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Inspired by the fashion culture of New Zealand, Duke’s Summer’18 collection comprises various styles, colors and sizes in Shirts, trousers & denims. Being a fashion capital, Duke ‘Shirts, Trousers & Denims’ Collection’ 18 offers relaxed office wear and weekend casual wear. Effortless, chic, suave, the collection includes a complete array of fine-crafted washed cotton shirts and formal trousers involved with a unique and creative design process.
Multipurpose garments
Promising to offer a global fashion statement, Duke Shirts & Trousers revolve around several interesting concepts and can be worn either to work or casually. The brand is known for its standardised fits, superior quality, wide range and 'fashion-right' styles in its segment, making it the trusted brand amongst consumers. The range caters to the needs of young men by offering daily office wear which can double up as smart casuals for an evening out after. This range showcases bright and effected colors in formal Shirts which have snug fits & tailored fit comfort, fine detailed garment.
Evoking freshness
There are button up shirts in cotton or poly cotton fabrics in breezy tones that sets the mood for those who love to go casual. On the other hand Trousers have clean look, narrow fit & hidden detail inside waistband. Apart from these, Duke Denims’ trends are all about smart and fashionable dressing. Combination of durability and versatility are key elements of our new denim collection. The Duke Shirts, trousers & Denims collection evokes the freshness, which young office goers can wear to their workplace. The price range of “Shirts, Trousers & Denims collection’18” starts from Rs.595/- onward which is cool on the pocket.
Making a style statement
The Shirts, Trousers& Denims are available at all Duke exclusive showrooms and leading multi brand outlets. These are creatively crafted in different sizes and the whole collection is a good value for money option and makes a style statement. Specialised finishing techniques have resulted into marvelous product parity as the entire range is specially designed and crafted by team of experts considering the Indian climatic conditions.
Devoted to designing and developing itself, Lectra aims to raise the proportion of income for R&D to 10 per cemt by 2017-2019. The company has been involved in real-time monitoring with hundreds of sensors designed and integrated into cutting solutions since 2007. Today, with more than 3,400 Lectra machines, which comply with Industry 4.0, are being used on 2,100 production field around the world.
A company that offers the full range of products that bring together the machines, software, services and data required to implement Industry 4.0 on the market, Lectra produces technologies that facilitate digital industrial transformation for companies. Founded in 1973, the company serves customers in more than 100 countries, with 32 affiliates around the world. With over 1,700 employees, Lectra declared an income of US$ 313 million in 2017.
The Kenyan Government has identified the textile and apparel sector as a priority sector and included it in the manufacturing pillar under the Big 4 Agenda and the Kenya Industrial Transformation Program. According to the Human Development Index (HDI) 2017, Kenya has an unemployment rate of 39 per cent.
The textiles and apparels sector is the most labour intensive sectors of the manufacturing industry. The development of sector’s farm – fashion value chain offers the country immense opportunities in cotton farming, textile mills and apparels/fashion industry with a capacity to employ about 10 per cent of the country’s population, comprising 60 per cent women.
Foursource is a digital matching platform that brings textile producers and buyers (purchasers) at sports brands and fashion labels together – in a digital marketplace.
Digitization encompasses the entire value chain in the sports textile industry. In most cases, however, only e-commerce, marketing, or the digitization of production are discussed. One area of the supply chain that is often left out is sourcing i.e. textile procurement. Here too digital solutions can bring competitive advantages.
A sourcing platform like Foursource has many benefits for buyers. The targeted search for new manufacturers is much easier thanks to the matching function and filter options. For example, it is possible to source for a specific country. Sports fashion brands can use the marketplace to see where there’s free capacity, in stock material, for example.
Buyers can better manage their suppliers. They can also send requests for quotations to new or existing manufacturers. Brand purchasers get a much better overview of the other services offered by their existing manufacturers, right down to the list of machines. Under certain circumstances, this could create further cooperation and leeway for price negotiations and better logistics and transport options for purchasers.
Textile manufacturers can indicate which brands they’ve worked for on the Foursource platform. Certificates can also be uploaded.
Future Group has decided to remain and trade in only three industries – food, fashion and home.
Future Group is reasonably strong in all these categories. Its first aim is to retain market share in the organised food and grocery market.
The company will vertically integrate these and increase efficiency to profit customers. Through Retail 3.0, it developed an ecosystem to decipher how it would use data, its wallet and its finances.
Future Group has its own products, factories and supply chains. It did a tie-up with Bajaj for credit; this way, through alliances, it developed an ecosystem in which technology can be used to provide the customers things from the ecosystem.
Future Group seems to be the right candidate for global players trying to win physical retail space. Over the past six years, the company has acquired half a dozen supermarket store chains and put together a total retail space of 13.6 million sq ft, with a presence in 255 cities through 930 stores. Only Reliance Retail comes close to Future Group’s national presence.
Nearly 10 per cent to 15 per cent customers are acquired online-to-offline by Future Group which it expects to go up to 35 per cent, especially through online promotions.
The event will feature fashion buyers and label representatives from countries and markets across the globe. This one-stop platform provides excellent international exposure for established and emerging labels alike. With a vibrant range of new collections, accessories, fabrics and yarn, merchandising services such as the Small Orders zone and intellectual protection for businesses, this event is also a direct gateway to the markets in the Chinese mainland and Asia.
Among the exhibits at the fashion week are women’s wear, men’s wear, children’s wear, sportswear, lingerie, evening wear, swimwear, handbags, shoes, costume jewelry, eyewear, fabrics, buttons, labels, inspection, testing, fashion magazines as well as certification and verification services. The event will have in addition runway shows, trend seminars and fashion forecasters. The Buyers’ Forum will give insight on how to fulfil sourcing needs, and networking functions and happy hour events help create connections with the target audience.
The Hong Kong fair enables labels to get in touch with different kinds of buyers from fashion brands to retailers and manufacturers looking for fabrics. This opens up more new business opportunities for them and enables them to expand the scope of operations.
Sport and exercise are taking off in China, driven by a combination of health and social factors, and opening up new opportunities for brands to connect with consumers.
People are looking beyond traditional sports like badminton and table-tennis and embracing a whole range of new activities from climbing to fishing.
Brands can look to leverage opportunities in these spaces – especially where no other brands occupy – catering and curating relevant experiences to strengthen associations.
Sports apparel dominates sponsorship awareness (62 per cent against all categories), with closer associated categories such as beverages (eight per cent) and automotive (eight per cent) and alcohol (two per cent) falling a distance behind.
There are also opportunities for non-endemic brands to build associations with sport. These will have to consider carefully how best to authentically link the brand in the particular sporting context. Given that the elevation of personal well-being and status is a key driver of sporting take-up, brands need to think through selection and leveraging of athletes that cater to this.
Brands need to focus on and highlight key areas to personal benefit when associating with specific sports.
A brand like Maia Active markets its products aesthetically, explaining how they are specially designed for Asian bodies and will make the user look good.
Turkey’s total textiles exports from the January-March 2018 period increased by 9.4 percent to reach $2.7 billion, compared to the same period last year.
Around 28 EU countries accounted for approximately $1.5 billion of Turkish exports during the period. Italy, the country’s largest textile market, increased by 10.9 per cent to reach $246 million, while exports to Germany, the second largest market, increased by 14 per cent and amounted to approximately $225 million. Exports to Bulgaria declined by 10.1 per cent to reach $154 million during the same period. In fourth and fifth position were USA and UK, where exports increased by 6.4 per centto approximately $142 million and 10.4 per centto approximately $109 million respectively.
Exports of woven fabricsincreased by 12.1 per cent compared to the same period last year and were worth approximately $664 million. Yarn exports, which were the second most important group, were worth $497 million, with synthetic filament yarns achieving $201 million, 40.4 per cent of total yarn exports.
PVH has been doing extremely well, mainly because of its brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, in particular.These two brands are performing impressively worldwide and significantly contributing to the company’s profitability.
For fiscal 2018, revenues are anticipated to increase roughly nine per cent at Calvin Klein and eight per cent at Tommy Hilfiger. For the fiscal first quarter, the company expects revenues to grow 17 per cent at Calvin Klein and 19 per cent at Tommy Hilfiger.
PVH also has a significant international presence and outlets in various tourist destinations in the United States. Impressively, currency has been favorably impacting the company's results. Given sturdy fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 and currency tailwinds, management issued bullish guidance for first-quarter and fiscal 2018. It expects favorable currency to boost adjusted earnings by 20 cents per share in the first quarter and nearly 35 cents per share in fiscal 2018.
Additionally, PVH boasts a healthy balance sheet, which provides it the financial flexibility to drive future growth. In fact, the company’s ability to generate a strong operating cash flow has helped in the execution of its long-term strategies, such as global expansion, product enhancement and brand offerings, and building of operational infrastructure.
Sportscraft has produced a winter campaign centered around Australian Merino wool and the origins of the natural fiber.
Sportscraft is Australia’s longest-serving Woolmark licensee and is an iconic Australian fashion brand.
The winter campaign plays to the raw, textural qualities of wool and its connection to the Australian landscape, exploring the idea that wool is woven into the fabric of the land. It illustrates the life-cycle of wool. The campaign speaks to the craftsmanship and quality of the product with a video illustrating the journey of wool - from humble beginnings to premium apparel that will be distributed across Sportscraft’s online and social channels.
The video cinematically represents the design process behind the creation of the Woolmark product for the season.
A mixture of men’s wear and women’s wear pieces make up this year’s winter collection of the brand, with more than 150,000 items of wool and wool-rich clothing. Key Woolmark items include a selection of women’s wear jumpers in classic V-neck, turtleneck and cable knit styles, long-sleeve tops, three coats and a waterfall cardigan. Men’s wear includes a variety of jumpers, long-sleeve tops, vests, a cardigan and a knitted zip-up hoodie.
Sportscrafthas 246 stores and concessions across Australia and New Zealand.
