Textile manufacturer Chutex Group, which supplies goods for many of the world's top apparel brands, yesterday (3 July) faced a pay strike by 6,000 workers at a Vietnamese plant.
Cut-price clothing retailer Primark is set to lose customers following adverse publicity surrounding the use of child labour by sub-contracted suppliers in India, according to consumer research.
Foschini Group, one of South Africa's leading fashion and lifestyle retail chains, is to standardise its group distribution operations with the Warehouse Management solution (WMS) from Manhattan Associates.
Clothing retailer Just Group is continuing to rebuff approaches from potential buyer Premier Investments, describing its AUD814m (US$784m) offer as "inadequate and unattractive".
Troubled retailer Marks & Spencer is set to tweak its advertising later this year, after unveiling a shock 5.3% fall in like-for-like sales earlier this week.
Tough new visa policies introduced by the Chinese authorities in the run-up to this summer's Beijing Olympic Games are causing huge problems for retailers and importers trying to source garments there.
Department store chain John Lewis saw sales in the week ending 28 June fall by 8.3% after a record high last year, despite help from sunnier weather in the UK.
As the cost of oil continues to soar, some industry observers are asking whether higher energy and transport costs will persuade retailer buyers to source more garments in developed markets closer to home. Mike Flanagan doubts whether globalisation is reversible,
Marwit Capital Partners announced today that Boot Barn Holding, its western footwear and apparel retailer, has completed the purchase of nine retail stores in California and Nevada from BTWW Retail.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is hoping to encourage young people to reduce their eco footprint through a new multi-media advertising campaign.
Retailer Goody's Family Clothing will launch a new line of clothing designed by Ashley Judd for plus-sized women, following on from her original release last year.
Wal-Mart is launching its first apparel range from an African-American hip-hop supplier this autumn through a new exclusive deal with rappers Master P and his son Romeo.
NexCen Brands Inc is reported to be nearing the sale of its Bill Blass apparel line and Waverly home furnishings unit as it seeks to streamline operations and boost liquidity.
Brazilian fabric giant Santana Textiles is opening its first US denim manufacturing plant in Edinburg, Texas it emerged yesterday (2 July), in a move that will create around 800 new jobs.
Vietnam earned US$4bn from textile and apparel exports in the first half of 2008, representing a 17.7% increase on last year but equivalent to 42.9% of fiscal year targets.
Nike will focus most of its advertising efforts on athletes and teams at the forthcoming Beijing Olympics - amid reports that it might not enjoy the television exposure afforded to official sponsors like Adidas.
