Government has set up 25 Integrated Textile Parks across the country to promote exports and an equal number of more such parks can be set up if required, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Textiles Minister Shankersinh Vagela said that India’s textile exports have witnessed a substantial growth touching 23.8 billion by the end of July […]
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46198) has announced the addition of “Dishwashing and Textile Cleaning in Chile to 2009″ to their offering.
This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Dishwashing and Textile Cleaning in Chile. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share data. The databook supplies actual data to […]
Hanesbrands Inc. announced recently that it will close its Ponce, Puerto Rico, textile manufacturing plant and move production to existing lower-cost production capacity in the Caribbean basin. Production at the Ponce plant, which makes fabric for T-shirts and underwear briefs, will cease by the end of January 2007. The closing will result in a reduction […]
Women’s clothing retailer Chico’s FAS Inc. said Tuesday third-quarter earnings fell 21 percent as higher sales failed to offset increased markdowns and larger store operating costs.
Net income slid to $42.1 million, or 24 cents per share, from $53.2 million, or 29 cents per share, a year ago.
Sales grew to $403.6 million from $358.7 million last […]
Sweatshirts, shoes and cool jackets. All for your four legged friend Tired of the usual quilted checked jackets your dog adorns every winter? No sweat. This Christmas season, your pooch can choose between embroidered denim jackets to polo neck sweaters. No doubt, the chilly season is when dogs can show off some serious fashion, available […]
Stella McCartney, the fashion designer daughter of ex Beatle Sir Paul, has poured scorn on the fashion industry for continuing to use animal fur in new designs. According to latest statistics, fur sales have risen 30 percent in two years in Britain - hitting a high of 965 million dollars, and stars like Keira Knightley, […]
Online fashion and beauty retailer ASOS Plc said it expected to meet full-year forecasts as it swung to a first-half profit on Tuesday and said its sales were still growing strongly.
Finance director Jon Kamaluddin also said ASOS (or As Seen on Screen) had plans to launch country-specific websites in the next 12 to 18 months […]
The Uganda International Fashion Week (UIFW) is one of those events that stay firmly marked on the social calendar of fashion lovers. As always, guests at such events are of as much interest as the models on the catwalk.
The annual UIFW, now in its fourth year, kicked off last Thursday, with a VIP gala night. […]
Holiday shoppers rushed the doors of apparel retailers including Aeropostal Inc. over the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend, anxious to snag some of the best deals of the year. But while traffic rose, the sharp discounts could actually hurt the companies’ bottom lines.
Brean Murray Carret & Co analyst Eric Beder cut his rating on teen clothing retailer […]
A Guam company has sued Rifu Apparel Corp. and another corporation and their agent for allegedly refusing to pay the $20,500 balance in purchased merchandise and services rendered.
Carrier Guam Inc. sued Rifu Apparel Corp., Saipan JC Corp., and Choi Hyung Chul for breach of contract.
Carrier Guam, through counsel S. Joshua Berger, asked the Superior Court […]
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. today announced that Frits D. van Paasschen has been elected to the Jones Apparel Group, Inc. Board of Directors. He will join the Board on November 30, 2006.
Mr. van Paasschen brings with him outstanding credentials grounded in management consulting and firsthand experience with establishing and building brands in developing markets […]
Clothing wholesaler and retailer Jones Apparel Group Inc. on Tuesday named Gregg Marks, chief executive of its suit division, to head up its dress unit.
Marks replaces Barbara Kennedy, who left the company to pursue outside interests.
Marks’ responsibilities for the dress unit will be an expansion of his role overseeing the suit division, Jones Apparel said.