A shift in sourcing and demand-based supply chains are the key apparel sourcing challenges faced by US companies due to an impending economic downturn. Driving end-to-end process efficiency and cross-functional collaboration is crucial for companies to address such challenges. The US and China have embarked on a trade war that has seen them impose tariffs on a combined $360 billion worth of tariffs on imports, causing turmoil for financial markets and concern in sourcing circles.The key economic

In nine months of 2019 Ralph Lauren’s profit shot up by 58.6%. Revenues grew 1.6 per cent. The company adopted strategies that allowed it to elevate the brand. North America continues to be Ralph Lauren’s most successful market, although it’s the market that least grew in the year. Sales in the region increased 0.6 per cent. The company’s sales in Asia grew the most, 4.7 per cent more. Additionally, in Europe, the group’s sales increased by 2.7 per cent. America continues to be Ralph Lauren’s mo

The multi-brand designer luxury retail chain Ogaan, will showcase an exclusive curation of bridalwear on 29 February at The Oberoi, New Delhi.The much-awaited show will house multiple designer labels and brands with their bridal collection for the spring wedding season alongside many off-the-runway looks from the recently wrapped Lakme Fashion Week.Image Courtesy: The special one-day show is set to house bridal collections from many well-known designers including Petticoat Lane’s pastel inspired

STOLL, a Germany-based leading flat knitting machine manufacturer, is all set to participate in the upcoming JEC World exhibition in Paris, France.Scheduled to take place from 3to 5 March 2020, JEC World Exhibition is a renowned trade show that helps unite the global composite industry. STOLL will display an array of its textile solutions to lure the visitors.Highly innovative flat knitting machinery of STOLL will be one of the products that is expected to garner attention among other textile so

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) launched Indian cotton brand Hira in Mumbai today.said she has worked hard to change Indian quality parameters under CCI procurement and currently it is the best quality at par with global standards. Thehailed the launch of the cotton brand.CCI, established in 1974, started itsin 1985 and is helping cotton farmers and the cotton textile industry. The industry has been pleading the ministry of textiles to standardise and brand Indian cotton, SIMA said in a pr

Exhibit to showcase solutions answering sustainability demands in fashion supply chainKornit Digital, a worldwide market leader in digital textile printing technology, announced that the company will be exhibiting at the upcomingevent, taking place February 9-11 at the Olympia London. Hosted in conjunction with Pure London, Pure Origin is billed as “the UK’s only fashion sourcing show to bring every element of the fashion supply chain together in one location.”The Kornit exhibit (Stand PO-A4) wi

Montefibre Carbon is investing €16.2 million in its plant in Miranda de Ebro, Spain, €11.5 million of which will come from the Spanish Ministry of Industry, to produce polyacrylonitrile(PAN) precursor for conversion to carbon fiber with semi-aerospace quality and to build a flexible carbonization line.The new PAN precursor fiber will have a tensile strength of 700 ksi and will be marketed as M700. The new carbonization line will be one of the most advanced lines in the industry to serve as a dev

Accelerating Circularity, a new apparel industry collaborative project, has launched efforts to accelerate textile industry’s move from linear to circular. Its project partners are ensuring broad stakeholder representation by collaborating with industry organisations on this work including sharing information, amplifying key messages & streamlining of efforts.Pic: ShutterstockThe organisations include American Apparel & Footwear Association, Apparel Impact Institute, Circle Economy, Outd

will see the international print community converge in Madrid during March 24-27. Europe’s largest exhibition for screen and digital wide format printing, textile printing and sign making will see latest developments in each area even as Print Make Wear, the fast fashion factory which was a favourite section last year, returns.Pic: FESPAPrint service providers and sign makers will be able to experience the latest innovations in screen and digital printing presses, consumables, workflow, and colo

The 47th edition ofconcluded in Tiruppur with business enquiries of around ₹300 crore. New buyers from countries like Sri Lanka, Mauritius, the Uniyted Arab Emirates, the United States, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Europe and Canada visited the February 17-19 event to identify and source their requirements.Pic: India International Knit FairMore than 30 buyers and 142 buying houses or agents visited the event organised by, according to a report in a top Indian business daily.Around 40 leading