Collaboration between retailers, brands, their manufacturing partners and suppliers is starting to drive a recovery in the UK’s garment making sector. This was the optimistic and overwhelming conclusion of speakers at the recent ASBCI ...
Tags: Garment Sector, Textile
The latest ABS Retail Trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 1.2 per cent in January 2014, seasonally adjusted, following a rise of 0.7 per cent in December 2013. Turnover rose in cafes, restaurants and takeaway food ...
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Retailers have warmly welcomed today's Australian Bureau of Statistics trade figures for January, which showed the sector made a solid start to 2014, writes Trevor Evans from the National Retail Association. The 1.2 per cent increase ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Americans spent more in January, but the increase came from a surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. in spending on heating bills during the harsh winter. Spending in areas such as autos and ...
Tags: Energy Costs, durable goods
Over 70 labour rights groups and trade unions have signed up to a joint statement calling on global clothing brands that source from Bangladesh to pay into the Rana Plaza Donor Trust Fund and ensure the survivors and families of victims of ...
Tags: Clothes Campaign, Textile
Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, will host the 13th international exhibition ‘Fashion Industry: products and equipment in 2014’ from March 5-10, 2014. The success of previous exhibitions attracted ...
Tags: Garment Industry, Apparel
Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) in collaboration with EVECON (an event management Company) are organizing the Made in Pakistan Expo 2014 at World Trade Centre from April 3-7, 2014 at Mumbai, India. ...
Tags: Apparel, Pak Fashion
The depreciation of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) in the last few days is likely to benefit the Chinese clothing sector, according to experts. In mid-February 2014, the exchange rate was US$ 1 = 6.06 yuan, which has depreciated to 6.15 ...
Tags: Clothing Sector, RMB Depreciation
Based out of the New York area, Mondevices Inc. has created the baby sleep monitor that fits in a button, creating the first “smart button” wearable technology. This year the “smart button” has won a prize in Smart ...
In a Review published in The Lancet Neurology, two of the world's leading experts on the link between environment and children's health are sounding the alarm on the dangers of industrial chemicals. They are calling on countries to ...
Levi Strauss & Co. announced its first annual grant in support of causes important to the company founder. Company celebrates 185th birthday of blue jean inventor by continuing his philanthropic legacy. One of the earliest corporate ...
Gap Inc. announced that its Board of Directors intends to increase the company’s annual dividend to $0.88 in fiscal year 2014, a 10 percent increase from the company’s current annualized rate of $0.80. This represents more than ...
Chico's FAS, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share of its common stock, a 36% increase over the dividend rate from April 2013. The dividend is payable on March 31, 2014 to ...
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We're in the beginning of a world in which everything is connected to the Internet and with one another, while powerful yet relatively cheap computers analyze all that data for ways to improve lives. Toothbrushes tell your mirror to ...
Tags: Service, Consumer Electronics
In 2013, Kyrgyzstan produced textiles and garments valued at 7.6 billion soms, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industry. Segment-wise, the textile production was 1.206 billion soms, while clothing accounted for 6.394 billion ...
Tags: Kyrgyz Textile, Apparel Output, Textile