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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:28 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:28 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The wide gulf that exists between US retailers, importers and textile makers was highlighted this week as Congress embarked on the first steps of a review of trade preference programmes and how they fit into US trade policy.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=106002Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 GMTThis week's third quarter figures suggest that US fashion retailers appear to have steadied the ship - at least on the bottom line.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105999Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMTLegislation that would extend the US' largest duty-free trade preference programme by ten years and allow textiles, apparel and footwear to be included for the first time, has been welcomed by apparel retailers and importers.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105995Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:00 GMTStony Apparel, maker of branded and private label fashion for girls and juniors, is implementing the Global Enterprise System software suite from NGC (New Generation Computing) to help streamline business processes and improve efficiency.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105993Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMTNeil Kearney, general secretary of the International Textile, Garment, and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF) and a passionate defender of workers' rights, died of a heart attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh, early today (19 November).http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105982Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:36:00 GMTNew features and a standardised interface between its Fashion PLM tool and full M3 Enterprise Management System are among the latest updates to Lawson's product lifecycle management (PLM) solution.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105953Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:00 GMTLingerie giant Triumph International says operations are getting back to normal at one of its factories in China after around 3,000 workers went on strike as part of a dispute over bonus payments.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105934Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:18:00 GMTGerman mail-order giant The Otto Goup is teaming up with the Grameen Trust to set up what it calls "the factory of the future," in which profits are ploughed back into the local community.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105939Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMTTalon International Inc, the supplier of zippers, fasteners and trim products to the apparel industry, has narrowed its third quarter loss and says it is beginning to see signs of improvement in its business.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105946Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMTIndia's garment exports are being hit by rising cotton prices and fabric costs, which are forcing many exporters to cut production and meet orders at a loss, the country's official body of apparel exporters said at the weekend.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105931Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMTThe Jordan labour ministry wants all companies at the country's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) to join a pioneer project launched by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to assess the sector's compliance with international and local labour laws and treaties.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105922Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMTNew tools to train users and improve supply chain visibility and control are among the features added to the latest version of Lawson's enterprise software package.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105917Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:00 GMTHere is a roundup of the top five most-read stories on just-style. Click on each headline for the full story.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105914Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMTWorkers rights groups in Sri Lanka say the EU's GSP+ trade scheme has only benefited employers and not workers, and are asking for mechanisms to distribute benefits to workers.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105903Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:39:00 GMTHigher volumes and prices combined with lower energy costs have helped Arvind Limited, one of India's largest textile and apparel makers, to a second-quarter profit of INR151.9m (US3.3m).http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105908Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:55:00 GMTFrance's Bernard Krief Consulting (BKC) is to set up a joint venture company with Chinese textile firm, Zhonghe, producing fabrics destined largely for the market in China.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105904Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:00 GMTThe Asian Floor Wage (AFW) Campaign, lauded so widely by activists in India and Sri Lanka and their supporters in the West, may not be as effective as its proponents expect.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105900Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMT3D body scanning and fit expert Human Solutions GmbH is continuing its software expansion after acquiring a 45% stake in Italian company Assyst Sistemi.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105878Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:52:00 GMTSato Labeling Solutions America Inc has launched a new online service bureau to provide variable data printed tags, labels, and trim items to manufacturers around the world.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105887Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:19:00 GMTChinese footwear manufacturer Yue Yuen Industrial has posted net consolidated operating revenue of US$406m, slightly down on the prior year period.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105876Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:35:00 GMT