BANGLADESH: Walmart project to empower apparel workers (MEM)

US retail giant Walmart is taking steps to improve the lives of apparel workers at factories in Bangladesh making clothes for its stores, by offering them workplace skills and literacy training.

ITALY: Prada to exceed 2009 forecasts (MEM)

Italian fashion house Prada is 'entirely satisfied' with signs of 2009 profit growth, helped by an increased retail presence.

Apparel industry issues to watch in 2010 

If 2009 was a year of struggle for the global clothing and textile industry, as manufacturers and retailers alike battled to cope with the depth and severity of the worldwide recession, then what lies ahead in 2010? Sourcing winners and losers, trade agreements, customs reform, emerging retail trends and the outlook for retailers and consumers are just some of the topics discussed in the latest briefing from just-style.

• US: Rise in container traffic shows retailers see uplift (MEM)
  The volume of cargo imported into the US’s major retail container ports is expected to be 25% higher during the first half of 2010 than it was during the same period a year ago – a sign that shows retailers are clearly expecting to move more merchandise this year.
• US: Payless and Stride Rite to launch Star Wars shoes (REG)
  The Payless and Stride Rite stores are to launch Star Wars-themed shoes this summer after parent company Collective Brands Inc signed a multi-year licensing deal with Lucasfilm Ltd.
• UK: Boots and Mothercare launch clothing venture (REG)
  UK retailers Boots and Mothercare have agreed a strategic partnership to design, source and supply a children's clothing and accessories brand to be sold exclusively through Boots stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
• UK: Retailers suffer worst January in 15 years (MEM)
  UK sales values fell 0.7% during a desperate January for retailers, but fashion items continued to show some growth.
• US: Efficiency key to latest AccuMark release (REG)
  Gerber Technology has worked to build “improved communication, collaboration and efficiency” into the latest version of its AccuMark pattern design, grading and marker making software.
• US: Keds teams with alice + olivia on limited line
  Stacey Bendet, creator of the alice + olivia fashion brand, is teaming up with Keds footwear on a limited edition line based on the classic Champion sneaker.
• UK: Ethel Austin falls back into administration (MEM)
  UK fashion retailer Ethel Austin has today (8 February) filed for administration for the second time in as many years.

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Apparel industry issues to watch in 2010

If 2009 was a year of struggle for the global clothing and textile industry, as manufacturers and retailers alike battled to cope with the depth and severity of the worldwide recession, then what lies ahead in 2010? Searching for those elusive ‘green shoots’ of recovery following the economic turmoil of 2009 will certainly top the agenda for the apparel sourcing community this year. This briefing looks at what's in store for the apparel industry in 2010, from sourcing winners and losers to trade agreements, customs reform, emerging retail trends and the outlook for retailers and consumers.

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