Considering the heightened activity seen in environmental friendly textile production processes and activities like detox campaign and the resultant ZHDC initiative, the Oeko-Tex Association top brass confirmed their commitment to address ...
Tags: textile testing body, Made in Green, Apparel
For the third fiscal quarter of 2014, gross margin at apparel retailer JC Penney expanded 710 bps over the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. In the third quarter ending November 1, 2014, gross margin stood at 36.6 per cent of ...
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Indian online retailers may soon come under the surveillance of the Consumer Protection Law, following complaints for alleged unfair business practices, according to a cabinet proposal put forward by the consumer affairs department, ...
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Lifestyle International, one of the leading retailers from Dubai, is selling products from its value fashion brand, Max, on Flipkart, one of India’s leading online stores. Max is the latest to join the rising list of ...
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Revenue and EBITDA surged 17 and 52 per cent, respectively from a year ago quarter at the fashion and lifestyle business of Kumaramangalam Birla led, Aditya Nuvo, in the second fiscal quarter ended September, 30, 2014. Led by revenue ...
Tags: Pantaloons, Jaya Shree Textiles, Apparel
India’s annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), dropped to a five-year low of 1.7 per cent for the month of October, 2014 (over October, 2013), according to the provisional data released by the Office ...
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Stylista.com, the Indian online shopping destination for designer collaborative fashion collections, has launched a new curated fashion range named Stylista Select sourced from across the globe. Inspired by the latest international runway ...
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Speakers at the recently held International Cotton Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 73rd Plenary Meeting were of the opinion that, instrument testing of cotton lint will help farmers realise better prices and that it was imperative. This ...
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The inaugural edition of International Textile Fair (ITF) held in Dubai on the 3rd and 4th of November, showcasing pre-collection spring/summer 2015 and autumn/winter highlights, proved to be a successful event. The global event was an ...
Singapore TAL Apparel Limited has received green signal for setting up a US$ 50 million project to manufacture textiles, fabrics and garments in Vietnam’s northern province of Vinh Phuc, according to Vietnam Investment Review. The ...
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Germany based apparel marketer, Tom Tailor Group posted a smart turnaround in its net income, which slipped into black for the first time in two years, in the first nine months of 2014. For the first time in two years, Tom Tailor Group ...
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Higher product clearance promotions drove down gross margin in the first fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2014, at women’s apparel retailer and NASDAQ listed, Bebe Stores. Bebe Stores said gross margin from continuing operations as ...
Amazon, one of the leading online retailers in the world, is set to open its digital market for Spreadshirt sellers in UK. Spreadshirt is one of the world’s leading e-commerce platforms for on-demand printing of clothing and ...
“Sports events like IPL are a great platform for brands to not only convey their core promise to a much wider audience, but also to make a stronger and more enduring bond,” informs the Indian head of sportswear brand, U.S. Polo ...
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Although US cotton exports started slowly compared to recent years, they are on track to reach the forecast of 10 million bales for 2014/15 cotton season, the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture ...