Madagascar has been threatened with removal from the list of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries after the US issued it with an ultimatum last week.

More than a dozen garment manufacturing countries have seen their viability as volume suppliers to Western customers seriously undermined in the past year. China's growing strength hasn't been the clincher in any of them, but makes the market a great

When Nike president and CEO Mark Parker began the company's second quarter conference call, he must have hoped that the analysts involved would focus on better-than-expected profits and the uptick in futures orders.

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The organisers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have lashed out on a clothing range launched by yogawear firm Lululemon Athletica called "Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place in British Columbia Between 2009 & 2011 Edition".

Surf-led apparel company Quiksilver saw its full-year net loss increase 11.8% to US$73.2m, thanks to charges and a "challenging" fourth quarter.

New SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) based retail management software will be released early next year specifically for small and medium-sized apparel and footwear retailers.

Workwear company Alexandra issued a profit warning for its full year, despite noting a "significant" rise in sales during September and October.