Australia
Australian Designers Abroad Makes Paris Debut
Christopher Esber, Peter Strateas and Mario-Luca Carlucci are among the labels presenting.
TJX Companies, Inc. to Acquire Off-Price Australian Retailer
The TJX Companies, Inc., parent company of several off-price stores including, HomeGoods, Marshalls and T.J…
Down-Under Wonder Cotton On Group Unveils Aggressive Growth Strategy
Low-cost Australian retailer Cotton On Group (COG) is gearing up to open 570 stores around the world within…
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M.Patmos Wins International Woolmark Prize
The winner was named in Beijing.
G-Star Raw Hands Over Australian Business
The Australian operations of G-Star Raw went into voluntary administration on Feb. 2. G-Star’s franchise…
Australian Wool Production to Dip 2% This Season
The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee (AWPFC) has predicted that wool production in Australia…
Australian Research Team Develops Size-Changing Bionic Bra
A research team at Australia's University of Wollongong (UOW) is changing the way the industry views "One…
Australia Cotton Production More Efficient than Ever
The Australian cotton industry recently published its first-ever sustainability report for 2014, which…
Pacific Brands Sells Footwear Division
Pacific Brands is leaving the footwear market. The Australian company sold its unprofitable yet iconic Aussie…
Stylerunner Deploys NetSuite Omnichannel Software as it Preps for Global Expansion
Stylerunner has tapped NetSuite Inc., a provider of cloud-based financials and omnichannel commerce software…
Pacific Brands Not Out of The Woods
Fiscal year 2014 was a year of investment and transition for Australia-based Pacific Brands, operator of a…
Australia’s Coles Publishes Factory List for its Apparel Line
Australian supermarket chain Coles has joined the likes of H&M and Target by releasing a list of factories…
Cotton LEADS Recruits More Than 100 Partners; Brooks Brothers Signs On
Last October, Cotton Incorporated launched “Cotton LEADS,” a collaborative partnership designed to provide…
Wool Prices Slip in December Ahead of Holiday Break
Wool prices slipped 3% on a U.S. dollar basis between the end of November and the third week of December…
Target Australia, Pacific Brands Pledge Factory Transparency in Bangladesh
In a move some human rights advocates are calling a “watershed moment,†Target Australia and Pacific…