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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:10 GMTSun, 19 May 2013 09:43:10 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-style.com/images/small_logo_style.gifhttp://www.just-style.com10021Weak sales, clearance deals and promotions have led struggling US department store retailer JC Penney Company to more than double its losses in the first quarter.http://www.just-style.com/news/jc-penney-q1-losses-more-than-double_id117874.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 12:49:00 GMTImport cargo volumes at major US retail container ports are expected to rise 3.3% in May - but growth could trickle to a standstill by the end of the summer.http://www.just-style.com/news/retail-import-cargos-seen-slowing-over-summer_id117876.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 13:21:00 GMTSurfwear brand Quiksilver has unveiled a multi-year plan to try to return to profit by focusing on its three core brands - Quiksilver, Roxy and DC - globalising key functions and reducing costs.http://www.just-style.com/news/quiksilver-unveils-plan-to-improve-profits_id117873.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 12:36:00 GMTAs part of plans to remove harmful substances from its production processes and eliminate fluorines by 2020, German outdoor clothing brand Jack Wolfskin is teaming up with two research institutes to develop new fluorocarbon-free textile coatings.http://www.just-style.com/news/jack-wolfskin-commits-to-cleaner-outdoor-clothing_id117871.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 11:51:00 GMTKorean textile manufacturer KyungBang Limited has opened a $40m cotton yarn plant at the Bau Bang industrial zone, in the northern Vietnamese province of Binh Duong.http://www.just-style.com/news/kyungbang-opens-40m-cotton-yarn-plant_id117870.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 11:31:00 GMTGarment factories in the Ashulia industrial belt near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka re-opened today (17 May) after a three-day shutdown following labour unrest earlier this week.http://www.just-style.com/news/ashulia-garment-factories-re-open_id117868.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 11:20:00 GMTUS consumer prices in April saw their biggest decrease since December 2008, according to the latest government figures, with retail apparel prices falling for the third month in a row.http://www.just-style.com/news/retail-apparel-prices-fall-again-in-april_id117880.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 15:49:00 GMTLectra has enhanced its Kaledo textile design suite to offer a wider range of creative tools along with improved usability for speed, control and accuracy.http://www.just-style.com/news/lectra-enhances-kaledo-textile-design-suite_id117878.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 14:28:00 GMTRegional department store retailer Stage Stores has reported a deeper first-quarter loss, impacted by a $9.7m one-off charge and cooler temperatures, which hurt sales of seasonal merchandise.http://www.just-style.com/news/stage-stores-q1-loss-widens-on-one-off-charge_id117877.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 14:04:00 GMTThe most-read stories on just-style this week include a rush by apparel brands and retailers to sign the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a report on what the agreement entails, and plans by M&S to shake up its supplier base.http://www.just-style.com/news/just-styles-most-read-stories-this-week_id117872.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 11:53:00 GMTUpscale department store retailer Nordstrom has reported a 2.7% fall in first-quarter net profit, with higher costs and unseasonable weather weighing on sales of its spring merchandise.http://www.just-style.com/news/nordstrom-first-quarter-profit-falls-27_id117867.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 10:19:00 GMTDepartment store operator Kohl's has reported a 4% decline in first-quarter net profit because of lower-than-expected sales.http://www.just-style.com/news/kohls-q1-profit-beats-view-despite-sales-slide_id117864.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 16 May 2013 16:51:00 GMTIndian textile conglomerate Arvind Ltd has booked a 13.4% increase in fourth-quarter profit on the back of higher revenue growth.http://www.just-style.com/news/arvind-q4-profit-rises-on-revenue-growth_id117865.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 16 May 2013 17:17:00 GMTA conference and exhibition focusing solely on 3D human body scanning technologies, measurement methods and applications is set to take place in California later this year.http://www.just-style.com/news/event-to-focus-on-3d-body-scanning-technologies_id117881.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 16:03:00 GMTThe latest release of the YuniquePLM product lifecycle management software features enhanced line planning functionality for designers and merchandisers and new costing capabilities for planning and financial teams.http://www.just-style.com/news/yuniqueplm-release-speeds-line-planning-and-costing_id117875.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 13:06:00 GMTSwedish clothing company Björn Borg AB has posted a 35.5% decline in first-quarter profit after continued weakness in European retail markets led to lower sales.http://www.just-style.com/news/bjorn-borg-q1-profit-slides-355_id117869.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 11:20:00 GMTA group of North American retailers has gone its own way on strengthening safety efforts at Bangladesh garment factories, setting up a new initiative said to offer a long-term solution that also offers flexibility to "respond to an ever-changing environment."http://www.just-style.com/news/apparel-groups-unveil-own-bangladesh-safety-plans_id117861.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 16 May 2013 14:48:00 GMTTwo workers have died after a Cambodian factory that manufacturers footwear for Japanese sporting goods firm Asics collapsed earlier today (16 May).http://www.just-style.com/news/two-workers-killed-in-shoe-factory-collapse_id117863.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 16 May 2013 16:07:00 GMTThe strength of global economies and their resulting employment levels is a major influence on the workwear market. A new report from just-style forecasts worldwide demand to grow by more than 20% over the next five years, driven by growth in emerging markets.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/emerging-markets-to-drive-workwear-growth_id117850.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 15 May 2013 15:01:00 GMTA US-based labour and human rights watchdog has filed a formal complaint with the US Customs service calling for a halt on imports of cotton from Uzbekistan grown and harvested with forced labour.http://www.just-style.com/news/activists-call-for-halt-to-uzbek-cotton-imports_id117857.aspx?utm_source=article-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 16 May 2013 12:36:00 GMT