Superdry, the UK clothing brand inspired by Japanese design and vintage American style, is planning to expand in Indian apparel market by opening more stores in cities such as New Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad this year. Speaking to fibre2fashion, Superdry representative said, "We are likely to open new stores in the major cities of India such as New Delhi, Gurgoan, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad this year." "We already have two stores in Mumbai and one store in Pune

Twenty special teams have begun inspecting readymade garment manufacturing units in Bangladesh with respect to their compliance of the necessary safety standards. The inspection teams have been set up by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and overall 40 inspectors will work under the supervision of a chief inspector. The move of setting up inspection teams came after the South Asian nation witnessed two devastating fire incidents – the Tazreen Fashions incident in November 2012 f

A senior official at Indonesian Textile Association (API) said on Wednesday that total funds invested in national textile industry would reach 1.5 trillion rupiah (about 155 million U.S. dollars). “Most of the fund invested in the industry allocated for new machinery equipments,” API Chairman Ade Sudrajat was quoted as saying by the Antara news agency. According to Ade procurement of new machines in the industry was mostly conducted by domestic investors, saying that foreign producers only c

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial office of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has criticized owners of clothing enterprises for threatening to layoff over 14,000 workers. COSATU Provincial Secretary Zet Luzipo said employers could not threaten to layoff workers before wage negotiations have begun, The New Age reported. Jobs of more than 14,000 workers in KwaZulu-Natal clothing sector have been put on stake and they could be laid off by the end of the week, as 450 garment manufactu

MANGO, Spain’s most international fashion brand, presented its Spring/Summer 2013 collections at the DHUB building in Barcelona, at a catwalk hosted by Isak Andic, the company Chairman, as part of 080 Barcelona Fashion. The most famous faces in Spanish society attended the event, such as María García de la Rasilla, the President of the Catalan Regional Government, Artur Mas, Ana García Si?eriz, Jaime de Marichalar, Carla Royo-Villanova and her sister Vega, Boris Izaguirre, Olivia de Borbón, D

Nike Japan has introduced new 2013 home and away football kits for 2012 league champion Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the Urawa Red Diamonds and the Kashima Antlers. The kits are made from innovative, environmentally friendly materials and feature unique design details tailored to each team. As in previous versions, the kits are built from fabric made from recycled polyester. And for the first time, the kits’ lining features ATOM fabric – a lightweight, double-layered material made from organic cotton

China’s apparel sector needs to decrease its carbon emissions and develop a circular economy in lines with the country’s 12th Five-Year Plan, experts said at a round-table conference. The 12th Plan focuses on development of circular economy that emphasizes on building strategies for circular flow of materials and energy for monetary as well as environmental benefits. In other words, it means circulation of emissions from one business to another to maximize energy efficiency. Several busine

Summit Wool Spinners, New Zealand's largest independent wool spinner, has a conditional sale agreement with Canterbury Spinners, a subsidiary of Godfrey Hirst. The unions representing workers at the plant say Summit is the second-largest employer in Oamaru and has been part of the North Otago town for 130 years. The sale is targeted for the end of February and is expected to affect 192 workers. The unfavourable exchange rate and less local demand for wool carpets are cited as factors behin

New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the 19,700 bales on offer from this week’s combined North and South Island auction saw an 80 percent clearance with generally lower price levels for most categories. The weighted indicator for the main trading currencies weakened 0.96 percent compared to the last sale on 24th January however this favourable factor had limited impact on local prices. Mr Dawson advises that Mid Micron Fleece were firm

Inditex has reached an agreement to purchase the Zara franchise operated by the Stockmann Group in Finland. With this acquisition Inditex will begin to directly manage the operations of the four stores in the Zara Finland chain. The process is in line with Inditex’s standard management formula in the immense majority of countries where the company has a sales presence. The franchise’s staff will also be incorporated into the Inditex Group with the acquisition of Zara Finland, with the sam