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Ivan Kenneally

Will China’s “Shadow Banking” System Collapse?

Credit analysts are progressively more concerned that China is heading towards a grim financial reckoning…

Spain’s Textile Production Expands Robustly

Spain’s textile industry continues its lively growth, reporting a....

Breaking News: Ailing Sears to Borrow Another Billion Dollars

Beset by troubles, Sears Holding Corp. has announced it is seeking a secured term loan of $1 billion in…

Cash-Strapped Teens Bad News for Retail

Teen shoppers have become key target demographic for retailers, bad news since they have been…

Roth’s Two Step: Quit JCP Board, Dump Holdings

JC Penney’s (JCP) board continues to remain a constant source of retail drama. Steven Roth, Chairman and…

Are Regional Trade Pacts Rewriting the Rules of Business?

The map of world trade is being hurriedly redrawn by a bevy of massive regional trade agreements…

Vietnam Remains Center of TPP Controversy

From the beginning of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, Vietnam has been a seat of…

J.Crew Optimistic Despite 2Q Malaise

The latest retail victim of a wobbly economy, J. Crew Group Inc., saw its profits ebb in the second quarter…

Lululemon 2Q Profits Down

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is having a difficult year. The Vancouver based retailer, a self-professed “leader…

Minimum Wage Goes Up, Jakarta Firms Take Off

Textile firms across Jakarta are packing up shop and heading out of the region as a result of the more than…

Bangladesh: Competing Humanitarian Alliances May Collaborate

Almost immediately after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, two competing consortia of retailers who outsource…

Neiman Marcus Poised For Credit Downgrade

In anticipation of a potential downgrade, both Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s are…

Breaking News: Karachi Port Shut Down By Protests

A strike has erupted in Karachi, Pakistan involving customs agents and truck carriers. This story is still…

Is Egypt’s Unrest Ruining its Textile Industry?

Amidst crashing turmoil and politically charged violence, Egypt’s garment industry beats on, apparently…

Africa Poised To Become Major Cotton Producer

While South Asia has become the dominant region for the production of cotton, Eastern Africa is throwing its…