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Top stories on just-style this week...
10 February 2012
The most-read stories on just-style this week included news that Nike has lent its support to a new waterless fabric dyeing process, the recommendation that international brands and retailers address the low wages of Cambodian garment workers, and reports that despite facing a tough year, China's textile and clothing industry is set for further growth.
US: Zero discharge initiative "should include suppliers"
9 February 2012
Plans by six apparel and footwear brands and retailers to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals from their supply chains by 2020 have been widely praised by a group of stakeholders - but are aiming for a challenging deadline and should have been expanded to include suppliers, they say.
US: Nike backs waterless fabric dyeing process
8 February 2012
Sporting goods giant Nike Inc has teamed up with a Dutch textile machinery company that has developed a way to dye fabrics without using water - and says it hopes to boost the technology's uptake throughout the apparel industry.
China's textile and clothing set for further growth
6 February 2012
Despite a number of challenges, China's textile and clothing industry is set for further growth while its competitors suffer declines as a result of cutbacks by retail buyers, according to new research.
just-style management briefing: Opportunities for the apparel industry in 2012
2 February 2012
Opportunities the apparel industry can look forward to this year include speed to market, which favours sourcing in the western hemisphere; growth in the number and spending power of middle-lass consumers in emerging markets like China and India; and the use of technology and the internet to make sourcing a truly global activity.
US: Nike announces senior management changes
27 January 2012
Nike has appointed Bert Hoyt as vice president and general manager of the sports wear company's Western European division.
INDONESIA: Nike workers win $1m in unpaid overtime
12 January 2012
Sportswear giant Nike today (12 January) told just-style it "commends" one of its Indonesian suppliers after it agreed to reimburse workers more than US$1m in unpaid overtime.
VIETNAM: Korea's Hansae to build $30m apparel plant
12 January 2012
Hansae Vietnam Co Ltd, a subsidy of Korean apparel manufacturer Hansae, has begun construction of its third apparel plant in Vietnam at Tan Huong Industrial Zone in the southern province of Tien Giang.
Successful brands rewarded by consistent fit strategies
12 January 2012
Brands and retailers who apply the latest 3D body shape data and consistent fit strategies to their product development practices are reaping the rewards of repeat business, reduced returns, higher prices and full-price sell-throughs, according to a fit and sizing seminar organised by Dutch fashion trade association Modint.
INDIA: Ratifies 100% single-brand FDI retail ownership
11 January 2012
The Indian government has finally ratified its decision allow 100% foreign direct ownership in single-brand retail.
CHINA: Nike to build Shanghai headquarters
10 January 2012
Nike has announced plans to build a new head quarters in Shanghai to support its development in China.
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.
Nike puts faith in brand as profit pressures grow
21 December 2011
A cursory glance at Nike’s second quarter results suggests CEO Mark Parker and his Oregon associates can enjoy Christmas and the New Year celebrations in a contented and unruffled manner.
US: Nike Q2 profit edges up as margins shrink
21 December 2011
Sporting goods giant Nike posted a narrow increase in second quarter profit, as a double-digit surge in revenues was offset by falling margins.
just-style management briefing: Manufacturing winners and losers in 2011
19 December 2011
Established skills and tradition were not enough to save some apparel makers from layoffs and factory closures in 2011. But acquisitions, an environmental focus and international expansion helped others to build on a solid recovery from the recession.
NICARAGUA: Nike and Adidas expand supplier base
16 December 2011
Adidas sportswear supplier Augusta Manufacturing is investing $5m at its factory in Nicaragua to create 500 jobs by the end of this year, and expects to double its workforce in 2012.
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.
SINGAPORE: Ramatex takes steps towards toxic-free future
9 December 2011
Singapore based dyes and chemicals maker Huntsman Textile Effects is to work with textile and garment giant Ramatex in a bid to achieve zero discharge of hazardous chemicals - a target global fashion brands and retailers have set for their supply chains by 2020.
US: Adidas and Nike headlining Smart Fabrics event
8 December 2011
Executives from Adidas and Nike are set to be among those headlining the eighth annual Smart Fabrics conference taking place in Miami, Florida next April.
US: University in Indonesian factory row with Adidas
6 December 2011
Students and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are calling on sporting goods brand Adidas to make severance payments to workers at an Indonesian factory after its owner fled.
Spotlight on...Fashion firms plan for a toxic-free future
2 December 2011
What started out as a challenge back in July by environmental pressure group Greenpeace to try to persuade global fashion brands and retailers to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals from their supply chains and products has been gaining momentum ever since. So much so that the firms involved believe their efforts have the potential to "change apparel manufacturing."
NETHERLANDS: Seminar to tackle fashion fit and sizing
25 November 2011
Sporting goods giant Nike is set to reveal how it implemented a successful fit standard at the annual sizing and fit seminar organised by fashion trade association Modint.
GLOBAL: Apparel brands reveal zero discharge roadmap
24 November 2011
Some of the world's leading brands and retailers have teamed up to release a joint 'roadmap' outlining the steps they intend to take to achieve the goal of zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in their supply chains by 2020.
Global news roundup
23 November 2011
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. just-style has not checked these stories so cannot guarantee their accuracy.
CHINA: C&A and Li-Ning to cut hazardous chemical use
21 November 2011
Retailer C&A and Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning have joined Adidas, H&M, Nike and Puma in pledging to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals throughout their supply chains.
THE FLANARANT: Is own label about to collapse?
16 November 2011
With more and more own label apparel retailers eyeing growth in Asia and Latin America to make up for shortfalls in their domestic markets, Mike Flanagan asks whether a business formula that's running out of steam at home will now work abroad. Especially if it's fuelled by designers who have little connection to those foreign customers.
ISRAEL: Delta Galil books Q3 gains as Jones talks continue
11 November 2011
Apparel and lingerie maker Delta Galil Industries Ltd yesterday (10 November) said talks to buy Jones Group's jeanswear division are taking longer than the initial one-month timeframe, but the deal is likely to be finalised by the end of this year.
US: Apparel and footwear brands back new RSL toolkit
7 November 2011
Leading apparel and footwear brands including Nike, Adidas, C&A, Gap, H&M, and VF Corporation have contributed to the second edition of the Supplier Implementation Toolkit, aimed at reducing the use and impact of harmful substances in the supply chain.
Top stories on just-style
4 November 2011
This week's top stories took on a footwear theme, with the WTO backing a complaint by China over EU anti-dumping duties and Inditex planning to expand footwear sourcing in Mexico. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart announced plans to move its fashion offices back to Bentonville and Limited Brands spun off its Mast sourcing unit.
Mexican shoe makers lifted by Inditex expansion
31 October 2011
Tempe Grupo Inditex, the shoe-making franchise of Spanish fashion giant Inditex, plans to triple its footwear production in Mexico. Meanwhile, other international brands such as Nike, Steve Madden and Puma are also mulling boosting their output in the Aztec country, whose Guanajuato region has become well-known for making high-quality leather shoes.
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