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Giving Consumers the Performance They Want—And Then Some

What if you could spill lunch down the front of your shirt, walk through torrential rain to get back to the…

China to Promote Rival TPP Trade Deal at APEC Meeting

China, it seems, won't be wasting any time securing its footing in trade—just weeks after the Trans-Pacific…

Alibaba Triples Singles’ Day Sales

Alibaba racked up $14.3 billion in sales—more than two-thirds of which ($9.8 billion) was through mobile…

What Constitutes Ethical Sourcing Anyway?

Despite the fact that ethical sourcing can be quite an intangible concept, loosely and differently defined by…

Moody’s Predicts Feeble Global Growth Until 2017

Global economic growth will be gloomy over the next two years, eclipsed by the slowdown in China and other…

What’s in the TPP Chapter on Apparel and Textiles?

Apparel brands and retailers will see significant benefits under the in-work Trans-Pacific Partnership once…

Mango to Close All 450 J.C. Penney Mini Boutiques

Spanish fashion retailer Mango will not be renewing its existing distribution agreement with department store…

TPP Text Released, 18,000 Tariffs Cut

The long-awaited Trans-Pacific Partnership text was released Thursday morning after rampant rumors about when…

Has Big Data Trumped the Value of a Chief Merchant?

Amid all the noise about numbers and data and how important they are to the apparel business today, it would…

Madagascar Flourishes on AGOA Renewal, Factories Double Capacity to Accommodate Export Growth

Madagascar may have had its trade privileges under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) suspended…

Morgan Stanley Predicts Happy Holidays for L Brands, Lululemon and Ross

A group of Morgan Stanley analysts led by Kimberly Greenberger predicts 1.2 percent growth in sales this…

China’s Factory Activity Remains Flat as Five-Year Plan Details Emerge

China's economic slowdown looks set to last as it continues to shift its growth towards service industries…

Global Technical Textiles Market to Hit $193.16B by 2020

By comparison, in 2014, market demand was 26.58 million tons and $143.75 billion.

How Gore Continues to Embrace Responsibility and Why

When W.L. Gore & Associates recently announced plans to invest $15 million in alternative DWR solutions over…

Global Cost of Counterfeiting Reaches $1.8 Trillion

Counterfeit goods are steadily infiltrating the apparel and accessories sectors, leading to annual losses as…