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Summary of April same-store sales results for apparel category store chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. -22 pct Aeropostale Inc. 20 pct American Apparel Inc. -7 pct American Eagle Outfitters Inc. -5 pct Big Lots Inc...
The next edition of Pitti Immagine Filati, n. 65, will be held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 7 to 9 July 2009 instead of from 1 to 3 July. This new date will make it possible to hold the event concomitantly with the first edition of PRIMA - Moda Tessuto, the new ...
A flurry of economic data has raised hopes that the worst of the recession could be over in Britain, showing a jump in retail sales, a strong rise in new homebuyer inquiries, a smaller than expected rise in jobless claims and a slowing rate of decline in manufacturing output. The ...
With modern women showing more and more interest in watchmaking technique, RAYMOND WEIL is delighted to unveil the latest jewel from its mechanical freelancer collection: a fresh, elegant date chronograph whose harmonious blend of original design and watchmaking skill is sure to ...
A major garment manufacturer will move its product development center from the United Kingdom to Cambodia, a sign, according to some experts, that despite the effects of the economic crisis, the Cambodian garment sector continues to remain internationally competitive, local media ...
In Binh Duong Province, a material supplier centre for the garments and footwear sector is to be opened on 18th of this month, informed Lien Anh Company Ltd. The centre will cover an area of 8.5 hectares and will be built at a cost of VND 100 billion. This materials centre will ...
Speedo’s submissions were shortlist by a panel of key industry experts and world leading sporting authorities who remarked ‘few innovations in the history of sportswear have had the market impact that Speedo’s LZR Racer swimsuit has achieved in 2008’. Heralded by the panel as a ...
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has demanded of the government to withdraw 4.5 per cent import duty on Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF) in budget 2009-10, besides removing import restrictions, which are burdening the industry heavily. In the year 2008-09, customs duty ...
New all-Wales uniforms for NHS nurses – designed so that patients can easily see who is in charge of hospital wards – have been unveiled. In addition, more uniforms will be provided, and along with this, hospitals are working to identify on-site laundry and changing facilities. ...
A Bangladeshi teenager who died in a garment factory that supplies cheap jeans for export to Europe was “overworked to death”, a rights group said. Fatema Akhter, an 18-year-old garment worker in the port city of Chittagong, died during her shift in December last year, according ...
U.S. retail sales dropped for a second consecutive month in April, an unexpected result that left many experts wondering if consumers had yet regained a desire to spend. The 0.4 percent decline in April, much worse than the flat reading economists had expected, followed a 1.3 ...
The French government on Tuesday assailed a French textile firm director who offered to relocate laid-off employees to India for a salary of 69 euros ($92) per month. “This is unacceptable. This is a provocation. This is profoundly shocking,” said government spokesman and ...
Grey Colombo's campaign 'Garments without Guilt' became Asia's first ever entry to win a Global Effie, making it the first Asian agency to win one since the inception of the awards in 2003. In a press release, Vice President and Country Head of Grey Global in Colombo Ajai V.Singh ...
Gottex, the acclaimed swimwear manufacturing company of Israel has been slapped with a suit in the local courts by the tax authorities for trying to evade import duties to the tune of NIS 6 million and has held two senior officers of the company responsible. According to the ...
Technical textiles are expected to be a biggest opportunity emerging in India. The industry value is estimated to range from Rs 6,000 crore to Rs.80,000 crores by 2015. The best part is, one need not have to look outside the country for business. There are two major impediments ...
NEW YORK — When times were good, retailers sold sundresses in February and heavy wool sweaters in August. Now, consumers worried about the recession are buying only what they need today. This new frugality has merchants and suppliers overhauling every aspect of their businesses, ...
University of Dundee graduate Hayley Scanlan made the perfect start to her career as a textile designer last night when she made her first sale - to fashion icon Erin O'Connor. Erin was in Dundee to officially open the Dundee Degree Show 2009 at Duncan of Jordanstone College of ...
Leading businessmen including Simon Berwin of Berwin & Berwin, Nigel Lugg of Prominent Apparel (Europe) and Richard Craig of Margaret Howell, are among the board members of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), the new body that will represent the industry and which ...
rbb Style Group, the fashion, art and lifestyle-focused division of the national full-service agency rbb Public Relations that operates offices in Miami and New York, was named agency of record for DuMi Shapewear, the innovative line of sexy, feminine underpinnings that offer ...
Noobis Inc, an InternetArray company, has created a new Facebook application that allows users to create their own t-shirts and share in the profit of their sale. Initial target includes clubs, organizations, and school groups. “User generated content is a powerful driver of ...
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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%
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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
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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 ...