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Discounters Add Jobs; Textile, Apparel Employment Slides
Still benefiting from the residual effects of tax rebate checks, discounters and specialty stores continued…
House Approves Trade Bill
Legislation would benefit firms making denim in sub-Saharan Africa.
Macy’s Alleged Sweatshop Goods Prove Counterfeit
The New York State Department of Labor might have been a bit hasty when it included Macy?s Inc. as one of the…
West Coast Shippers, Union Agrees on Contract
The tentative accord averts a work stoppage at 29 ports.
Global Trade Negotiations Collapse
Efforts to reach a breakthrough in the Doha Round of trade liberalization talks fell apart.
What is the “China Price”?
A new book examines the cost of cheap goods from China.
Green Gets Vision Award
Innerwear designer cited by Retinitus Pigmentosa International Society.
Fed Report Cites Spending Slowdown
The arrival of stimulus checks in May and June could not counteract the overall slowing effects of economic…
Lamy Makes Major Move
World Trade Organization director general Pascal Lamy on Wednesday put forward his own proposals in…
Facchinetti’s Name Surfaces Among Phone Tap Victims
Valentino's new creative director, Alessandra Facchinetti, is once again in the limelight, but this time it…
Caucus Pushes for China Monitoring
The House Textile Caucus is mobilizing an effort to convince President Bush to start monitoring apparel…
U.S. Offers New Farm Plan in Talks
The U.S. presented a new conditional offer on Tuesday to cap its farm subsidies at $15 billion, down from an…
China’s woes
China is losing its competitive edge in textile and apparel manufacturing, a new report said.
U.S., EU Intensify Pressure on Emerging Nations
GENEVA ? Talks among ministers from 35 key trading nations started in a heated atmosphere Monday.
Global Synthetic Fiber Prices on the Rise
High global oil prices and their domino effect on the costs of materials used to manufacture synthetic fibers…