Coats expands presence in Bangladesh
UK-based Coats has a growing presence in Bangladesh. Coats is a global leader in industrial thread and consumer textile crafts. It has been operating in the country since 1989 and…
Cambodian union settles for low minimum wage
The Free Trade Union in Cambodia has come out in favor of a new minimum wage for garment workers, far lower than what many of its counterparts have been agitating…
ITMA to award sustainable innovation
ITMA 2015 will be held from November 12 to 19 in Italy. This edition will showcase end-to-end solutions for the entire textile and garment making chain. To date, 1,380 exhibitors…
TAL plans investments in Vietnam
Despite a recent spat over territorial dispute between Chinese and Vietnamese ships in the South China or Eastern Sea yet companies from Taiwan or other places in Asia, the country…
Bangladesh jute mills low on funds
The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) has no money to buy raw jute. This is because of a delay in financial disbursement from the government. The procurement of raw jute…
ILO urges Bangladesh to waive VAT
The International Labor Organisation has urged the Bangladesh government to waive around $1 million of value-added tax generated from the spending on a project involving readymade garment factory inspection. ILO…
Vietnam expects to sign trade pacts by next year
Vietnam expects the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to be signed in 2015. Meanwhile Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese investors have started increasing their investment in…
Russian technical textile company to expand
BTK Holding, one of Russia's largest producers of technical textiles and apparel is commissioning a large-scale facility for this purpose. The company has already completed preparatory work for the launch…
Invista develops eco-friendly spandex
Global fiber producer Invista has introduced a new bio-derived spandex that uses fiber from a renewable source made from dextrose derived from corn. The use of renewable feedstock results in…
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Rising rPET demand and high-performance fibers reshape polyester industry dynami…
The global textile and apparel ecosystem is entering a decade marked by unprecedented capacity expansion and evolving sustainability imperatives. Industrial... Read more
Budget 2026: Surat-Dankuni corridor and yarn banks set to reshape India’s textil…
The Union Budget 2026-27 has moved beyond subsidies and incremental incentives and instead attacked the sector’s three most persistent constraints... Read more
Next accelerates York flagship opening with high-velocity retail model
Next is overhauling its brick-and-mortar strategy, with its upcoming York store opening tracking significantly ahead of schedule. The retailer is... Read more
Burlington Stores signals strategic shift with regional realignment and 110-stor…
Burlington Stores, Inc has initiated a major operational realignment as it enters the 2026 fiscal year, prioritizing high-efficiency store formats... Read more
India-EU FTA 2026: The $100 bn textile opportunity and Turkey’s exclusion
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Dhaka to Hanoi on alert as India gains the tariff edge
For years, India’s textile exporters fought global competition with one hand tied behind their backs. While its factories matched global... Read more
US-India Trade Reset: Apparel and textiles set for high-volume comeback as tarif…
The high-stakes trade standoff between Washington and New Delhi has reached a decisive turning point. Following a strategic dialogue between... Read more
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India’s Union Budget 2026: Building a resilient and integrated textile value cha…
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The department store didn’t die it evolved, a generational retail story
For nearly two decades, the retail storyline seemed straightforward: e-commerce was the future, and department stores were relics. Analysts predicted... Read more