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Press Release: Kingpins Amsterdam Announces Sponsors and Industry Partners

Press Contact: Erin Barajas erin@kingpinsshow.com All Other Inquiries: Vivian…

JCP Stock Plummets

Bedeviled by underperformance, JC Penney (JCP) can’t seem to catch a break. Only days after industry rumors…

Institute Issues Contradictory Sourcing Reports; Is the Research You’re Buying Worth the Price?

Consider a recent study issued by Consero, an organization that describes itself as “an international…

A.B.S. Declines Renewal Offer from JCP

Embattled retailer JC Penney’s (JCP) already depressing week just got worse. After a welter of rumors the…

McKinsey Study: Avoiding Bangladesh Wishful Thinking

A new study issued by the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. forecasts even greater Bangladeshi dominance of…

UN Factory Monitoring Group in Cambodia Plans to Name Names

After the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse last April, Bangladesh became an object of intense international…

Does JCP Need Another Loan?

Rumors have been swirling about the industry that the retail behemoth is in talks to raise more cash to…

Bangladesh Garment Workers Stage Fierce Protest, Factories Close

More than 100 garment factories in Bangladesh had to close today as workers took to the streets of Dhaka for…

Holiday Shopping Season Forecast Looks Grim

As the holiday shopping season fast approaches, predictions abound regarding its success or failure. At least…

Bangladesh Factory Owners Fear Excessive Minimum Wage Hike

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, managing director of knitwear manufacturer, Falcon Group, told the Dhaka…

M&S Uses New Technology To Monitor Factories

In the aftermath of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza tragedy, retailers have been struggling to figure out how to…

Is Haiti the Future of Compliance?

In the midst of worldwide concerns over garment factory safety and labor conditions, one modern-minded…

Pakistan Ups its Game, Looking for GSP Status

Pakistan will likely be granted European Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Plus status beginning in Jan…

Turkey Emerges as Major Denim Producer

Turkey is garnering a reputation as an emerging producer of denim, breaking into an industry generally…

Egypt’s Cotton Exports Rise 51.8%

Egypt’s cotton exports saw a sharp increase of....