The City of Newburgh, US is set to partner and support the growth and expansion of garment industry by providing affordable manufacturing space, workforce, and technological needs for the sector. The City recently partnered with The Solar ...
Tags: manufacturing space, workforce, technological needs, Apparel
To differentiate high-quality products made in Japan, the apparel industry is planning to use a special ‘J Quality’ tag on products in which three processes — weaving, dyeing and sewing — have been carried out ...
As on 1 January, 2015, a total of 13.958 million bales of cotton arrived at various ginneries in Pakistan, crossing the previous season’s total cotton production of 13.391 million bales. Cotton arrival increased by 10.16 per cent ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Apparel
The Nigerian government has approved a policy which aims to revive the country’s ailing textile and garment industry. The policy is a part of the National Industry Revolution Plan (NIRP) which covers the whole textile value chain, ...
Tags: funding and energy, smuggling, Textile
Revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 at Zuoan Fashion Limited, a leading Chinese fashion casual menswear company, dived 20.9 per cent year on year. Zuoan said its sales in the third quarter of 2014 amounted to RMB 301.1 ...
Tags: advertising expenses, Apparel
Global experts and apparel retailers have shown optimism in the Bangladesh apparel sector and said that its target to export $50 billion worth of garments by 2021 could be achieved. This was revealed in a statement from the Bangladesh ...
Tags: ethical standards, Apparel
Standard Textile, a vertically integrated company in the institutional textile and apparel markets is expanding its Union County, South Carolina manufacturing facility. Standard Textile is expanding its existing Union County facility by ...
Tags: healthcare, hospitality, interior products, Textile
Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) signed a MoU with All India Council of Technical Training (AICTE), to offer B. Voc Programmes in Apparel Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship and Fashion Design & Retailing. “With the ever ...
A joint memorandum has been submitted to the Union Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman by various Indian textile associations, seeking additional two years time to fulfill export obligation under the export promotion capital goods (EPCG) ...
Tags: textile associations, Textile
Garment factory owners’ cost in Cambodia is expected to rise by nearly 20 per cent, as a new wage structure came into effect from 1 January. The new structure raises the minimum wage to US$ 128 per month from the earlier $100 per ...
Tags: transportation, seniority, Apparel
Online apparel sales continue to capture a greater share of India retail ecommerce sales, said an ASSOCHAM-PwC study. The apparel category, along with computers and consumer electronics, helped fuel the overall market growth, through ...
Tags: ecommerce sales, retail ecommerce, Apparel
The proposed Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha last month, is expected to smoothen business process (ease of doing business) for ecommerce companies by ...
Exports from the Vietnamese apparel sector are expected to touch US $24.5 billion and thereby surpass the set target by nearly $1 billion. “The garment and textile sector continues to top Vietnamese exports, mainly due to right ...
With demand for premium European textile products growing, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2015 will once again feature SalonEurope and the Milano Unica pavilions. Leading European apparel fabrics and ...
Apparel Zap, a leading provider of wholesale apparel and advertising specialty product services such as screen printing and embroidery, has launched a new and improved digital design studio for customized clothing and apparel. The ...
Tags: t-shirts, woven tops, sweatshirts, Apparel