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JCP Shares at 52-Week Low; Investors Head for Exit
J.C.Penney’s (JCP) chronic underperformance has rattled increasingly anxious investors, sending the…
Sears Canada Announces Another Round of Job Cuts: 624 This Time
Only two weeks after announcing the gradual elimination of 1,628 jobs, Sears Canada reported plans to cut 624…
Under Armour Q3 Profit Leaps 27%
Under Armour Inc. reported a third-quarter surge in profit of 27 percent on the basis of strong sales…
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Press Release: Kingpins Amsterdam to Coincide with Inaugural “Denim Days” Event
NEW YORK (January 29, 2014) Kingpins Amsterdam continues to deepen its connection with the European denim…
Vietnam Expands: Last Year’s Imports Are This Year’s Exports
More evidence that Vietnam is fast becoming a major player in the international garment industry, the…
Fitch Upgrades Vietnam’s Outlook
On January 23, Fitch Ratings revised Vietnam’s sovereign outlook from “stable†to “positive,†a…
Mulberry Warns Profits Continue to Slide; Shares Plummet 25%
Luxury handbag maker Mulberry issued its third profits warning in eighteen months, sending its share price…
Bangladesh’s IAF Wins Major Grant from E.U.
Bangladesh just received some welcome good news: the International Apparel Federation (IAF) was recently…
Historic Expansion of Internet Domain Names Include “.clothing”
In what some are calling a historic change for online commerce, a slew of new Internet domain names is soon…
Abercrombie & Fitch Ousts CEO Jeffries from Board
Abercrombie & Fitch ousted CEO Mike Jeffries from his position as chairman of the company. Arthur Martinez…
Foreign Currency: 2013 in Review
In industries as international in scope as apparel and textile manufacturing, business at every link of the…
Decoding Global Trade: Texworld USA Presentation by Gail Strickler, US Trade Rep
The map of world trade is being hurriedly redrawn by a bevy of massive regional trade agreements, potentially…
Texworld USA, Denim Innovation: Reinventing Nature
While Texworld 2014 is well-known as a bustling hub of commerce, connecting buyers and sellers of all…
Sears Closes Flagship Chicago Store; Preparing for Big Shift to Online Retail
In a move many are already calling historically significant, Sears Holding Corp is shuttering its flagship…
Obama Refuses to Limit Military Apparel Buying to Retailers Which Signed Bangladesh Accord
Discussions about U.S. retail sales often overlook one major buyer of apparel, the military. Under the radar…