegation in Dhaka, has said. Inaugurating a two-day workshop on ...
Tags: Apparel
While mobile payments transform financial life in many less developed countries, retailers and payment providers in the U.S. and Europe are still trying to find the right incentives to drive adoption. The added convenience of mobile ...
Tags: Mobile Payments, credit cards
On 23rd and 24th August, 2013, more than 300 brands and industry leaders from the intimate apparel industry will come together for industry’s largest sourcing event “Galleria Intima 2013”. Organised by the apex body ...
Tags: Lingerie Brands, Galleria Intima, Apparel
Mr. Kihak Sung, chairman of Korean clothing firm Youngone Corporation, has urged the Bangladesh Government to quickly remove the obstacles for full-scale functioning of the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) that has been set up on 2,492 ...
Tags: Korean EPZ, Apparel
Dutch textile and clothing sector bodies Inretail, VGT and MODINT have prepared a joint plan of action for further sustainability of the apparel sector. The action plan was presented to the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Trade and ...
Bangladesh is actively looking for FDIs in several sectors such as Textile, Plastic, Light Engineering, Home Textile, ICT, Software Development, ITES, Jute and Jute Goods, Pharmaceuticals, Hospital & Medical Equipments, Tourism, ...
Tags: India, Bangla Roadshow, FDI
Almost 70 per cent of Australians would pay more for their clothes if they knew overseas workers were paid a decent wage and that garment factories had safe working conditions, according to a new Oxfam Australia survey. The survey, which ...