The manmade fibre (MMF) segment needs to grow substantially if the Indian textile industry has to achieve a turnover of US$ 350 billion by 2025, according to Prem Malik, chairman of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI). ...
Tags: textile machinery, cotton prices, Textile
Apparel marketer and NYSE listed, PVH Corp said it will close its Izod retail division, with the closing expected to be completed by the end of fiscal 2015. “However, the closure of the retail business is not expected to impact the ...
Utilising its 20 year expertise in the fashion industry, garment manufacturer Saivana Exports has ventured into online retail with Saiesta.com, with an aim to revolutionise the women’s wear market in India. Saivana Exports Ltd, ...
Tags: evening wear, fusion garments, Apparel
Le Jolie, an US-based online boutique offering top fashion trends for men, women, and kids, has signed an agreement to receive search marketing and other digital advertising services from Matomy Media Group, one of the world’s leading ...
Tags: shopping carts balance, digital advertising services, Apparel
Under its Training of Trainers (TOT) programme, the Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC) is organising a first-of-its-kind advanced workshop on ‘Lean Manufacturing Practices and Implementation’ by experts from Sri Lanka ...
Tags: lean enterprise, financial aspects, value engineering, Apparel
Supplier of uniforms, UniFirst Corporation said its revenues climbed 6.8 per cent and net income 8.6 per cent; both from a year ago quarter for its fiscal 2015 first quarter ended November 29, 2014. First fiscal quarter of 2015 revenues ...
Tags: uniform, workwear programs, facility service programs, Apparel
The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
Tags: Diamond Market, diamond industry
Adidas and the University of Miami announced a landmark 12-year partnership making adidas the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Hurricanes through the 2027-28 season. “The University of Miami was the ...
Tags: official athletic footwear, college athletics, Sporting Goods
lululemon athletica Inc., a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, has appointed Stuart C Haselden as the chief financial officer (CFO), effective from February 2, 2015. Haselden’s career spans 15 years of executive leadership at ...
Tags: driving strategy, international growth, shareholder value, Apparel
Specialty womenswear retailer, The Wet Seal said it was closing 338 retail stores or around 66 per cent of its store count, effective on or about January 7, 2015. The apparel retailer decided to close the stores after assessing its ...
A comprehensive strategy aimed at the textile and clothing industry, allowing secure employment for more than 450,000 families belonging to the sector, and to promote competitiveness of enterprises, as well as to create legal and equitable ...
Sunrise Technologies, a global systems integrator operating out of North America, has announced the latest release of their Apparel and Footwear solution for Microsoft Dynamics AX. This product is Sunrise’s certified for Microsoft ...
Juanita Duggan, CEO at the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has welcomed appointment of a federal mediator to the contentious contract negotiations between West Coast union dockworkers and their employers. “The labour ...
The National Retail Federation has expressed its strong support to the Save American Workers Act, and has urged for passage of the Act that would restore the traditional 40-hour workweek standard for health benefits under the Affordable ...
Craft Sportswear North America has named Eric Schenker as its new chief executive officer. Schenker previously held the position of director of sales and marketing and will take over the role of CEO on his 10-year anniversary with Craft. ...
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