More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), content creators, and developers in the United States are growing with e-commerce giant Amazon, says a recent study. Amazon empowers SMBs to succeed in the digital economy – selling their products online, starting their own company to deliver packages to Amazon customers, grow their businesses.Third-party gross physical merchandise sales – primarily comprised of SMBs selling in Amazon’s stores – surpassed $160 billion in 2018 and ma

US textile and apparel exports are rising. US textile and apparel exports are around 21% of its imports, not a very small percentage, and an indication that `Made in America’ is gaining traction. With the current deadlock in trade talks with China, there could be more incentive to manufacture more at home. Total US textile and apparel exports from January-March 2019 stood at US$ 5776.88 million, a growth of 0.9%. In March, US textile and apparel exports grew 14.23% over the previous month, to US

India’s textile machinery trade with the world has registered a growth of 6.58% to US$ 4857.91 million in 2018 over the previous year. Undoubtedly, the textile machinery imports take the major share of 83% in the total trade of India’s textile machinery in 2018 and have registered a growth of 4.39% to US$ 3849.05 million over the previous year. China, Japan, Germany, Singapore and Italy are the top five sourcing markets for India.On the other side, textile machinery exports from India registered

COPENHAGEN – Forum for the Future and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion (CSF) at London College of Fashion have launched an open-source interactive toolkit which uses future scenarios to help identify risks and opportunities for the fashion industry to 2030. The idea is to use these scenarios to stimulate new ideas and test business strategies for the long-term benefit of both the industry and the planet.Billed as a “guide to inspire” it looks at how the fashion industry could tackle environmen

STITCH & TEX EXPO – AFRO EDITION; will feature the new concept of organizing two consecutive trade fairs; The first trade fair is dedicated to garment processing technologies including Sewing, Embroidery, Fabrics and their Accessories; While the second is dedicated to textile processing technologies including Weaving, Spinning, Knitting, and Dyeing Machinery, Technologies and Spare Parts; The two events are held under the giant brand STITCH & TEX EXPO – AFRO EDITION.Set to establish a ta

With the 13th annual World of Wipes (WOW) International Conference that takes place from 24-27 June fast approaching, excitement is mounting for the event that will bring together hundreds of industry professionals from around the world to convene, connect, and collaborate at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, GA.As the multi-billion-dollar wipes sector continues to enjoy growth, industry leaders will summit to address critical issues and new advances driven by increased demand for healthier

Randa Accessories, one of the world's leading accessories companies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent of Haggar Clothing Co. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days. Randa, a privately-held company, has reported that revenues for the combined companies will be greater than $1 billion in this year.Pic: Randa"The acquisition of Haggar is an important waypoint on our strategic journey," said Jeffrey Spiegel, CEO of Randa Accessories. "Fo

TUV SUD, the German training, auditing, testing and certification giant, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Garment Fair Association (IGFA). Through this partnership with IGFA and its members, TUV SUD will offer an extensive knowledge repository and be deemed as the partner of choice for testing and certification services.After signing this association, TUV SUD will be regarded as the preferred quality and technical partner for IGFA and its members for their qu

Vietnam is implementing a project to improve the eco-friendliness of the local textile and apparel industry. The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently organised a meeting in Hanoi for the former’s environment committee to find out modes to improve the sector’s environmental responsibility.Designecologist from PexelsVITAS vice chairman Truong Van Cam said the garment-textile sector raked in $31.7 billion and $36 billion in exports in 2017 and 2

Archroma has officially inaugurated its new global competence centre for automotive and synthetic dyeing in Korschenbroich, Germany. The site is part of former M Dohmen, an international group specialising in the production of textile dyes and chemicals for the automotive, carpet, and apparel sectors, that Archroma acquired between 2014 and 2018.Pic: ArchromaThe inauguration ceremony, held in the presence of Alexander Wessels, CEO of Archroma, and Mark Dohmen, former CEO of M Dohmen and head of