Africa’s Ackermans, fashion retailer and part of the Pepkor Group of companies, has selected Centric 8 product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Renee Jain, supply chain systems manager of Ackermans said that the value fashion ...
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North Face, an apparel and footwear brand owned by VF Corporation said it has expanded its ‘Clothes The Loop’ recycling programme to all of its retail and outlet stores in the US. In tandem, it will also run an in-store and ...
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Food retail in Australia is among the better-performing retail sectors contributing to only a modest rise is sales figures in February 2015. The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) said the seasonally adjusted rise (0.7 percent ...
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Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in leading industries, like garments and footwear, should upgrade their capacity in supply chain management to raise the value of their products, local and foreign experts said at a recent ...
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US global workwear brand Dickies has launched its medical & healthcare uniforms & footwear lines in India and is a part of the first phase of operations of the company in India. “As the medical and healthcare industry in India ...
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Politecnico di Milano, the largest technical university in Italy, has selected DesignConcept, design and product development software, and Diamino, the marker-making software by Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions ...
Tags: soft materials, technical textiles, composite materials
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. announced that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one-stock split of the company’s common stock to be paid as a stock dividend. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 20, 2015 ...
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Icebug USA, a subsidiary of Icebug Sweden and the leader in traction footwear, announced the opening of its first official test center in North America at the world-class permanent obstacle course racing facility, Shale Hill Adventure Farm ...
In response to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, Aldi one of the top ten discounters worldwide, has pledged to ban all hazardous chemicals from their textile and footwear supply chain by 2020. “Aldi scored poorly when Greenpeace tested ...
Sequential Brands Group said it will acquire a majority interest in the Jessica Simpson brand, including the Jessica Simpson Collection master license and other rights. Brand founder Jessica Simpson, who selected Sequential as her new ...
Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Brands, added six new triathletes to its growing roster of pros. The athletes include former Ironman world champion Leanda Cave, Danielle Mack, Lauren Goss, Josh Amberger, Kevin Collington and Drew Scott. ...
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Adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizer of the Boston Marathon, announced the launch of the Boston Marathon RunBase in partnership with Marathon Sports, Inc. The Adidas exclusive community experience will open ...
New Balance announced its “Nobody Runs Like Boston.” campaign that is dedicated to its hometown city. The campaign highlights the brand’s unique running heritage that is synonymous with the city. The campaign features ...
German sportswear marketer, Adidas has launched a new collection; the Adidas Roland Garros Collection by Y-3, which is the result of collaboration between two of its brands; Y-3 and Adidas Tennis. “The new collection has been ...
Following rapid growth in community engagement, scrapbook creation and revenue growth, social discovery platform for women, LimeRoad said it has raised a Series C funding. This new financing ramps up the total funds raised to $45 million ...
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