American apparel brand Tommy Hilfiger’s India joint venture with Arvind has registered a 66 per cent rise in its profits in the last fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the company said in a filing to the Registrar of Companies. ...
Tags: retail sales, apparel brand, Apparel
Israeli apparel designer and marketer, Bagir Group said it has entered in to a deal to purchase a 50 per cent stake in Ethiopian clothing factory, Nazareth Garments. The deal which was negotiated for $1.5 million is subject to several ...
Tags: Ethiopian Garment, Apparel
The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) has taken up a new initiative to protect the lives of garment workers by providing fire safety training to factory security guards. The course will prepare guards to react effectively ...
Tags: Fire Safety, Security Guards, Apparel
Mike Jeffries led apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has announced that the company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend for holders of the company’s common shares in the amount of $0.20 per common share. The ...
The first ever ‘Dhaka Apparel Summit 2014’, organized by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), will be held from December 7-9, 2014, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka. ...
Tags: Apparel Summit, Apparel
Reebok International ha acquired has the U.K.-based, boxing and martial arts brand, Luta. It established a long-term alliance with Fight for Peace, a non-profit organization which combines boxing and martial arts with education and personal ...
Tags: Luta Sportswear, Sporting Goods
BackJoy Orthotics, LLC. has received a minority investment from Sandbridge Capital, which recently took a stake in Rossignol. BackJoy is best known for its SitSmart Pro seat accessory that supports the back but has expanded into footwear, ...
Tags: sports bras, sports apparel, Sporting Goods
Export Quantity & Value for Chinese Knitted or Crocheted Apparel & Accessories from Jan. to March in 2014 Month Quantity(-) Value(Billion USD) Year on Year Quantity ...
Tags: Knitted Apparel, Crocheted Apparel
Testex, an official partner institute of the Oeko-Tex Association in China, participated in the recently concluded, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show. Over 3,500 international and national exhibitors took part in the autumn ...
Hanesbrands Vietnam, a subsidiary of the US-based manufacturer and marketer of everyday basic apparel Hanesbrands Inc, has opened a new garment factory in Kim Dong district of northern Vietnamese province of Hung Yen, last week. The new ...
Tags: Garment Unit, Apparel
Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) signed an agreement to implement sustainable processes in cotton production in Pakistan. APTMA will be the implementing agency within Pakistan to ...
The National Retail Federation (NF) has expressed disappointment on reports that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are taking a break from contract negotiations. “We are ...
Tags: contract negotiations, Apparel
The Vidarbha unit of the Textile Association India (TAI) is hosting the 12th International & 70th All India Textile Conference on January 17 and 18, 2015 at Nagpur. The theme of the conference is ‘Cotton, textile & apparel value & ...
Tags: textile industry, clothing industry, Apparel
Fabrics and apparels brand Grasim has tied up with leading online retailer Amazon to market its exclusive line of readymade shirts and shirting/suiting gift packs. Grasim apparel is a fashionable and innovative brand targeted at the 30+ ...
Tags: readymade shirts, gift packs, Apparel
In response to the Greenpeace Detox campaign, German sports brand Puma has unveiled an action plan for the elimination of polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) from its supply chain. Alongside, Puma which also retails sportswear has set key ...
Tags: Detox campaign, polyfluorinated chemicals, supply chain, Apparel