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US, Mexico dialogue to create jobs, investment, supply chain resilience
US President Biden and Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador relaunched the US-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) in 2021, and…
Mexico slow to move from US supplier to global player
Mexico relinquished its position as the leading apparel exporter to the US in 2002 – and last year its share…
CAFTA-DR is slow to benefit Guatemala
Last May, Guatemala’s textiles and apparel industry celebrated the implementation of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) as a…
MEXICO: Comercial Mexicana signs license for Cherokee brand
Cherokee Inc has licensed Mexican retailer Comercial Mexicana to market men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, footwear and accessories under the…
US: Hanesbrands to close Winston-Salem plant, axe 610 jobs
Hanesbrands Inc, the underwear and casual apparel maker spun off from Sara Lee last September, is to close its Stratford…
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SPAIN: Tavex lines up Mexican factories
Spanish jean denim maker Tavex Algdonera is considering buying two Mexican textile factories owned by Mexican peer Acotex for about…
CANADA: 1,830 jobs threatened by Gildan consolidation move
Gildan Activewear has announced plans to close its two remaining textile facilities in Montreal, Canada, and its cutting facility in…
MEXICO: El Corte Ingles, Liverpool to launch Sfera chain
El Corte Ingles and Liverpool, Spain and Mexico's leading department-store chains, respectively, have teamed to launch the Sfera youngsters' apparel…
MEXICO: Signs textile customs cooperation pact with the US
A new customs cooperation agreement that should help the US and Mexican textile industries compete with cheap Asian exports has…