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Swimming against the tide, German brand Tom Tailor once again outperformed the average growth of Germany’s garment retail segment which finished the first quarter of 2012 with a marginal sales increase of just 1%, realizing a positive like-for-like growth of 17.7% for the 13th successive quarter.
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21.12.2012 apocalypse end of the world? a world event to forecast fashion…
putting together the right colours...
TEXTILES:
invista hosts first edition of lycra rendezvous for innerwear & stockings
invista increasing presence in indian market denim and intimate wear the focus
HOME FURNISHING:
first edition of home expo india 2012 natural fibre products dominate the textile segment
pearl global's home furnishing business shaping up well dog's bedding a new flourishing category
 
invisible t-shirt breakthrough by ecofashion brand rapanui…
The Sandown-based eco-fashion brand Rapanui, designing clothes for the young, in partnership with University of The Isle of Wight, England has taken the measures of transparency and traceability within the fashion industry to a new level, by developing a fabric that can make T-Shirts appear invisible.
anvil launches organic garden program with schools…
Anvil Knitwear, leading manufacturers of sportswear and accessories primarily serving the image wear and private label markets, have announced to form an Earth Day Organic Indoor Learning Garden Program, in partnership with Earth Day New York. The program has a goal to provide, organic container gardens to classrooms in public schools in New York City
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jims annual fashion show, styles and trends 2012…
The Jagannath Institute of Management Sciences (JIMS) Rohini, Department of Design, recently held Style and Trends 2012, the annual fashion show of the institute to display the ideas and designs of emerging young designers with a mix of ‘PRET A PORTER’ and ‘HAUTE COUTURE’. Emerging as an important institute for fashion, JIMS has many well placed alumni in the industry
bp textile mills enthralling customers for over two decades with yarn dyed fabrics
Established in 1984, BP Textile Mills is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of yarn dyed woven cotton fabrics in the country. With a manufacturing unit in Salem, Tamil Nadu and a sales office and showroom in Delhi, the company maintains perfect balance between the supply and demand of their fabric countrywide.
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13-15 July 2012
8-11 May 2012
 
 
   
 
 
SNIPS:
Aura Herbal Textiles from Ahmedabad, a certified company by Global Organic Textile Standard for their natural/herbal dyeing process, has tied up with world popular and US brand Levi Strauss. The American brand has commissioned Aura to supply it a range of knits and wovens, dyed and printed with herbs for its new proposed ‘Herbal Collection’.
Lifestyle, the medium range department store for apparel, footwear, children’s wear and toys, household furniture and health and beauty offerings, opened its first store in Coimbatore. The brand expects about 70 per cent growth this year in business and also a double turnover in two years from their India operations.
National Textile Corporation (NTC) has taken over two closed cooperative mills in Tamil Nadu. The corporation now has seven textile mills in Tamil Nadu, employing about 5,000 people. NTC would invest over Rs. 300 crores and start an integrated textile production facility comprising spinning, weaving, and processing with a medical textile unit in Dharapuram (TN) soon.
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Myth Buster Quality Management Pucker Free Seams Improving Working Conditions and Productivity in the Garment Industry Managing Productivity in Apparel Industry Quality Assurance for the Retailers Effective Implementation of Quality Management Systems Science in clothing comfort Quality Characterisation of apparel Performance of Home Textiles
 
Topic under debate for next issue:
Compliance is a ‘must have’ to remain in global business… but CSR is self-motivated. As a company do you believe in CSR... What CSR activities have you invested in during the last one year?
 
 
japan apparel imports january 2012 imports by japan remain strong at the start of the year
eu import analysis – jan.-dec. 2011 imports of apparel into the eu registers growth of 8.35% in value; volumes however decrease (-) 1.23%
 
bruce’s insights made in the usa… really! just yankee ingenuity
here we go again! protectionism vs international trade
 
 
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Draft Manufacturing Policies
 
 
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