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    Behind the Seams

    The Sewn Product Industry's Premier News Service

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    Trade & Policy Round-Up for June
    • Jun 15
    • 5 min

    Trade & Policy Round-Up for June

    By SPESA | A collection of stories related to trade and government policy that may impact the sewn products industry around the world...
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    Section 301 Tariff Update - June 2022
    • Jun 15
    • 2 min

    Section 301 Tariff Update - June 2022

    By SPESA | Over the past couple months, multiple U.S. officials have suggested that the Biden administration may soon reevaluate, and...
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    Tracing Production Costs in the Textile Industry
    • Jun 14
    • 2 min

    Tracing Production Costs in the Textile Industry

    By Knitting Trade Journal | A new report has outlined the manufacturing costs of different textile products in the primary textile...
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    China’s Sewing Machine Exports Value US$1.09 Billion in Jan.-Apr. ’22
    • Jun 11
    • 2 min

    China’s Sewing Machine Exports Value US$1.09 Billion in Jan.-Apr. ’22

    By Apparel Resources | According to General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), the sewing machine sector of the country has...
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    Gap Inc.’s $150 Million Commitment Boosts Central America Sourcing
    • Jun 10
    • 4 min

    Gap Inc.’s $150 Million Commitment Boosts Central America Sourcing

    By Sourcing Journal | Gap Inc. is among a group of U.S. companies that committed $1.9 billion to sourcing from Central America in a bid...
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    How to Hone Honduras’s Potential
    • Jun 9
    • 3 min

    How to Hone Honduras’s Potential

    By Pedro José Barquero Tercero | In the 2021 presidential elections, the people of Honduras decisively demonstrated their commitment to...
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    Furniture Was the Only Manufacturing Industry to Report Loss in May
    • Jun 9
    • 2 min

    Furniture Was the Only Manufacturing Industry to Report Loss in May

    By Furniture Today | Of the 18 manufacturing industries recognized by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), furniture was the only...
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    EFI Advances Growth Strategy in High-value Digital Imaging with Inèdit Software Acquisition
    • Jun 8
    • 3 min

    EFI Advances Growth Strategy in High-value Digital Imaging with Inèdit Software Acquisition

    Press Release | Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (“EFI™”), a Siris portfolio company, today announced that it has acquired Inèdit Software...
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    Top Walmart Executives Talk Inflation, Labor and Supply Chain Challenges
    • Jun 8
    • 4 min

    Top Walmart Executives Talk Inflation, Labor and Supply Chain Challenges

    By Retail Dive | After a tough first quarter where sales growth slowed and its U.S. operating income took a $1 billion hit, Walmart is...
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    New Balance CEO Joe Preston on Brand’s Resurgence, Commitment to Boston and Domestic Manufacturing
    • Jun 6
    • 6 min

    New Balance CEO Joe Preston on Brand’s Resurgence, Commitment to Boston and Domestic Manufacturing

    By Footwear News | New Balance president and CEO Joe Preston looks out the windows of his fifth-floor office inside the company’s Boston...
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    1300+ Exhibitors Register for Techtextil, Texprocess in Frankfurt
    • Jun 2
    • 4 min

    1300+ Exhibitors Register for Techtextil, Texprocess in Frankfurt

    By Fibre2Fashion | The first edition of Techtextil and Texprocess in Frankfurt, Germany since COVID-19 has reached a booking level of...
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    Where’s the PPE?
    • Jun 1
    • 5 min

    Where’s the PPE?

    By Textile Insight | As mask mandates fall, many of us have forgotten the panic that descended in March of 2020. A U.S. population of 330...
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    Inspired by Spiders, One Japanese Startup Is Inventing a New Generation of Textiles
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    Inspired by Spiders, One Japanese Startup Is Inventing a New Generation of Textiles

    By CNN Business | Japanese startup, Spiber, is exploring how spider webs could transform the textile industry. The biotech company start...
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    Europe, Asian Factories Under Pressure on China, War in Ukraine
    • May 31
    • 2 min

    Europe, Asian Factories Under Pressure on China, War in Ukraine

    By Bloomberg | Key gauges of activity at European and Asian factories remained under pressure in May from China’s economic slowdown and...
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    Weak Euro, Strong Dollar: What It Means for Fashion
    • May 27
    • 5 min

    Weak Euro, Strong Dollar: What It Means for Fashion

    By Business of Fashion | Last week, the euro neared parity with the US dollar for the first time in two decades, dipping to as low as...
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    'Escalation of Secrecy': Global Brands Seek Clarity on Xinjiang
    • May 27
    • 6 min

    'Escalation of Secrecy': Global Brands Seek Clarity on Xinjiang

    By The New York Times | In the summer of 2019, an executive at Patagonia got a phone call from a trusted auditor working in China....
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    Epson Introduces First Direct-to-Fabric Printer in North America
    • May 23
    • 2 min

    Epson Introduces First Direct-to-Fabric Printer in North America

    By Apparel News | Epson America, Inc., has announced the launch of its first direct-to-fabric printer available in North America, the...
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    Debate Over Tariffs Reveals Biden’s Difficulties on China Trade
    • May 23
    • 7 min

    Debate Over Tariffs Reveals Biden’s Difficulties on China Trade

    By The New York Times | President Biden’s decision on Monday to try to align with Asian partners to form an economic bloc against China...
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    Companies Cut Orders, Build Up Inventory as Supply Disruptions Continue
    • May 20
    • 4 min

    Companies Cut Orders, Build Up Inventory as Supply Disruptions Continue

    The Wall Street Journal | Ongoing supply-chain issues are forcing finance teams to rethink how they are managing customer demand, from...
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    Aptean Expands Software Solutions for Apparel Industry with RLM Apparel Software Acquisition
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    Aptean Expands Software Solutions for Apparel Industry with RLM Apparel Software Acquisition

    Press Release | Aptean announced the acquisition of RLM Apparel Software Systems (RLM), an award-winning provider of innovative, cloud...
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