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5 February 2010 - UK: Pringle slips to full-year loss - report (MEM)
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5 February 2010 - CHINA: Lodges WTO complaint on European shoe tariffs (MEM)
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4 February 2010 - US: Gaps lifts Q4 guidance as January sales rise (REG)
4 February 2010 - JAPAN: Levi signs franchise deal with Aoyama (MEM)
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4 February 2010 - US: Sport Supply H1 profit dips despite sales gain (MEM)
4 February 2010 - GERMANY: Hugo Boss warns of 2010 challenge amid FY falls (REG)
4 February 2010 - CHINA: Hermes creates new Shang Xia brand (MEM)
4 February 2010 - US: Cherokee inks Sideout license deal
4 February 2010 - US: Cordura launches durable denim fabric (REG)
4 February 2010 - US: Adidas jobs cut in restructuring (MEM)
4 February 2010 - VIETNAM: Adidas opens local office – reports (REG)
4 February 2010 - US: Mirchin takes interim post at Under Armour (MEM)
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3 February 2010 - US: Lawmakers propose bill to bolster Haiti apparel industry (MEM)
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3 February 2010 - US: Polo Ralph Lauren Q3 profit rises 5% (REG)
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COMMENT: China competition hits harder than recession
Far too many apparel suppliers have concluded the recession is to blame for their falling sales. Instead, believes Mike Flanagan, the real reason for their problems is that the US and EU last year finally lifted all restrictions against garment imports from China and Vietnam, thus exposing the rest of the world from the full force of their competition.
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