Zara, a Spanish fast fashion retailer and the first Inditex brand, has launched online sales through a dedicated worldwide platform to bring its fashion collections to 106 new markets. With this, Zara’s global women’s, men’s and kids’ collection will be available now in a total of 202 markets, underpinned by the integrated store and online platform. Zara currently has stores in 96 markets with an online presence in 49 of those markets. Thanks to store and online integration, orders placed onl

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Myanmar will be hit if the European Union (EU) withdraws its generalised scheme of preferences (GSP), under which the country enjoys easy trade access to the world’s largest trading block, according to U Aung Naing Oo, director general of the country’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA). Three-fourths of workers employed by the garment manufacturing industry could lose their jobs if the EU blocks Myanmar’s access to its market, the

The Environmental Audit Committee in the United Kingdom has called on five leading online-only fashion retailers to offer evidence as part of its inquiry into sustainability of the fashion industry. In letters written to Amazon, Asos, Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and Misguided, the committee chair asked some of them to give evidence in parliament. The committee has asked for information on areas including staff wages, garment life-cycle and steps to reduce environmental and social impact of the

Courtesy: STOLL STOLL, a leading manufacturer of flat knitting machines, displayed latest innovations and developments at the ITMA Asia + CITME 2018 expo, which was held from October 15-19, 2018, in Shanghai, China. The booth was entirely dedicated to knitelligence, STOLL’s new software solution and a highlight from the ever-growing field of Stoll software solutions. Stoll’s knitelligence is a modular system that combines all of Stoll’s software solutions under one platform that covers the

Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA) is organising a training programme on “Laboratory Quality Management System and Internal Audit as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017” in December 2018. The training would be conducted by ATIRA, Ahmedabad—the lead assessor of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). As per new standard, quality managers need to undergo an extensive training for ISO. The four-day workshop-cum- training programme will be an intera

Courtesy: Lenzing Lenzing's strategic orientation with a focus on specialty fibres has had a positive impact in the first half of fiscal 2018. Lenzing recorded a solid business development in the first three quarters of fiscal 2018. However, the company saw decline in revenue with lower prices for standard viscose, less favourable currencies and lower production volume. "The Lenzing Group is currently operating in a challenging environment. Against this background, we are satisfied with the

Courtesy: Printful Printful, a print-on-demand drop shipping company, is expanding. It is setting up a new fulfillment centre in Tijuana, Mexico. The facility that specialises in cut and sew products and activewear, will help Printful balance order load across all locations, add new products quicker, and lower prices for premium apparel. This is its fourth fulfillment centre. With the growing demand for activewear products such as leggings, opening a new cut and sew facility is the logical

Yoga guru Ramdev-led Indian firm Patanjali inaugurated its first apparel store 'Patanjali Paridhan' in New Delhi on November 5 with plans to open at least 100 stores across the country by the end of this fiscal. Chemical-free and relatively cheaper apparel of the company will boost ‘made in India’ products and support the Khadi India initiative, Ramdev said. Consumers can buy Patanjali products online soon, Indian media reports quoted Ramdev as saying. The flagship store, with men's, wom

Courtesy: Shima Seiki Shima Seiki, the leading computerised knitting machine manufacturer of Wakayama, Japan, together with its Korean subsidiary, Shima Seiki Korea, will participate in the Korea International Garment Machinery and Textile Industry Fair (GT Korea) exhibition, in booth E21. The expo will be held from November 14-16, 2018, at Kintex hall 9B in Korea. With growing interest in factory automation in the Korean textile industry, Shima Seiki answers the call by presenting its new

HeiQ and DuPont Consumer Solutions, a business unit of DuPont Specialty Products, have made an eco-friendly water repellent for leather. Wolverine World Wide Leathers will be the first supplier to offer treated leather to their major brand partners. HeiQ is a leader in creating effective and high-performance textile technologies on the market today. Recent consumer research shows that 49 per cent of consumers think it is important that their water-repellent product is eco-friendly PFC-free 1