Levi Strauss & Co - apparel and textile industry company news 
US: Hampshire Q1 losses flat despite sales growth
16 May 2012
First-quarter net losses at apparel maker Hampshire Group remained flat with last year, despite posting a healthy sales boost from its acquisition of Honduras-based knitted top manufacturer Rio Garment.
SOUTH EAST ASIA: Migrant workers face factory exploitation
14 May 2012
Migrant garment workers in factories in Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia making clothes for western fashion brands are facing state oppression and exploitation by their employers, according to claims in a new report released today (14 May).
US: Crailar to blend with Lenzing fibres on new yarns
11 May 2012
Naturally Advanced Technologies (NAT), which produces and markets Crailar flax-based fibres, is teaming up with Austria-based Lenzing Group to look at potential new applications in fashion and sportswear.
VIETNAM: NBC begins construction of $2.4m garment plant
23 April 2012
An Phat Garment Joint Stock Company (JSC), a subsidiary of Vietnam's leading garment maker Nha Be Garment JSC (NBC), has begun construction on a new $2.4m garment plant.
US: Crailar Flax earns USDA Certified Biobased label
23 April 2012
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc has been awarded the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for its Crailar fibre, which is made from flax and other bast fibres.
US: Levi Strauss elects Alstead to board
20 April 2012
Denim brand Levi Strauss & Co has today (19 April) appointed Troy Alstead to its board of directors, expanding the board to ten members.
Top stories on just-style this week...
13 April 2012
Top stories on just-style last week included the numbers of retailers collapsing into administration increased by 15%, JCPenney cutting 600 jobs at its headquarters and 48 apparel brands and retailers have been accused of purchasing clothing from suppliers who illegally discharge polluted water in China.
CHINA: Global brands hit by new claims of textile pollution
11 April 2012
Some 48 apparel brands and retailers including H&M, Nike, Wal-Mart, Levi's, Adidas, Gap and Marks & Spencer have been accused of purchasing clothing from suppliers who illegally discharge polluted water in China.
BANGLADESH: Labour rights activist tortured and killed
11 April 2012
Labour rights organisations are calling for a full investigation after an activist and former apparel worker was found tortured and killed outside Dhaka.
US: Levi Strauss Q1 profit surges on price rises
11 April 2012
Jeans-led apparel business Levi Strauss & Co posted a 21% surge in first quarter net profit as price rises and falling advertising spend boosted income.
US: PVH Corp to evaluate Crailar fibre
10 April 2012
One of the largest global apparel companies with brands including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Izod, Arrow and Bass, PVH Corp is to evaluate the use of the new Crailar fibre in its dress and sports shirt lines.
Spotlight on...Brands deny claims of continued sandblasting
3 April 2012
Diesel has slammed a report in which it is accused of continuing to source its products from Bangladeshi suppliers that use sandblasting, despite the denim brand banning the practice.
US: Crailar fibre edges closer to full phase production
15 March 2012
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc, producer of the Crailar fibre made from flax and other bast fibres, is getting closer to its first full phase of production and says improvements in its cycle time open up new opportunities for third-party manufacturing.
just-style's research roundup
5 March 2012
Featured research from just-style's store this week includes a look at the apparel sectors in Taiwan and Malaysia, a round-up of the latest developments in technical textiles, and a report on the western market for denim jeans.
US: Target to stop selling sandblasted garments
1 March 2012
Discount retail giant Target Corporation has joined global brands and retailers including Levi Strauss, H&M, Gucci, Benetton and Esprit in banning the use of sandblasting on all owned-brand and national brand apparel sold in its stores.
SOUTH KOREA: Columbia Sportswear names unit head
28 February 2012
Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed Hyung-Rae (HR) Cho as the new general manager of its wholly owned Korean subsidiary, with immediate effect.
US: Levi's brand launches first ever global collection
17 February 2012
The Levi's brand made its debut at New York Fashion Week yesterday (16 February) with the launch of its first ever global collection.
US: Cotton costs halve Levi Strauss Q4 profit
8 February 2012
Jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co has seen its fourth quarter profit nearly cut in half as rising cotton costs outpaced higher ticket prices.
US: NAT enters Tuscarora partnership to produce Crailar Flax
31 January 2012
Naturally Advanced Technologies has announced a partnership with Tuscarora Yarns to explore a range of blended yarns using Crailar Flax.
Top stories on just-style this week...
27 January 2012
Top stories on just-style this week included speculation around Bangladesh's rise as a sourcing hotspot, JC Penney's plans to overhaul its offer and Sun European Partners' plans for UK retailer Bonmarche.
US: Levi Strauss confirms forest purchasing policy
25 January 2012
Levi Strauss & Co has confirmed to just-style that it does not source items like paper, product packaging and hang-tags from endangered rainforests.
US: Tradecard network grew by 36% in 2011
19 January 2012
TradeCard's global network of 10,000 retailers, brands, manufacturers and service providers grew by 36% in 2011, the company revealed this week, as its trading partners continued to embrace the cloud-based platform for end-to-end supply chain visibility.
just-style's research roundup
16 January 2012
Featured reports from just-style's research store this week includes a look at the global apparel market, a report on the growing footwear market in Morocco, and a review of the denim and jeanswear industries, as well as a SWOT analysis of Levi Strauss.
CANADA: Maple Lake expands with Satori Planning buy
6 January 2012
Retail software specialist Maple Lake plans to increase its presence in Australia and the Pacific Rim after completing a deal to acquire Satori Planning Pty, its former distributor in the region.
Top ten news stories on just-style in 2011...
23 December 2011
Instead of our regular look at the top stories on just-style during the week, we thought a fitting end to the year would be to take a look at the top stories on just-style in 2011. What made the grade? Not surprisingly, the list includes cotton's ups and downs, the new apparel eco-index scheme...and JC Penney's new logo.
Spotlight on...A better way to grow cotton
15 December 2011
Global brands and retailers are working together to source more Better Cotton for their products in the hope that creating demand down the supply chain will eventually see sustainable cotton become the norm. As the first fibres from the initiative start to make their way into clothing, Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer joined other stakeholders to explain what they hope to achieve.
US: Boot Barn sold in private equity deal
14 December 2011
Specialty western and work wear retailer Boot Barn Inc has been sold by Marwit Capital to another private equity firm, Freeman Spogli & Co, and the company's management, for an undisclosed sum.
US: American Eagle Outfitters taps Levi's Hanson as CEO
16 November 2011
Teen apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters has tapped Levi's executive Robert Hanson as its next CEO.
BANGLADESH: Textile clean-up programme a success
18 October 2011
The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) has hailed as a success an initiative to use global expertise to clean up Bangladesh's notoriously dirty wet textile processing units.
US: Levi Strauss backs Industrie Denim concept stores
14 October 2011
Jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co is teaming up with Mark Werts, founder of the American Rag specialty stores, to launch a new premium denim concept called Industrie Denim.
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