Barbour, a premium outdoor and lifestyle brand headquartered in the UK, has selected Centric Software to provide their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Centric Software provides innovative enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury, and consumer goods companies to achieve strategic and operational transformation goals. Neil Thursby, head of technology at Barbour said, “We first started looking into a PLM solution because we were working with an older PDM s

A textile plant belonging to the Viet Tien General Garment Joint Stock Company in HCM City. — Photo cafef.vn Customs data shows imports from China in 2017 were high at US$9 billion, or 42.7 per cent of all textile-related imports, and 12 per cent higher than in 2016. Viet Nam often imports raw materials also from South Korea and Taiwan. South Korean products cost a fourth of Chinese products while Taiwanese products cost a fifth. Last year, Viet Nam’s imports from China included over $6

AVA CAD/CAM’s commercial director, Duncan Ross, reveals how one of the company’s British-based customers is experiencing growth in the country’s digital textile printing industry. The growing popularity of digital printing is well documented, and you don’t have to look far to see proud textile manufacturers from digital textile printing hot spots around the world showcasing their latest investments in the disruptive technology. A Digital Print Produced By Midlands -based I -Sub Simila

Viet Nam’s total exports value to China in January 2018 totalled nearly US$3.7 billion, up by $1.9 billion, or 106 per cent, over the same period last year, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC). This time in previous years, China’s annual imports value from Viet Nam was a mere $1.9 billion, making it the third biggest importer from Viet Nam. The main reason behind such strong bilateral trade growth is the scheduled commitments within the ASEAN-China Free

Accord on Building and Fire Safety in Bangladesh, a consortium of European brands and buyers, has cut business relations with 37 more Bangladeshi readymade garment factories due to refusal and failure of the factory authorities at implementing workplace safety measures in the units suggested by the buyers’ platform. With the latest 37 factories, the Accord has so far cut business relations with 133 RMG factories on ground of safety issues that produce products for the European brands and buy

Global experts on Monday said that Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector should be transformed to a fashion-oriented industry from commodity-oriented one to remain competitive in the global market. This was the time for Bangladesh to be innovative with adoption of latest technology as the global apparel industry is moving towards smart wears, said speakers at the Fashionology Summit. The summit, first ever in Bangladesh, was organised by Bangladesh Apparel Exchange at International Convent

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has paved the way for new opportunities for Nepal to realize its dream of development and economic prosperity, government officials and experts said here on Monday. They made such remarks during a one-day seminar entitled "Strengthening cooperation to promote the construction of the Belt and Road" organized by Nepal China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCCI) in Kathmandu. Stating that the Belt and Road Initiative will bring opportunities in m

Bangladeshi footwear and leather goods exporters are bracing themselves for tough competition in the global market after the Indian government recently announced a mega financial incentive for the sector's revival. Both the countries export footwear and leather goods to the same destinations like the EU, the US and Japan. The Indian government has announced a special package worth $404.7 million (about Tk 3,338 crore) from fiscal 2017-18 through to fiscal 2019-20 for employment generation

Textile exports witnessed over 7 percent growth during seven months (July 2017 to January 2018) of the current fiscal year due to PM’s incentives package and rupee depreciation against the dollar. The country exported textile and clothing products worth $7.7 billion during July-January period of the year 2017-18 as against $7.2 billion of the corresponding period of the previous year, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Healthy growth in textile and clothing products exports

The revenue of Michael Kors Holdings Limited, a global fashion luxury group, for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, has increased 6.5 per cent to $1.44 billion, including a $114.7 million contribution from Jimmy Choo, which the company owned for two months of the quarter. On a constant currency basis, the total revenue increased 4.6 per cent. For the reported period, the company's gross profit increased 9.7 per cent to $884.0 million, and as a percentage of total revenue was 61.4 per cent. Adj