Jun 155 minTrade & Policy Round-Up for JuneBy SPESA | A collection of stories related to trade and government policy that may impact the sewn products industry around the world...
Jun 152 minSection 301 Tariff Update - June 2022By SPESA | Over the past couple months, multiple U.S. officials have suggested that the Biden administration may soon reevaluate, and...
Jun 142 minTracing Production Costs in the Textile IndustryBy Knitting Trade Journal | A new report has outlined the manufacturing costs of different textile products in the primary textile...
Jun 112 minChina’s Sewing Machine Exports Value US$1.09 Billion in Jan.-Apr. ’22By Apparel Resources | According to General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), the sewing machine sector of the country has...
Jun 104 minGap Inc.’s $150 Million Commitment Boosts Central America SourcingBy 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...
Jun 93 minHow to Hone Honduras’s PotentialBy Pedro José Barquero Tercero | In the 2021 presidential elections, the people of Honduras decisively demonstrated their commitment to...
Jun 92 minFurniture Was the Only Manufacturing Industry to Report Loss in MayBy Furniture Today | Of the 18 manufacturing industries recognized by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), furniture was the only...
Jun 83 minEFI Advances Growth Strategy in High-value Digital Imaging with Inèdit Software AcquisitionPress Release | Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (“EFI™”), a Siris portfolio company, today announced that it has acquired Inèdit Software...
Jun 84 minTop Walmart Executives Talk Inflation, Labor and Supply Chain ChallengesBy Retail Dive | After a tough first quarter where sales growth slowed and its U.S. operating income took a $1 billion hit, Walmart is...
Jun 66 minNew Balance CEO Joe Preston on Brand’s Resurgence, Commitment to Boston and Domestic ManufacturingBy Footwear News | New Balance president and CEO Joe Preston looks out the windows of his fifth-floor office inside the company’s Boston...
Jun 24 min1300+ Exhibitors Register for Techtextil, Texprocess in FrankfurtBy Fibre2Fashion | The first edition of Techtextil and Texprocess in Frankfurt, Germany since COVID-19 has reached a booking level of...
Jun 15 minWhere’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...
Jun 13 minInspired by Spiders, One Japanese Startup Is Inventing a New Generation of TextilesBy CNN Business | Japanese startup, Spiber, is exploring how spider webs could transform the textile industry. The biotech company start...
May 312 minEurope, Asian Factories Under Pressure on China, War in UkraineBy Bloomberg | Key gauges of activity at European and Asian factories remained under pressure in May from China’s economic slowdown and...
May 275 minWeak Euro, Strong Dollar: What It Means for FashionBy 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...
May 276 min'Escalation of Secrecy': Global Brands Seek Clarity on XinjiangBy The New York Times | In the summer of 2019, an executive at Patagonia got a phone call from a trusted auditor working in China....
May 232 minEpson Introduces First Direct-to-Fabric Printer in North AmericaBy Apparel News | Epson America, Inc., has announced the launch of its first direct-to-fabric printer available in North America, the...
May 237 minDebate Over Tariffs Reveals Biden’s Difficulties on China TradeBy The New York Times | President Biden’s decision on Monday to try to align with Asian partners to form an economic bloc against China...
May 204 minCompanies Cut Orders, Build Up Inventory as Supply Disruptions ContinueThe Wall Street Journal | Ongoing supply-chain issues are forcing finance teams to rethink how they are managing customer demand, from...
May 202 minAptean Expands Software Solutions for Apparel Industry with RLM Apparel Software AcquisitionPress Release | Aptean announced the acquisition of RLM Apparel Software Systems (RLM), an award-winning provider of innovative, cloud...