The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at how clothing is likely to remain a focus for Tesco despite its upcoming CEO change, a snapshot of Myanmar’s textile and apparel industry, and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety’s annual report, which reveals that progress is far from over a year on from its inception.
ANALYSIS: Clothing seen as central focus for new Tesco CEO
Clothing remains one of Tesco’s more exportable offers and is likely to remain a central focus for the retail behemoth when incoming CEO Dave Lewis takes the reigns, an analyst has suggested.
MYANMAR SNAPSHOT: Textile and apparel industry in brief
Burma, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia. It is bordered on the north and northeast by China, on the east and southeast by Laos and Thailand, on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, and on the west by Bangladesh and India.
SOURCING: Alliance members buying more products from Bangladesh
The group of North American brands and retailers – including Wal-Mart Stores, Gap Inc and VF Corporation – working to improve safety in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment factories appears to be sourcing more products from the country as efforts to upgrade the industry take hold. But one year on, progress is “far from over”, with the total cost likely to be in the region of $150m and take 12-18 another months to complete.
HONG KONG: Crystal Group strives to improve worker communication
Garment maker Crystal Group has rolled out a new system to improve internal communication with its workers on areas ranging from company news to updates on sustainability and suggestions for factory improvement.
TECHNOLOGY: Change management key to PLM project success
It’s one thing to invest in a product lifecycle management (PLM) system – but another altogether to get the most value out of the solution. Indeed, according to industry experts speaking in London last week, PLM projects should be driven from a business perspective if they are to deliver real gains in terms of revenue, margin improvement and inventory efficiency – with users on board from the beginning.
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