The Gerber MCT Cutter will be making its European debut at Fespa beginning from May 14 in Germany. As the most versatile digital cutting solution in the market, the Gerber MCT Cutter has all the tools, including laser, to complete the most challenging jobs for a wide range of substrates, while increasing productivity and delivering high-quality results. Pic: Gerber Technology Six months after having acquired MCT Digital, Gerber is expanding its MCT digital cutting system worldwide into the s

Marking a significant milestone in its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint and ongoing sustainability mission, Perry Ellis has completed a new 2,432-panel rooftop solar installation atop its largest distribution centre in the US. Launched as a pilot programme, this new solar installation will help direct future alternative energy initiatives for Perry. Con Edison Solutions, a leading national energy services company and subsidiary of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc., has designe

Aptos, a market leader in retail technology solutions, has announced that British brand Mulberry has successfully implemented Aptos solutions for pre-season and in-season planning. During the next project phase, Mulberry will focus on Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) to manage product development and sourcing faster. Pic: Aptos Aptos is supporting Mulberry in pre-season and in-season planning, providing the key functionality to integrate the entire proces

Buyers are responsible for complying with legal wage requirements, Klaus Hohenegger of Amsterdam-based Fair Wear Foundation (FWF) recently told a seminar in Dhaka. The seminar on ‘Labour Minute Costing and Price Negotiations with Buyers’ was organised by FWF and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA). FWF is a European multi-stakeholder initiative working to improve workplace conditions in the garment and textile industry. Governed by labour unions, non-gover

China has started showing interest in buying United States’ cotton. There has been some movement in the United States’ cotton to China, which is a positive signal. This is in anticipation of a positive trade deal between China and the United States. Cotton industry stakeholders who met this morning at Lubbock-based Plains Cotton Growers’ (PCG), Inc., focused their attention on the planting season ahead. With the ginning process completed this week in the High Plains of Texas, it is hoped t

AMSTERDAM – A new online campaign has been launched with the aim of highlighting injustices experienced by artisans in the textile and apparel supply chains. The #WhatYouWearMatters campaign will aim to promote the highly-skilled work of artisans around the world The #WhatYouWearMatters social media project will seek to promote the importance of “fair and sustainable fashion consumption,” and raise awareness among consumers about the manufacturing processes and stories behind the clothes and

China is becoming a very attractive market for the sports industry. The Chinese government has set a goal of 20% annual growth for the sports industry in the country until the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. According to government data, by the end of 2020, the total turnover within China’s sports industry will amount to more than US$ 460 billion. In 2015, the total output value of China’s sports industry was US$ 58 billion. Understanding the Chinese sports marketHalf of the Chinese

Women are conquering the sports business, whether as trainers, as sports travel organisers or fitness bloggers – and as customers, too. These are the findings of a survey by ISPO Munich 2019 on the topic of “Women in Sport Business”. Sports equipment for women have long been anything but a copy of the male version. However, now, from lightweight women’s skis to stylish hiking boots for sportswomen – high-quality products that have been specially devised and developed for the female target gro

Investments in the textile industry are picking up, if IEMs filed with the DIPP in 2018 are an indication. As many as 269 IEMs were filed by various sectors of the textile industry in 2018. Around 79 IEMs were filed for yarn manufacturing. This was followed by fabric weaving (and to a much smaller extent knitting) sector proposals, with 49 IEMs. The third largest segment to file IEMs was the readymade garment sector with 48 proposals, followed by technical textiles with 44 IEMs, and processin

Shoe with knitted upper are footwear, where the upper part of the shoe is made using machine knitted fabric has become increasingly popular among the younger generation owing to high influence of sports, which decreases the costs of shipping and tariffs. Figure: The casual shoe segment is expected to maintain dominance throughout the shoe with knitted upper market forecast period.The global market size of knitted footwear was valued at US $2 billion in 2017 and is expected to grow at a CAGR