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Last year was a landmark in China for the British fashion brand Dunhill. After operating 13 years in the country through local franchisees, the company has taken over its largest distributor, China Resources, in a bid to strengthen its Beijing and Shanghai retail business. Now ...
Sales of clothing have overtaken those of computer hardware and software, suggesting that consumers have reached a new level of comfort buying merchandise on the Web. In 2006, in the US, revenue from skirts, suits and shoes reached $18.3 billion, surpassing that from PCs, ...
Mauricio Herzovich (MH) is a professional journalist who, for 25 years working from his base in Buenos Aires, concentrates on the leather, footwear and leather goods sectors. Besides editing local and international magazines in the sector, and contributing numerous in-depth ...
After a successful APLF which ended on March 30th, World Leather Business Week Report is publishing for readers of APLF news some extracts from the publication which gives an excellent overview on APLF and the outlook for the sector. APLF came to an end ...... and over the last ...
The written history of Chinese carpets can be traced back to more than 300 years ago, while records of physical carpet examination can be over 2,000 years. It fully reflects minority history and culture by that time. China’s carpet technology originated in Xinjiang, it then ...
The first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2007/08 indicates a slight decrease in global cotton production, while world cotton mill use continues to expand. World production in 2007/08 is forecast to reach 116 million bales, a year-toyear decrease of only ...
Prices are now clearly falling in the polyester chain. Larger supplies and lower demand from China’s polyester industry are depressing PTA prices while producers are confronted with financial losses. MEG prices are also sharply declining, in line with lower ethylene prices in ...
PARIS: The Sedaine-Popincourt neighborhood in eastern Paris, once lined with boulangeries, butchers, hairdressers and fishmongers, now has block after block of Chinese wholesale clothing shops. With culturally opaque names like Splendide, Wonderful, Lola, Trend Attitude and Pull ...
2nd Prime Source Forum Concluded on 30 March 2007 With buyers insisting upon better products being made available faster and cheaper, and sellers striving to provide still more services at lower costs, global supply chain challenges have never been greater. Concerns over ...
US imports of cotton terry towels were relatively weak in the first quarter of 2007, with China still dominating the higher end of the market. US quotas forced Chinese exporters in shifting to higher-valued towels while India and Pakistan were aggressively cutting their prices on ...
U.S. Textiles & Clothing Import from China in Categories under Restriction (Jan.-Apr. 2007) Date:Jun 15 2007 Categories Description of Categories Unit Quantity Change% Share% Value (1000$) Change% Share% 200/301 Sew Thread/Yarns Ton 858 -33.6 4.0 3797 -34.3 3.9 222 Knit Fabric ...
U.S. Textiles & Clothing Imports from China by Commodities (Jan.-Apr. 2007) Date:Jun 15 2007 Description of Commodities Quantity (Million SQM) Change% Share% Value (Million Dollars) Change% Share% Price (Dollars/SQM) Change% Textile & Clothing 5950.45 20.11 36.22 8934.52 39.92 30...
U.S. Textiles & Clothing Import Value by Country (Jan.-Apr. 2007) Date:Jun 15 2007 Rank Country/Area Value (Thousand Dollars) (Ranked by Value) Change% Share% World 29430272 7.22 100 _NAFTA 2551014 -12.43 8.67 _CBI 2658649 0.22 9.03 1 China 8934519 39.92 30.36 2 India 1862434 -1...
U.S. Clothing Import Quantity by Country (Jan.-Apr. 2007) Date:Jun 15 2007 Rank Country/Area Quantity (Thousand SQM) (Ranked by Quantity) Change% Share% World 7052853 9.11 100 _NAFTA 448924 -16.92 6.37 _CBI 1129222 3.91 16.01 1 China 2086989 51.78 29.59 2 Bangladesh 453840 10.62 ...
By Mohammad Yunus The garment industry and microcredit have helped bring about a major social revolution in Bangladesh, empowering women in this predominantly Muslim nation. For many years I have been trying to address the issue of poverty through microcredit - small, collateral...
"China is no longer a good investment destination for the Korean textile industry. Move your plants to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam." That's the advice in a report released Tuesday by KOTRA, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. The report focused on the ...
All Linda Grant wanted was to update her summer wardrobe with a couple of this season's key garments. So why did the high street fail to come up with the goods? Is this the most disastrous clothes season ever? Wednesday June 13, 2007 The Guardian I have wandered through Top Shop, ...
NEW YORK: Tom Ford stood in front of the class of 2007 at Santa Fe Prep last week - where he graduated 28 years ago. "I gave them lots of words of wisdom," says Ford. "I told them to learn to do what makes them happy." That could be the charismatic designer's own mantra. For ...
Gao Fuchen, the Vice Minister of China Commerce Department, held a meeting after returning from Sino-EU Economic Trade Joint Committee. Over 30 members from Hong Kong Textile Commerce and leaders of departments like the Foreign Trade Bureau, the Foreign Capital Bureau and the ...
On 1 June 2007, the European regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACh) came into force. We spoke to Dr. Rainer Weckmann, Director of the department of Materials Testing at the Hohenstein Institutes about the effects of REACh on the around 6...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...