Levi Strauss & Co. said it has expanded its clothing recycling initiative to all Levi's mainline and outlet stores in the United States. In a press release, the denim jeans marketer added that is making it easier for consumers to recycle ...
Fat Face, the UK lifestyle clothing brand, has implemented TXT Retail's merchandise and assortment planning solution to support its fast-growing retail enterprise. Nick Stevenson, head of merchandising at Fat Face said, “Our ...
A mapping of sustainable textile initiatives by Norden – a regional partnership of Nordic countries – shows that many different perspectives and stakeholders are now working with environmental impacts associated with textile ...
Producer and marketer of recycled nylon fibres Aquafil has entered into a partnership with Outerknown, a new menswear apparel brand founded by 11 time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. An Aquafil press release informed that ...
Tags: textile manufacture, Nylon Fibres
Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on 'GaN on GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, has launched what it says is the first full-visible-spectrum 4° AR111 LED lamp. ...
Tags: electronic, LED, LED lighting, LED lamp
The 2015 edition of the annual Euratex Convention will be devoted to sustainable innovation in the textile and clothing industry. The Convention will be organised by the European apparel and textile confederation (Euratex) and its Italian ...
Tags: textile manfacture, apparel and clothing, clothing manufacture
For the Bundesliga season 2015/16, Adidas and reigning German champions FC Bayern München have introduced their new away jersey. According to an Adidas press release, the new uniform combines the traditional attributes of the ...
Tags: apparel, clothing, FC Bayern, new away jersey
Work uniforms and facility services provider UniFirst Canada Ltd. said it has acquired Canadian company and Ontario based McGuire Uniforms. “The acquisition unites two of Canada’s largest suppliers of direct purchase programs ...
Tags: textile manufacture, apparel, clothing, UniFirst, Work uniforms
India’s cumulative readymade garment exports in April-May 2015-16 were to the tune of $3.012 billion, showing an increase of 7 per cent compared to the exports of $2.814 billion in the same period of previous financial year, the ...
Tags: apparel and clothing, garment manufacture, garment exports
India has the capability to emerge as a manufacturing hub for textile machinery, according to an industry expert. The rolling out of 'Make in India' campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and its subsequent promotion for setting up ...
Tags: apparel, clothing, textile machinery manufacturing, textile machinery
US-based consumer products firm Jarden is inching towards sealing a $1.35bn deal for acquiring disposable plastic cups, plates and cutlery maker Waddington Group. Jarden, which has outshone bidders in the last few days, reached an ...
Tags: consumer products, plastic cups, plastic plates, plates bags
As part of its expansion plans in Europe, Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo said it will open a new store in Berlin, Germany in Fall 2015. “The store will be the second store in the German market, and will be located on Leipziger ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, Uniqlo, Apparel and clothing, children clothing
The latest report on working conditions in Cambodia’s garment factories, compiled by the International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia Programme (ILO-BFC), has found a slight improvement in factories’ ...
Tags: garment manufacture, BFC, footwear, apparel, clothing
In the nine months to May 31, 2015, sales soared 23.9 per cent year over year at Japanese apparel marketer retailer Fast Retailing Group, which has in its portfolio clothing brands like Uniqlo, etc. In the period between September and May ...
Hilco Capital disclosed that it had acquired Canadian travel hat designer and manufacturer, Tilley Endurables, for an undisclosed sum. Hilco, a London, England-based firm that specializes in investing in distressed assets and ...