Considerably increasing the investment and sales turnover thresholds for MSMEs will significantly benefit various segments of textile value chain, Thehas said. It has also welcomed the increase inof cotton as it would benefit cotton farmers and sustain the area under cotton cultivation.The government has focused on farmers and MSMEs under its, a slew of financial relief measures to enable the country to tide over the unprecedented economic crisis being posed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequ

Eastman Staples, a garment and textiles supplier, has provided vital equipment to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the healthcare industry after receiving a £300,000 loan from HSBC UK through Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Company traditionally supplies sewing machines, fabric and textile tools to garment industry.However, with demand for PPE across the UK surging, the company was inundated with requests from the NHS, its suppliers and factories searchi

Thehas welcomed the decisions of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which will providefarmers, street vendors and agricultural sector. Since they are the backbone of the Indian economy, support to them will result in growth of the overall economy.Pic: ShutterstockMSMEs, which have 29 per cent share in the country's GDP and 48 per cent share in the country's exports and provide employment to millions of people, will receive maximum benefits from the change in theu

More than 75 per cent of Chinese consumers reduced or postponed purchases on apparel and footwear and their total spending decreased by 45 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, according to a latest survey by New York-based global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, which found there was little retaliatory spending in April and May. The largest apparel market is expected to see a 15 per cent contraction in 2020, equivalent to about $60 billion in market value.On the bright side, the survey

Creative entrepreneurs and risk-takers who start limited companies in the UK need more support from the government, because that is what fuels the industry and makes it one of the best in the world, according to Mustafa Fuat, the founder of Gosha London. Gosha London is a high-end womenswear manufacturer producing samples and garments for luxury brands.Pic: ShutterstockAs a director of a limited company, Fuat falls into what UKFT is referring to as ‘The Forgotten Middle’ and feels left behind wh

Donde Search, AI visual discovery technology leader, has introduced Trends in its visual search navigation solution. The tool will assist the customers in their buying decisions with more relevant and up to date search.Image Courtesy: ocbj.media.clients.ellingtoncms.comThe tool is trained with billions of search data performed on the Donde platform combined with algorithm data that is constantly analysed from the web. The solution helps retailer increase the sales conversions and average order v

, India-based pure-play fashion and lifestyle company, posted 8 per cent revenue growth to ₹8,743 crore in fiscal year 2020 ended on March 31, 2020, compared to the revenue of ₹8,118 crore in previous fiscal. However, revenue if the fourth quarter (Q4) were slightly down to ₹1,817 crore (Q4 FY19: ₹1,915 crore).Revenue for the Madura segment in Q4 FY20 fell 7 per cent to ₹1,229 crore (₹1,320 crore). Sales of lifestyle brands were down 5 per cent during the quarter to ₹1,072 crore (₹1,132 crore).R

The global trade ofhave shown a tremendous fall in the year 2019. The total trade reported a decrease of 13.39 per cent which was $238.91 million in 2017 to $206.92 million in 2019, according to data from TexPro. The total trade of cotton sewing thread has declined 18.21 per cent in 2019 compared to the trade previous year.The trade is further anticipated to drop to $ 170.07 million in 2022 with a rate of 18.21 per cent from 2019, according to.The global export of cotton sewing thread was $119.4

The north Indian state of Uttarakhand would now spin out the high-quality Australian sheep wool in the hills and cater to the country's textile industry. A test report of the sheep wool quality, compiledby the state animal husbandry department, corroborated that the wool's quality is similar to what the famed Merino sheep gives in Australia.Pic: Shutterstock"We had imported the Australian merino sheep last year and the purebred yielded the same quality, and this month the quantity o

has redeployed its newly acquired manufacturing capacities ofin Silvassa, Gujarat for exclusively manufacturing. The facility is currently producing more than 100,000 PPEs per day. It has provided fresh employment to nearly 10,000 people for assembling the PPE suits.A PPE suit consists of six items: coveralls, gloves, shoe covers, mask-three ply or N 95 (with or without respirator), head gear and face shield. The facility at Silvassa is manufacturing PPE coverall suits which are single piece zip