Hosiery highlights
Hosiery market hits a snag
Hosiery is a unique sector of the clothing market, and one that is headed for decline according to a recent…
US: Sara Lee offloads Courtaulds apparel business
Consumer products group Sara Lee Corporation is to offload its UK-based Courtaulds apparel business to a group led by garment…
JAPAN: Kanebo, Atsugi launch vitamin-enriched apparel
Two more Japanese textile makers have launched "bio-function" apparel that use nanotechnology to deliver doses of vitamins through the skin.…
CHINA: JHL sets up a new sourcing service for legwear buyers
China accounts for a staggering 35% of world sock production, but with 8,000 producers churning out 8bn pairs a year,…
UK: Sock Shop assets sold to Ruia Group
Administrators Poppleton & Appleby have confirmed the sale of assets of Sock Shop to the textiles and hosiery company Ruia…
GERMANY: Wolford 9-month sales up 2.7%
Hosiery company Wolford has reported a 2.7% rise in sales for the first nine months of the 2005/06 financial year,…
US: Sara Lee Branded Apparel profits up, to be spun off as Hanesbrands
Sara Lee Corp has posted a 9.7% increase in second quarter operating income at its Branded Apparel business – and…
USA: Hosiery Technology Center Wins $397,000 Grant
The US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) has awarded a grant of $397,000 to the Hosiery Technology Center…