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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.
US: Levi’s Q3 profit up despite margin squeeze
12 October 2011
Jeans-led apparel company Levi Strauss & Co has posted a double-digit rise in third quarter net profit, thanks to continued revenue growth for its core Levi’s brand.
US: Levi Strauss to implement business intelligence tool
6 October 2011
Jeanswear giant Levi Strauss & Co has selected Capgemini to develop an integrated business intelligence (BI) and data warehouse platform that will analyse the data flowing within the company.
US: TradeCard expands with VP of sales in Europe
30 September 2011
TradeCard Inc, the supply chain collaboration platform used by retailers, brands and manufacturers, has hired Frank Bakker as VP of sales for Europe.
HONG KONG: Brilliant Global Knitwear to use Crailar fibre
28 September 2011
Hong Kong-based private label knitwear manufacturer Brilliant Global Ltd is to use the new cotton-like flax-based fibre Crailar in some of the items it produces for global brands.
AUSTRALIA: Just Group joins ban on sandblasted jeans
23 September 2011
Fashion retailer Just Group is joining global brands including Levi Strauss, Gucci, Benetton and Esprit in putting a stop to selling sandblasted jeans.
UK: Retailers urged to take action to end sweatshops
16 September 2011
Campaigners are using the start of London Fashion Week to step up calls for high street retailers to take more action to end poverty pay for overseas workers.
Top stories on just-style this week...
16 September 2011
Research that luxury fashion sales are being propelled by average consumers, brands boycotting Uzbek cotten harvested using forced child labour and ongoing talks around the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact were among the most read stories on just-style this week.
ITALY: Armani bans sandblasting after activists campaign
15 September 2011
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani SpA is joining Gucci and Versace in banning sandblasting from its clothing supply chain after a sustained campaign by activists.
WORLD: Apparel firms join Uzbek cotton ban
12 September 2011
More than 60 of the world's best known apparel companies and brands, including Adidas, Burberry, C&A, Levi Strauss, Li & Fung, Liz Claiborne, PVH Corp and Wal-Mart Stores, have vowed not to source Uzbek cotton harvested using forced child labour.
US: Levi Strauss & Co names Stephen Neal as chairman
8 September 2011
Jeans giant Levi Strauss & Co has named Stephen Neal as chairman of the board with immediate effect.
Indian Terrain looks at sourcing from the Americas
24 August 2011
Branded apparel retailer Indian Terrain Fashions plans to launch a 'Made in America' jeans brand using denim from a US mill which will be made into jeans in Guatemala. It's a move that bucks trends for brands sold in India, which mainly buy denim products from within the country.
US: Piperlime to offer men's apparel
17 August 2011
US online retailer Piperlime today (17 August) announced it will begin offering men's apparel on the site.
ITALY: Dolce & Gabbana deletes Facebook protests
10 August 2011
Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has deleted comments made on its Facebook page by nearly 30,000 activists calling on the company to ban the process of sandblasting, which gives jeans a used look but is highly dangerous to workers.
VIEWPOINT: Short-term contracts exploit Cambodia garment workers
9 August 2011
International apparel buyers and their suppliers are being urged to take steps to put an end to the widespread use of short-term employment contracts in the Cambodian garment industry amid concerns the practice not only threatens to erode the industry's competitiveness but also violates labour laws and could lead to widespread unrest.
just-style management briefing: The Sustainable Apparel Coalition's collective efforts
5 August 2011
Over the past decade and more, industry associations and individual companies have launched numerous initiatives with the aim of addressing and reducing the environmental and social impacts of clothing manufacture. However, this year the clothing industry's collective effort witnessed what many hope will be a game-changing development with the formation of a new multi-stakeholder partnership.
US: Levi's taps Guajardo to lead global brand strategy
3 August 2011
Apparel retailer Levi Strauss & Co has hired Beto Guajardo as global vice president of strategy of its Levi's brand.
Speaking with style: Dr Harry Lee, CEO of TAL Apparel
26 July 2011
TAL Apparel, one of the world's leading garment suppliers, has turned the threat of inflation across the supply chain into an opportunity to do things differently. Here CEO Dr Harry Lee tells just-style how the Hong Kong based firm's long-time focus on efficiency, sustainable development, and added value is helping to combat rising costs and set it apart from the competition.
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Levi Strauss & Co. - Strategy and SWOT Report
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Datamonitor's Levi Strauss & Co. - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Levi Strauss & Co. - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi Strauss or “the company”) is a privately-held branded apparel company. The company designs and markets jeans and other casual wear for men, women and children. Levi Strauss operates in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and employs about 11,800 people. The company recorded revenues of $4,105.8 million during the financial year ended November 2009 (FY2009), a decrease of 6.7% compared with 2008. This decrease reflects unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates across all regions, particularly in Europe. The operating profit of Levi Strauss was $378.1 million in FY2009, a decrease of 28% compared with 2008, driven by declines in Europe— primarily reflecting the unfavorable impact of currency, the wholesale channel declines and continued investment in retail expansion. The net profit was $151.9 million in FY2009, a decrease of 33.8% compared with 2008.
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