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Published by Aroq Ltd.Wed, 22 May 2013 12:25:58 GMTWed, 22 May 2013 12:25:58 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Bangladesh's apex trade body for garment manufacturers has started preparations on creating a biometric database that will contain records on all workers in the country's garment factories.http://www.just-style.com/news/setting-up-database-of-garment-workers_id117910.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingWed, 22 May 2013 12:09:00 GMTThe head of an inter-governmental group of cotton producing, consuming and trading countries has attempted to dispel the fog surrounding deadlocked industry discussions over the first-ever global cotton futures contract.http://www.just-style.com/news/global-cotton-futures-contract-discussions-in-deadlock_id117908.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingWed, 22 May 2013 11:32:00 GMTInstitutional investors and shareholders with more than $2.5trn in assets under management are adding pressure to retailers sourcing clothing from Bangladesh to implement a number of reforms, including signing up to the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety.http://www.just-style.com/news/investors-take-a-stand-on-bangladesh-safety-deal_id117902.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingTue, 21 May 2013 14:31:00 GMTClothing items were among the most potentially dangerous consumer products entering the European Union (EU) last year according to new figures on product safety enforcement.http://www.just-style.com/news/product-safety-alerts-led-by-clothing_id117898.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingTue, 21 May 2013 12:18:00 GMTApparel retailers and brands in the US and Canada are calling for assurances from the Bangladesh government that it is committed to worker safety issues in the country's garment factories.http://www.just-style.com/news/retailers-seek-bangladesh-commitment-to-worker-safety_id117887.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingMon, 20 May 2013 12:56:00 GMTChina ranks number one as the world's largest garment exporter with a 38% global market share. Bangladesh ranks number two with a 5% market share. We all acknowledge that China dominates the global garment export market. But how did it get here, and what are the upcoming challenges? asks David Birnbaum.http://www.just-style.com/comment/understanding-chinas-success_id117691.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingMon, 20 May 2013 16:31:00 GMTFeatured reports from just-style's research store this week include a review of the global market for workwear, a report on the prospects for the textile and clothing industry in Cambodia, and a look at the cost of spinning, texturing, weaving and knitting production in nine countries.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/just-styles-research-roundup_id117883.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingMon, 20 May 2013 11:06:00 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingFri, 17 May 2013 13:21:00 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingFri, 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingFri, 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingFri, 17 May 2013 11:20:00 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingFri, 17 May 2013 11:53:00 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingFri, 17 May 2013 13:06:00 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingThu, 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingThu, 16 May 2013 16:07:00 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=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingThu, 16 May 2013 12:36:00 GMTA total of 33 companies have signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building last month, which killed more than 1,000 people.http://www.just-style.com/news/who-has-signed-the-bangladesh-safety-accord_id117856.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingThu, 16 May 2013 12:18:00 GMTTurkish based fashion brand and retailer Colin's has implemented DeSL's PLM solution to help support its ambitious growth plans.http://www.just-style.com/news/colins-fashion-brand-to-grow-with-plm_id117853.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingThu, 16 May 2013 11:01:00 GMTMarks & Spencer is set to shake up its supplier base as part of plans to turn around its fortunes in women's wear through a focus on quality and style.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/ms-shakes-up-supplier-base-as-part-of-turnaround-efforts_id117839.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingWed, 15 May 2013 10:10:00 GMTThere is no doubt that something needed to be done to improve safety standards at factories in Bangladesh making clothes for western brands and retailers. But the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety - details of which were reported on just-style yesterday - seems to raise nearly as many questions as it answers.http://www.just-style.com/comment/bangladesh-safety-accord-still-raises-many-questions_id117852.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sourcingWed, 15 May 2013 19:03:00 GMT