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Levi’s to Cut 500 Jobs in Outsourcing Initiative
Levi Strauss & Co. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a five-year outsourcing arrangement with global…
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FineLine Technologies, a ticketing and mobile solutions firm for retailers, suppliers and manufacturers, has…
Orchestrated Slowdowns Spread to More West Coast Ports
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Foot Locker CEO Ken Hicks announced his intent to retire from the specialty athletic retailer, and his second…
WTO: Textile and Clothing Exports Surpass Average Growth
World exports of textiles and clothing were up 8 percent in 2013, four times higher than the 2 percent…
Same-day Delivery Rolls Out to More Retailers
Deliv, a shipping start-up so named for shortening delivery, said it would double its footprint in advance of…
West Coast Port Conditions Set to Worsen as Union Initiates Orchestrated Slowdowns
Slow is about to get slower and delays could progress further at West Coast Ports as the dockworkers'…
Cambodia: Garment Worker Wage Talks Fall Apart
The tripartite working group established to advise Cambodia's government-run Labor Advisory Committee (LAC)…
Cotton’s Projected Deeper Decline Could Still Have Little Impact on Sourcing Costs
The global accumulation of cotton has been putting downward pressure on prices, and now that China—the…
Tanzania Positions Itself for Growth With New Textile Agency
The Tanzanian government has established a Textile Development Unit (TDU) as part of its Ministry of…
Walmart to Close 30 Underperforming Stores in Japan
Walmart said it intends to close roughly 30 underperforming stores in Japan, backtracking on its initial…
Omnichannel Strategies to Drive Retail Revenue This Holiday Season
Constant connectivity has reshaped shopping and driven digital to the fore, and this holiday season retailers…
Bangladesh: Scheduled Strike to Impact Vessel Productivity, Delay Cargo
Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party Jamaat-E-Islami has declared a 72-hour nationwide strike that could stand…
Africa’s Largest Free Trade Area Set to Launch
At a Tripartite Sectoral Committee meeting in Burundi last week, ministers agreed to launch Africa's largest…