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Two More Jute Mills Close in India Due to Decreased Demand
Two jute mills in the Hooghly district of India's West Bengal state on Sunday announced they were temporarily…
HSBC Cuts 50,000 Jobs Worldwide
British bank HSBC announced Tuesday that it's cutting as many as 50,000 jobs around the world and shuttering…
Macy’s Backstage Adds Two Locations to Off-Price Pilot Program
Macy's is expanding its off-price pilot program, adding two more New York area locations to the four it…
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Chinese Regulators to Target Sale of Counterfeit Goods Online
Nearly one month after luxury goods giant Kering sued e-commerce behemoth Alibaba for carrying counterfeit…
Cheapest Prices Aren’t Always at Outlets, and Shoppers Know It
Discount retailers continue to gain U.S. market share as thrifty shoppers seek more bang for their buck, but…
Novozymes Acquires Land for New R&D Facility
Bioinnovation firm Novozymes, the world's largest maker of enzymes, finalized a deal Friday to build a new…
Walmart Chairman Steps Down
Walmart, the largest overall employer in the U.S. with 2.2 million workers, on Friday announced that board…
750 Workers Laid Off at Ugandan Textile Manufacturer
Declining demand due to increasing imports from China has caused Southern Range Nyanza, a Ugandan textile…
Can PLM Systems Help Apparel Companies Catch Up With Fast Fashion?
Today's consumers want fast fashion and they want it now. They want more choices, more often, at…
Zara Slapped With $40M Discrimination Lawsuit
A former attorney for fast-fashion behemoth Zara has sued the Spanish retailer for damages of at least $40…
4,000 New Textile Jobs On the Way in Manchester
Nearly 40 years since the once booming textile industry of Manchester, England, began to go bust, the city…
Pinterest Adds Buyable Pin to Boost Sales for Brands and Retailers
Brands and retailers that pooh-poohed Pinterest's e-commerce and sales potential are scrambling to set up…
Report: China Will Top US as World’s Largest Retail Market by 2018
Retailers aren't worried that China's economic growth slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first…
Sears Holdings Sued by Shareholder
Sears Holdings Corp. was sued Friday by a shareholder that said the company's plan to sell 254 Sears stores…
Chinese Counterfeits Plague Ghana Textile Sector
Nigeria is not the only African nation struggling with smuggled Chinese textiles.