Macy’s has announced the appointment of Torrence Boone, vice president, global client partnerships at Google, to its board of directors, effective December 12, 2019. Macy’s is a leading retailer, with fiscal 2018 sales of $24.971 billion and approximately 130,000 employees. The company operates around 680 department stores and 190 specialty stores.At Google, Boone is responsible for driving the company’s strategies and partnerships across a portfolio of the world’s largest global advertisers, sp

ZDHC, a group of apparel and footwear brands and retailers working towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020, has added four new contributors. Advance Denim and Candiani Denim have joined in the textile industry category, ToxServices within the solution provider category and the Consorzio Conciatori di Ponte a Egola joins as new associate.Pic: ZDHCThe four organisations will help and support the ZDHC community and the mission.Advance Denim established in 1987 is one of the oldest den

Global Textile Leveling Agent Market: IntroductionInnovation in attire is a key trend followed in the textile industry. In order to fulfill this demand for innovative clothing and superior finish, industry participants are adopting the level dyeing process, with the help of various mechanisms such as migration of dye or controlled exhaustion of the dye. Textile leveling agent plays a crucial role in the level dyeing process, which helps to produce better yield with the correct depth of color pig

By Kristi Ellis, National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of U.S. textiles from fibre through finished sewn products, welcomed the deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact reached between the administration and House Democrats on 10 December.The deal paves the way for USMCA legislation to advance in Congress and NCTO will be fully engaged in helping move the trade deal across t

Techtextil India attracts high-profile visitors from across the dynamic fields of technical textiles industry. The first-ever Hackathon on technical textiles brainstorms over various challenges and opportunities existing in the industry.The 7th edition of Techtextil India, 2019 witnessed a strong participation of 192 exhibitors from major countries across the world. The much-anticipated event curated a range of technical textile solutions from across 13 countries including India. The event attra

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), representing the full spectrum of US textiles from fibre though finished sewn products, welcomes the deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) between the administration and House Democrats and urges the administration and Congress to get the deal across the finish line.“We are happy to hear a deal has been reached that should help pave the way for USMCA to move forward and we will continue to work for Congressional passage on a clean

RMG sector of Bangladesh is proudly said to be the standalone growth-enabler of the economy contributing more than 84% of the total export. Let alone this national pride, for years our RMG sector is making a dent when it comes to global ranking (ranked after China).Figure 1:RMG manufacturers should increasingly focus on R&D and design to move up the value chain and cater to higher-value brands.Admittedly and unfortunately, we are on the verge of going downward in this sector. Yes, it is like

YKK’s fastening products will be integrated with Browzwear’s 3D solutions enabling designers to incorporate 3D models of YKK products into their designs, freely moving and visualising them in photo-realistic 3D as they create. Additionally, the specifications for fasteners will be included in Browzwear’s Tech Pack with rest of manufacturing instructions.Pic: YKKYKK, a global leader in fastening solutions, including zippers, plastic hardware, hook and loop fasteners, webbing tapes, and snaps and

Azerbaijan imported a million mulberry seedlings from China as part of the government programme to boost cocoon and silk production from 2018 to 2025. The programme envisages support for a cluster approach to sericulture, creation of new productive hybrids, expansion of research in primary seeding and establishment of seed-growing plants.Pic: ShutterstockAccording to this programme, the agriculture ministry will buy high-yielding seedlings from China to raise food supply and cultivate newgardens

China's garment industry revenue was lower in the first 10 months of this year, according to the ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT). From January to October, the combined operating revenue of major garment enterprises each with an annual operating revenue of 20 million yuan eased by 0.2 per cent year on year to 1.31 trillion yuan, data showed.Pic: ShutterstockMeanwhile, profits of those enterprises shrank by 3.4 per cent to 68.5 billion yuan from the same period in the pr