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Walmart Denies Chinese Accusations of Product Safety Violations
Walmart was quick to deny accusations of lax safety monitoring and product approval leveled at the giant…
Cold Weather Cuts Gas Supply To Textile Plants in Surat, India
Colder than usual winter weather in Europe and the U.S. has boosted demand for gas in these markets causing…
Bangladesh Inspectors Get 3-Day Course To Ensure Safety, Improve Standards
In an ambitious new initiative to improve labor conditions for Bangladesh garment workers, a three-day course…
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Walmart CEO of global e-commerce Neil Ashe predicted that his giant retail firm will match Amazon’s online…
E-Commerce Sales Rose For Holiday Season but Fell Short of Predictions
Despite the disappointing predictions for overall holiday sales that blamed low consumer confidence, a short…
India’s Textile Industry Growth Continues; Increasing Costs Cut into Profits
India’s central textile industry continued to expand in 2013 but struggled with rapidly rising costs. India’s…
Cold Weather Heats Up UK Clothing Sales
Sales of winter garments in the United Kingdom (UK) increased significantly in November as cold weather fired…
Walmart Plans More Sam’s Clubs in China
Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, plans to launch more Sam’s Clubs in the world’s second largest…
WTO: 2012 a Tough Year for Textiles and Apparel
Statistics on international trade for 2012, recently released by the World Trade Organization (WTO), show…
Struggling Retailers Propped Up by Easy Money
Troubled retailers are borrowing from risk-taking lenders, promising higher returns as some big retail chains…
Sri Lanka’s Apparel Exports Surge in October
Garment exports from Sri Lanka for September 2013, spiked to 30.7% over September 2012, said a news release…
Benetton Restructures Radically; Splits into Three Units
Global fashion brand Benetton recently announced a corporate restructuring initiative designed to give the…
Under Fire From Animal Rights Activists, H&M Will Stop Angora Production
Sweden's colossal clothes maker Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) said it has stopped making apparel with angora hair…
BeachMint and Aldo Group To Partner Up
Under the new partnership arrangement, Aldo will serve as BeachMint's manufacturing partner, producing shoes…
New Method Being Developed to Evaluate “Natural Capital” Of Business
A new method is now being developed to put a price on the priceless â€" the natural resources used in…