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Financial Roundup: Michael Kors Takes Steps With Jimmy Choo as Tapestry Does With Kate Spade, Primark Cites Multichannel Growth

Michael Kors sees a $1 billion brand for Jimmy Choo, Tapestry integrating Kate Spade, and Primark grows in…

Repreve’s New Playbook for Broncos Gear: A Cap From Plastic Bottles

Unifi Inc.'s Repreve brand of recycled performance fibers its expanding its product array by teaming with New…

LA-Long Beach Port Approves Clean Air Action Plan Calling for Emission-Reducing Technologies

The twin ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach, the country's largest port complex, approved a plan on Thursday to…

US Reaffirms China’s Non-Market Economy Status—What it Means

The National Council of Textile Organizations lauded the administration's determination this week reaffirming…

Icebreaker Deal Brings VF Corp. Deeper Into Natural Fiber Market

VF Corp.'s acquisition this week of Icebreaker Holdings Ltd. is aimed at increasing its position in what it…

Commerce Department Finds Unfair Subsidies on Polyester Fiber from China and India

The U.S. Commerce Department, in preliminary determinations in countervailing duty investigations, found that…

Digital Disruption Will Cause Waves in Container Shipping

The Digital Age–new technologies, big data and the Internet of Things–will help reinvent the container…

Financial Roundup: Gildan Grows American Apparel, Ralph Lauren Finds Way Forward, Carter’s Rides Out Storms, Alibaba Soars

American Apparel is boosting Gildan, Ralph Lauren's transformation sees early results, Carter's stays ahead…

Myanmar’s Garment Industry is on a Growth Path

Myanmar is starting to get more attention and investment in the garment manufacturing sector, despite some…

Tackling Textile Waste, From Collection to Regeneration

The issue of what do to with leftover and discarded textiles and apparel is being attacked at many levels.

The View From 2067: Bigger, Better Container Ships and Carriers

By 2067, McKinsey & Co. believes the industry will have many new characteristics that will cause dynamic…

These Companies Are Making Strides to Extend Clothing Life to Curb Textile Waste

With only 15 percent of the 30 billion pounds of textiles produced in the U.S. each year recycled or donated…

Oeko-Tex Survey Reveals Consumer Concerns Over Textile Production

Even though most consumers overall don't think the textile industry is a major polluter, 41 percent of those…

Invista’s Apparel & Advanced Textiles Unit Being Bought by Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding

Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Invista's Apparel…

US GDP Rose 3 Percent in Q3, but Disposable Income and Savings Slowed

U.S. real gross domestic product increased at a better-than-expected annual rate of 3 percent in the third…