Canada Goose opens largest manufacturing facility to date
At 128,000-square-feet, not only is it the luxury outwear company’s largest manufacturing facility to date, but also the largest apparel manufacturing employer in the province of Manitoba. The facility…
Cambodia seeks opposition leader’s arrest amid EU sanctions threat
Sam Rainsy’s opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was dissolved by the Supreme Court in 2017 and 118 CNRP members were banned from politics ahead of the 2018…
Falling off the sheep’s back- Why Australia can’t capitalise on record wool prices
“Once upon a time you could go down to the local pub and arrange for some fellas to come in and start almost immediately – those days are…
Fashion not seeing e-sales surge, but behavioural shift expected post-lockdown
And while fashion was the main sector seemingly not invited to the party as its sales continued to drop sharply, a key IMRG analyst thinks that the lockdown…
Global cargo logjam deepens, delaying goods bound for retailers, automakers
A surge in demand for furniture, exercise equipment and other goods for shoppers sheltering at home in a worsening COVID-19 pandemic has upended normal trade flows.That has stranded…
Holiday retail workers seek -temporary lifeline- in warehouse jobs, if they can find one
But the balance of available holiday jobs this year has radically shifted from storefront to warehouse and delivery amid record purchases online. And with millions of retail workers…
India plays down Trump decision to remove U.S. trade privileges
In a relatively tame response to the announcement from Washington on Friday, the Indian government said it was “unfortunate” that its attempts to resolve significant U.S. requests had…
In Brexit appeal, May calls on Commonwealth to boost trade
May hopes to win the support of the Commonwealth, a network of mostly former British colonies, for future trade deals at a meeting of its heads in London…
Lycra reportedly preparing for a $500 million IPO
The possibility of an IPO was already mentioned when Shandong Ruyi completed its acquisition of the business, formerly known as Invista’s Apparel & Advanced Textiles division, from American…
MAC, CoverGirl and Milk cosmetic brands come out top in terms of gender diversity
According to a new study by the beauty app Perfect365, 68% percent of Millennials and Generation Z beauty fans believe that there is more overall acceptance toward men…