The Gen Z quality test is disrupting fashion’s middle market
Gen Z is changing the business of value fashion by treating apparel purchases less like impulse consumption and more like product due diligence. The increase of on-demand supply chains, factory-direct marketplaces and review-led commerce is giving young consumers tools to interrogate garments on constructio... Read more
The Gen Z quality test is disrupting fashion’s middle market
Gen Z is changing the business of value fashion by treating apparel purchases less like impulse consumption and more like product due diligence. The increase of on-demand supply chains, factory-direct marketplaces and review-led commerce is giving young consumers tools to interrogate garments on constructio... Read more
Inditex, Uniqlo lead as fashion retail’s cost and inventory divide widens
The global apparel industry’s 2026 earnings cycle has exposed a growing divide between retailers that convert sales into returns and those still struggling with inventory, overheads and unclear brand positioning. Across roughly $1.9 trillion global apparel market, scale alone is no longer sufficient. ... Read more
Nike’s D2C retreat backfires as wholesale reclaims sportswear’s growth
Nike’s aggressive shift toward direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling was meant to give the sportswear giant greater control over pricing, customer data and brand presentation. Instead, the retreat from multi-brand retailers created a distribution vacuum that performance-led rivals were quick to fill. Five... Read more
Break Free from the Spinning Trap and 10-Year Export Stagnation: Wazir Advi…
India’s textile exports have remained virtually flat at $15–16 billion for an entire decade, while competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam have surged past the $40-billion mark. Delivering a data-driven wake-up call to mill owners and policymakers, Prashant Agarwal, Managing Director of Wazir... Read more
Bangladesh’s RCEP bid gives apparel a new export route post-LDC tariffs
Bangladesh’s bid to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has moved into a formal accession process, giving their $38 billion readymade garment (RMG) industry a potential new tariff shield as the country prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. Trade minis... Read more
India’s apparel exports fall 11.2% as cotton dominance meets synthetic shif…
India’s readymade garment (RMG) exports fell 11.2 per cent year-on-year to $7.882 billion in the first half of 2026, from $8.880 billion a year earlier, as Western retailers cut inventories and shortened forward order commitments. Yet the sharper signal lies in the composition of exports. Woven garme... Read more
GST reforms could unlock liquidity across India’s textile manufacturing cha…
India’s textile value chain could gain from new changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework, particularly through faster refunds, simplified compliance and reduced enforcement-related disruptions. For spinning mills, weavers, knitters, dyeing units, finishing plants and exporters, the operat... Read more
Madhya Pradesh consolidates textile power with new investments
Madhya Pradesh is rapidly cementing its status as a cornerstone of India’s textile value chain, securing Rs 1,592 crore in fresh investment proposals duri... Read more
Italy, India collaborate to build more resilient supply chains
Actively pursuing an expanded industrial footprint within India’s textile sector, Italy seeks to leverage the momentum from the recently elevated Special ... Read more
Textile Ministry to infuse high-solutions in weaving with ‘Handloom Hackathon 20…
The Ministry of Textiles aims to infuse high-tech solutions into India’s decentralized weaving industry with the recently inaugurated ‘Handloom Hack... Read more
Karl Mayer targets high-growth technical fabrics and sportswear at ITMA ASI…
German textile machinery leader Karl Mayer will demonstrate new warp-knitting, warp p... Read more
Kering accelerates luxury reset as Alexander McQueen departs from McGirr
Parent conglomerate Kering has initiated a strategic overhaul at Alexander McQueen fo... Read more
Smart factories face digital bottlenecks
Global textile and apparel manufacturers are encountering significant resistance in s... Read more
EU textile manufacturers demand strategic subsidies to offset energy and im…
European textile manufacturers are pressing EU policymakers to protect industrial fun... Read more
Textile majors shift manufacturing footprint toward North Indian apparel hu…
India’s domestic textile and apparel conglomerates are re-aligning their manufa... Read more
Heimtextil 2027 ramps up global textile sourcing amid margin pressures
Global textile and apparel producers are tightening procurement frameworks as Messe F... Read more
Strategic automation drives defense retail supply chains
Rising geopolitical budgets across Europe have pushed military clothing and personal ... Read more
Nearshoring accelerates as textile giants deploy physical tracing to protec…
Apparel brands and regional yarn manufacturers across North and Central America are r... Read more
High-speed circular knitting innovations scale up global mattress fabric pr…
Global textile machinery leaders are accelerating output capabilities in home textile... Read more
High-speed circular knitting innovations scale up global mattress fabric pr…
Global textile machinery leaders are accelerating output capabilities in home textile... Read more
Global retail and apparel credit outlook upgraded as tariff relief offsets …
Global retail and apparel credit profiles are showing structural stability after Mood... Read more
Premium fashion brands target natural fibers to capture growing consumer de…
A shift in consumer preferences is accelerating commercial realignments across global... Read more
Digital passports drive upstream traceability across synthetic and denim te…
Global apparel brands face growing compliance pressure under incoming European Union ... Read more