During the 2012/13 financial year in Pakistan, which ended in June, export earnings from textiles and clothing grew by 5.9%, compared with 2011/12. As we have frequently referred to in the past, the major growth area was cotton yarn (see accompanying table), influenced in the main by increased demand from China. It is noteworthy that the growth in the volume of cotton yarn exported was even larger than the increase in value. A total of 735,015 tonnes were sold during the period under review, som

Workers at the Phu Tho-based shoe maker Vinh Phu finish products for export. Domestic footwear companies have been urged by experts to become more competitive in order to capitalise on rising demand. — VNA/VNS Photo Hong Hoa Vietnamese leather and footwear exporters must become more competitive to capitalise on a shift in demand from China to Viet Nam, advised experts from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. They were addressing recent increases in orders made with Vietnamese producers fr

The garments industry is pinning its hopes on several projects meant to regain at least a quarter of jobs lost in the past six to seven years, the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines said over the weekend. In its statement, the FOBAP explained that it is seeking funding support from the government to implement three projects aimed to revive the garments industry. The three projects include a proposed industry mapping for garments and hard goods, the initiation of compliance programs

Six of China's leading domestic sportswear companies, including Li-Ning Co and Anta Sports Products, have closed 2,249 outlets in total in the first half of this year, amid a saturated market and competition from fast fashion companies, experts said Thursday. Beijing-based China Dongxiang (Group) Co closed. 611 Kappa brand retail outlets in the first half of this year, the highest number of closures among the six companies, according to the firms' half-year earnings report. Also, 361 Degrees

The ongoing slide of the Indian currency is poised to cause some major dents to Bangladesh’s garment business abroad, seeing that the two neighbouring countries compete in the same segments globally. The rupee slumped to a record low of 68.75 to the dollar yesterday amid growing concerns over the health of the Indian economy. Although both the Bangladeshi taka and the Indian rupee now have more or less the same denomination value against the dollar, the rupee’s downtrend suggests it is bound

Japan's biggest oil refiner, JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corp, said it had restarted its 443,000 tonnes-per-year (tpy) naphtha cracker in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Thursday after an unplanned shutdown. The cracker had been halted following a power outage on Aug. 18. Source: Reuters .

Dunning Golf, a premium brand of high performance golf clothing, is introducing Heritage Performance Cotton to the Spring 2014 season. Over the last two years, Dunning Golf has worked to engineer a fabric that offers premium performance while recognizing the heritage and understated history of the game. The new collection combines luxury pima cotton with proprietary technical fibers resulting in a new performance fabric that looks and feels just like cotton with premium moisture management.

Apricot Lane, a consistent leader in the retail franchise industry has quickly moved to the forefront of chic boutiques since its launch in 2007. Owned by Country Visions, Inc, the company is on target to open twenty stores in 2013 bringing its total store count to 95 across 38 states and projecting an impressive $45 million in 213 system sales. The increasingly popular Apricot Lane Boutique Franchise, owned by Country Visions, Inc., is anticipating exponential growth during Fall 2013 Spring

Tessuti, purveyor of the latest designer fashions for men, women and children, announces its latest store location has just opened in Liverpool's premier shopping district, Liverpool One. On two floors, Tessuti's newest location offers designer clothing for men and women, featuring some of the most sought after brands in fashion. The Liverpool One store offers a fine selection of menswear including such top names as Armani Jeans, Hugo Boss, Lyle and Scott and Billionaire Boys Club. Fashions i

The world has become smaller with the advent of technology and it has revolutionized the shopping behavior of apparel consumers. This necessitates apparel brands and retailers to focus on innovative technologies to reach to their potential buyers. Dr. Andreas Seidl, CEO of Human Solutions, a software provider for fashion and other sector, told fibre2fashion, “The interactivity of the web, the immediacy and ubiquity of mobile technology as well as the rise of social sharing and online communit