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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: VF Corp raises FY forecast after strong Q1
27 April 2012
VF Corp has raised its full-year earnings guidance on the back of strong first-quarter results.
US: PVH posts fourth-quarter net income jump
28 March 2012
PVH recorded a jump in fourth-quarter net income, driven by strong sales growth in its Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands.
BANGLADESH: PVH commits $1m to improving factory safety
21 March 2012
Apparel maker PVH Corp today (21 March) revealed plans to commit $1m to improving conditions in Bangladesh's garment factories - as an ABC News report prepares to criticise it for continuing to source clothes at a facility where dozens of workers died in a fire.
INDIA: Iconix and Reliance form joint venture
22 February 2012
Iconix Brand Group today (22 February) announced a joint venture with Reliance Brands to sell labels like Ed Hardy, Mossimo, London Fog, and Ocean Pacific in India.
In the money: Year of two halves beckons for VF
17 February 2012
VF Corporation boss Eric Wiseman appears to have the Midas touch just now: forget integrating the Timberland acquisition and riding out product cost increases – it seems he can even defy the weather.
US: Timberland helps lift VF Q4 profit by 34%
17 February 2012
Apparel giant VF Corporation recorded a 34% increase in fourth quarter profit, boosted by gains from new acquisition Timberland, plus growth in direct-to-consumer (DTC) and international sales.
FRANCE: Children Worldwide Fashion to axe 169 jobs
13 February 2012
Children Worldwide Fashion (CWF), which makes luxury children's apparel under license for a number of leading brands, is to axe 149 jobs out of total workforce of around 400 at its HQ in Herbiers, in western France, as part of a restructuring programme.
US: Blackshaw appointed as Keds president
25 January 2012
Collective Brands’ Performance and Lifestyle Group (PLG) has appointed Rick Blackshaw as president of its Keds footwear brand.
UK: Howies management buys back company from VF
16 January 2012
The management of UK organic clothing chain Howie's has revealed that its management has bought back the company from VF.
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.
Top ten analysis articles on just-style in 2011...
23 December 2011
Among the most-read analysis articles on just-style in 2011 were stories relating to green fashion and sustainability, the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, and sourcing opportunities in Central America and Ethiopia.
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.
US: PVH Corp lifts FY outlook as Q3 profit jumps 12.4%
2 December 2011
Apparel seller PVH Corp has raised its full-year forecasts again, after strong sales of its Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brands helped lift third-quarter earnings by 12.4%.
US: VF names Tom Glaser to top supply chain post
10 November 2011
Branded apparel maker VF Corporation has named Tom Glaser as its next supply chain leader, taking over from Boyd Rogers when he retires at the end of this year after four decades with the company.
US: Maidenform appoints Robinson as president
10 November 2011
US lingerie maker Maidenform has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president, effective immediately.
US: Maidenform taps Malcolm Robinson as president
8 November 2011
Intimate apparel maker Maidenform Brands Inc has hired Phillips Van Heusen executive Malcolm Robinson as its new president, effective immediately.
VF sees cotton costs playing out "as planned”
25 October 2011
It says much about the buoyancy of VF Corporation’s third quarter results that even the potential negatives – increased product costs, for instance – can be turned into positives.
US: VF raises FY guidance after strong Q3
25 October 2011
Apparel giant VF Corporation has raised its full-year earnings and revenue guidance after a strong third quarter in which profits and sales both increased by more than 20%.
US: eBay opens Fashion Outlet virtual mall
20 September 2011
Online retailer and auction house eBay has launched a virtual outlet mall in the US that provides shoppers with "anytime, anywhere" access to discounted designer fashion from labels like BCBG, Brooks Brothers, Fila and Timberland.
US: Swartz to leave as VF completes $2.3bn Timberland buy
14 September 2011
Apparel maker VF Corporation has completed its $2.3bn buyout of outdoor clothing and footwear firm Timberland and revealed a number of management changes, including the departure of Timberland president and CEO Jeffrey Swartz.
EUROPE: Commission clears VF Corp's Timberland buy
31 August 2011
The $2bn acquisition of outdoor apparel and footwear firm Timberland by fashion group VF Corporation has been cleared by the European Commission.
HONG KONG: ecVision names Asia business development director
25 August 2011
ecVision, which provides supply chain collaboration solutions for the apparel industry, has named Mike Hill as its Asia business development director.
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.
Speaking with style: Aidan O'Meara, president, VF Asia Pacific
18 August 2011
The easing of cotton costs this year has lifted the price pressure on major brands, according to VF Asia Pacific president Aidan O'Meara. And he tells just-style that the stellar growth of VF's brands across the region is continuing apace, offsetting headwinds that include increased competition, rising wages, inflation, and a more challenging Chinese economic outlook.
US: Timberland inks kids' wear license with Parigi
11 August 2011
Outdoor apparel and footwear firm Timberland has inked a licensing deal with Parigi Group to expand its children's clothing to the US.
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: Timberland cuts Q2 loss as sales soar
5 August 2011
Takeover target Timberland saw its second quarter losses narrow after revenues registered strong growth across North America, Europe and Asia.
US: Timberland revamps CSR strategy
2 August 2011
Casual apparel and footwear business Timberland has announced new goals and targets for the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.
VF’s long-term pricing strategy set to pay off
26 July 2011
The positive vibe generated by last week’s first-half results announcement by apparel powerhouse VF Corporation was tempered by looming price rises and hikes in raw materials costs.
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