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Tesco Rumored to Be Eyeing Takeover of Mothercare
The Sunday Times is reporting that U.K. retailer Tesco has set its sights on acquiring Mothercare, a clothing…
Despite Halting Progress, Bangladesh Keeps EU GSP Status
Despite intense criticism of its factory safety and labor conditions, Bangladesh will not suffer any revision…
Cotton Inc. Creates Initiatives to Save Cotton with Consumer Help
Much ink has been spilled on the recent fluctuations in cotton’s price and the economic reverberations for…
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Wal-Mart Sets Up a New Outpost in India
Wal-Mart is returning to India after ending its six-year long collaboration with Bharti Enterprises, just…
WikiLeaks Targets TPP Negotiations
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest political issue to be caught in the dragnet of WikiLeaks…
Bangladesh Gov’t to Provide Cash Assistance to Garment Industry; Business Still Booms
Battered by political discord, apparel manufacturers have sought out the government’s assistance to help…
Bangladesh Accord Issues Inspections Standards
After months of often tense discussions, the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (AFBSB) finally…
Sears Turns from Retail to Realty: Subleases Store Space to Dick’s
Desperately trying to find firm footing during financial turbulence, Sears Holding Corp. continues to sublet…
JCP Still Suffering from Ron Johnson’s Tenure; Ullman Cuts Back Joe Fresh
Suffering from chronic underperformance, J.C. Penney (JCP) is still looking to shed the last remnants of…
Target’s Cyber-Attack Hit Multiple Retailers; Here Comes the Lawsuits
The U.S. retail industry is suddenly distressed by the news that the breach of Target’s online data–much of…
SJ Exclusive Interview: Messe Frankfurt’s Olaf Schmidt on Heimtextil 2014
Heimtextil, an international trade show that caters to manufacturers, retailers and designers, is known…
Desperate JCP Cuts Jobs and Stores
Unable to stanch the fiscal bleeding, J.C. Penney (JCP) is shedding 2,000 jobs and shuttering…
Press Release: AAFA Leads Call for Peace in Cambodia
Arlington, VA – The six leading North American trade associations representing apparel and footwear brands…
Slumping Aeropostale Fights Activist Investor Group
J.C. Penney isn’t the only retailer this year gripped in an internal power struggle with an activist…
Ethical Fashion Show, Berlin: WellMade Argues Compliance is About More Than Cost
WellMade, an non-profit organization dedicated to educating retailers, manufacturers and consumers about…