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Target Lays-Off 150; Plans to Hire Fewer Seasonal Workers for Holidays
Last Wednesday, Target laid off approximately 150 of its employees from the company’s headquarters in…
Breaking News: Bangladesh Factory Manager Taken Hostage By Workers
Hopes that recent concessions by factory owners would quell cascading violence in Bangladesh over a…
September Retail Sales Gloomy; A Bad Sign for Holiday Shopping Season
An ailing retail industry had looked forward to the back-to-school shopping season for a much needed boost in…
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The snowballing emphasis on home-grown products that proudly display a “Made in America†label is running…
Sears Sells Most Profitable Stores; Realty Its Greatest Asset
Faced with tough choices as a result of chronic underperformance, Sears Holdings Corp. is selling off some of…
Kyrgyzstan’s Apparel Industry Enjoys Breakneck Growth
Kyrgyzstan, the tiny Central Asian republic of fewer than six million inhabitants, recently reported that its…
Breaking News: Another Bangladesh Factory Engulfed in Flames, Kills 7
On Tuesday, a fire overrun a garment factory in Bangladesh, killing seven and reportedly injuring dozens…
Is JCP Making a Comeback?
Iconic retailer JC Penney (JCP), global leader in producing news of economic underachievement and…
Vietnam Continues to Dominate TPP Debate; Footwear Tariffs Now the Issue
After nineteen arduous rounds of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has become a case study in…
South African Wool Prices Soar
While the news has been dominated by persistently high cotton prices, wool prices have followed suit…
McKinsey Survey: Sourcing Costs to Rise
The current debate in Bangladesh over the minimum wage underscores a worrisome trend for retailers globally…
Editorial: Fix Bangladesh’s Politics First, Then Factories
After the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh last April, the worst accident in the…
US and Japan Agreement Frees Up Organic Trade
The U.S Department of Agriculture announced a new deal with Japan that would facilitate the trade of organic…
How Free is China’s Free-Trade Zone?
China announced the establishment of a “free-trade zone†in Shanghai with great fanfare, hoping to…
Apparel Industry Braces for Impact of U.S. Government Shutdown
After the failure to resolve a congressional stalemate regarding a budgetary dispute, the federal government…