Weavers from Bihar will now showcase their products like shirts, kurtas, dhotis, trousers and towels on Amazon India, which signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bihar State Khadi and Village Industries Board last week. The MoU will cover around 80 weaver societies registered with the board. The arrangement is the first of its kind in the state. A year ago, Amazon had entered into a similar arrangement with the Uttar Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board. The company w

Pic: Shima SeikiShima Seiki, leading Japanese computerised flat knitting machine manufacturer, of Wakayama, Japan, will exhibit at the upcoming 12th International Exhibition for Garment, Textile Machinery, and Accessories (IGATEX 2019) exhibition, in hall 2, booth A-2-04. The textile machinery exhibition will be held from February 26-28, 2019, in Karachi, Pakistan. On display will be Shima Seiki’s SSR series computerised flat knitting machine that materialises the company’s philosophy to off

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently approved continuation of the Market Promotion and Development Assistance (MPDA) scheme, Khadi Grant, interest subsidy eligibility certificate (ISEC) and Village Industry Grant, all subsumed under Khadi and Gramodyog Vikas Yojana, at a cost of ₹2,800 crore till 2019-20. It also approved a new component of 'Rozgar Yukt Gaon' (RYG) scheme to introduce enterprise-based operation in the khadi se

Pic: ScoopContemporary womenswear trade show Scoop celebrated an exclusive AW19 showcase of the most sought-after collections and edits from emerging international designers. Carefully curating designer labels around outstanding works of contemporary art, Scoop offered visitors a unique and bespoke buying environment to discover a host of the new season collections. "I am extremely proud that a number of designers have selected Scoop as a platform to launch their collections this season. Scoo

Pic: Karl LagerfeldKarl Lagerfeld, the German fashion designer and creative director of Chanel, has died in Paris at the age of 85. He has been heading Chanel since 1983, but missed the French luxury fashion house’s haute couture shows in Paris last month. Lagerfeld has also been known as creative director of the Italian fashion house Fendi and his own eponymous fashion label. The iconic designer was well recognised due to his black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and high starched collars.

Holiday retail sales during 2018 in US grew a lower-than-expected 2.9 per cent over the same period in 2017 to $707.5 billion, said the National Retail Federation (NRF). The numbers fell short of NRF’s forecast last fall that holiday sales from November 1 through December 31 would grow between 4.3-4.8 per cent to between $717.45-$720.89 billion. NRF’s numbers are based on data from the US Census Bureau, which said that overall December sales – including auto dealers, gas stations and restaura

Pic: Artem Bali from PexelsIndia will soon have its first Centre for Textiles Trends Forecasting in New Delhi, according to textiles secretary Raghvendra Singh, who said the government had already approved the proposed centre that is expected to start operations within February in a prime property of the ministry in the heart of the city. The centre is aimed at boosting exports. The centre will include an incubation and innovation unit to aid design interventions and incubate textile start-u

Courtesy: Columbia Sportswear CompanyThe operating income of Columbia Sportswear has escalated 40 per cent to $152.8 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2018, representing 16.6 per cent of net sales. The sales increased 18 per cent to a record $917.6 million. Direct to consumer (DTC) net sales rose 23 per cent and the wholesale net sales jumped 14 per cent during the reported quarter. The net sales from United States rose 20 per cent, attributable to low-20 per cent growth in DTC and h

The Indian textiles ministry recently honoured 12 weavers and artisans for their outstanding work in handloom and handicrafts at a function in New Delhi, where 15 agreements were signed to facilitate foreign trade of such items. An exhibition showcasing achievements of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the textile sector was also organised. The ministry released a booklet on ease of doing business in ten languages at the National Conclave on Creating Synergy for MSMEs in Textile

The West Bengal government has urged jute mill owners and workers' trade unions in the state for a tripartite meeting to resolve the dispute between both sides, as the latter have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from March 1 over their unfulfilled demands. A notice by the labour department invited the unions to discuss their demands on February 18. The meeting was earlier scheduled to be held on February 14, according to a news agency report. All jute sector trade unions, barrin