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New Report Says Free Trade Zones Are Ripe for Counterfeit Activity

The rapid growth of free trade zones are unintentionally fostering growth in counterfeit goods trafficking…

Bedding Sector Benefits From Innovation and Consumers’ Keenness to Stay at Home

Advances in material innovation and a new consumer stay-at-home mindset has made the bedroom cool again.

Zara Powers Inditex to Gains, With Growth Planned Online and at Stores

The Zara juggernaut continued for parent Inditex in 2017, as the company reported strong growth in…

Lenzing’s Branded Fibers Set Sales Records in 2017, But Tougher Times Could Be Coming

Driven by the strength of it branded fibers and its commitment to sustainable technology, Lenzing Group saw a…

Major Air Cargo Carriers Expand to Meet On-Time Demand

The world's major air freight carriers are expanding their logistics capabilities as the need for faster…

Retail Apparel Prices Increase for Second Straight Month as Overall CPI Rises

As inflation slowly makes its way into the supply chain, retail apparel prices increased in February…

McKinsey Uncovers What Digitization Will Mean for the Future of Air Freight

While the air freight sector has seen a period of unexpectedly strong global economic growth and consumption…

Fiber Prices on the Rise Thanks to High Demand and Increased Costs

While factors vary from supply and demand issues to China policy and polyester pollution concerns, fiber…

How One New Jersey Washhouse is Doing More for Denim

Bill Curtin has built BPD Washhouse into a product development hub, testing ground and training center for…

Patagonia Helps Spearhead New Comprehensive Organic Certification Program

A new certification program has launched aimed at improving fairness for farmers and workers, soil health and…

NRF Warns New Tariffs Will Threaten Import Growth and Jobs at Container Ports

The producers of the Global Port Tracker – the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates – said…

Cotswold Turns to Denim Pocket ‘Invertising’ to Shift Advertising Paradigm

Pocketing specialist Cotswold Industries is turning the apparel industry inside out with an entirely new way…

BPD Washhouse Making Denim Dreams Come to Life

Down by the railroad tracks in the gentrifying Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City is a somewhat…

Specialty Stores Laud Online Sales but Feel the Logistics Pain

Specialty teen retailers are reporting strong growth in the digital sales channel, but also noted that it…

US Textile Associations to Merge for Larger Voice on Trade Policy

Marking further consolidation of the organizations that represent the U.S. textile industry, the National…