Construction Management Committee of China Textile City held a conversazione to answer questions ofmarket purchase trade on March 4th.Shaoxing Customs, Keqiao Bureau of Commerce, Keqiao Tax Bureau, Keqiao Market Supervision Bureau, ShaoxingAdministration of Foreign Exchange, Keqiao Branch ofBank of China and about 20operators ofmarket purchase trade attended theconversazione. The conversazione introduced the progress of the pilot anddemonstrate how to operate online.

HAMBURG - The KaDeWe Group, which runs department stores in three major Germany cities, has joined the Fur Free Retailer programme to confirm its commitment to fur-free products.KaDeWe, which runs the department stores Alsterhaus in Hamburg, KaDeWe in Berlin and Oberpollinger in Munich, has not actually offered any products with real fur for years.Simone Heift, the group's buying director, said: "We are continuing on this path without restriction and underlining it with our official mem

Globally fabric and yarn importers are bearing the brunt of rising freight costs amid a global shipping crisis that may last months.Such disturbing situations are emphasized by the ever-falling shipping crisis out of China. Ships loaded with containers are stuck in Chinese ports.Also Read:Goods waiting for containers are stuck on factory loading docks. And shipping costs for those goods that are getting out have increased vastly, abolishing the value-chain proposition that is supposed to underli

The textile testing service provider Hohenstein has developed its own molecular detection systems to screen cotton or textiles for presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) along the entire value chain. Hohenstein is also one of the five laboratories in Europe, accredited for testing textiles for GMOs in accordance with the ISO/IWA 32:2019 protocol.Pic: HohensteinThe protocol was developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) as an International Workshop Agreement

Loblaw Companies Ltd, a Canadian food retailer (also retails apparel brands), posted 7.1 per cent sales growth to $12.4 billion (Canadian dollars) in its fourth quarter (Q4) FY20 ended on January 2, 2021 compared to sales of $11.5 billion in same period previous fiscal. Operating income for Q4 rose to $702 billion (Q4 FY19: $541 million).Pic: Joe Fresh/ Loblaw CompaniesCompany’s e-commerce sales increased 160 per cent compared to same quarter last year.“In stores and online, our network met the

Sutlej Textiles & Industries recently began commercial production of its greenfield green fibre project to manufacture polyester staple fibre (PSF) by recycling of pet bottles. The project set up at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, has a capacity to manufacture 120 metric tonnes (MT) per day of raw white, black and dope-dyed recycled PSF, the company announced.Pic: Sutlej TextilesSutlej Textiles and Industries produces a range of textile products that extends from yarns and fabrics to home furnishin

After falling by over 23 per cent in apparel imports during 2020, USA couldn’t see any positive turnaround to start 2021!The official data says USA fell by 18 per cent to US $ 5.52 billion in its apparel import values during January ’21 as compared to US $ 6.76 billion in January ’20.In terms of volume, USA tumbled by 7.70 per cent to 2.13 million SME in the first month of 2021.There was a drastic drop in the unit prices of the imported apparels as the prices sunk 11.64 per cent to US $ 2.58 per

Tahiya Nuzhat PeataIn this era of competitive market, the world is striving for achieving higher productivity. The biggest challenge and burning issue for the companies ishow to get value for the money invested in workforce and infrastructure in terms of productivity.Productivity is the simultaneous implementation and application of efficiency and effectiveness. In textile manufacturing units, this is of special concern as skilled workforce and advanced machinery exist side by side and plays a s

US-based renowned denim giant Levi Strauss is due to deliver cash aid to 1,000 female ready-made garment (RMG) workers of Bangladesh who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect.Under Levi’s COVID-19 Response for RMG Women Workers in Bangladesh program, a 600 apparel workers in Dhaka and 400 workers in Chattogram would get Tk5,000.Figure: Levi Strauss is due to deliver cash aid to 1,000 female RMG workers of Bangladesh.Besides, 600 more apparel workers – 360 in Dhaka and 240 in Chat

Kohl’s Corporation announced that Robbin Mitchell has joined its Board of Directors (the “Board”) as an independent director. A member of the Fashion & Luxury leadership team at the Boston Consulting Group (“BCG”), Ms. Mitchell brings extensive retail industry operating experience and expertise in areas important to Kohl’s growth strategy, including Women’s apparel, Active and Beauty.“Robbin’s background and skillset are ideally suited to support Kohl’s continued strong execution and momentu