Launched in 2011 as a fledgling event with just seventeen exhibitors and three countries represented, the 2012 edition of Fashion SVP, held in September at Olympia, saw the number of exhibitors more than double to thirty-six, the number of countries represented increased to twelve, and the successful introduction of industry seminars, focusing on key sourcing issues. Clothing producers from Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Great Britain, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, France, Portugal, Italy and

Workers receive their monthly salary at a company (for illustration only) Photo: Tuoi Tre According to a survey by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) on around 2,000 workers, their salary is not enough to cover minimum monthly living expenses. These workers are from 60 State-owned enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises in 12 provinces and cities in northern, central and southern Vietnam, said Dang Quang Hop, a senior expert of the Institute for Workers – Trade Union unde

Von Maur Department Store announced the opening of its newest location. Located at Atlanta's Perimeter Mall, the 222,000-square-foot store is one of the Company's largest locations in the country and second location in Georgia. Its first location in Georgia was opened in November 2011 at North Point Mall in Alpharetta. Known for its outstanding selection of brand name and specialty apparel, shoes, accessories and gifts, the new store features products from leading brands such as Eileen Fisher

A large apparel group in Zhejiang Province recently d to step into the home furnishing sector. In fact, as early as several years ago, a good many apparel enterprises had already set foot in diversified operations by investing in those golden industries like real estate, equity, high technology and new energy, in hopes of finding a new profit growth contributor. However, only few enterprises eventually realized transformation through diversified operations, while most failed. More and more

The spotexchange rate of RMB against USD has rebounded noticeably by almost 1% since September, which went beyond 6.25 on October 23, setting a of the past years since 1993. Analysts say RMB would maintain the strong momentum in the short term, yet would drop again as a result of the relieved capital shortage, vigorous USD and depressed national economy. The RMB exchange rate shows a feature of two-way fluctuations quite obviously. Source: CNGA

Top 10 Categories in Rising Top 10 Categories in Falling 1 Natural Fiber Grey Cloths 1.50% 1 Blended -0.59% 2 T/C Fabric 1.07% 2 Apparel Linings -0.54% 3 Bedding Sets 0.92% 3 Fashion Fabrics -0.53% 4 Other Chemical Fiber 0.84% 4 Belt -0.25% 5 Viscose 0.72% 5 Viscose Fabric -0.23% 6 Cotton Fabric 0.70% 6 Polyester Fabric -0.21% 7 Blended Fiber Grey Cloth 0.53% 7 Curtains S

Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Wiscasset has been awarded $700,000 over three years from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services for a revolving loan fund that will assist Maine-based textile companies that have growing employment and capital needs. CEI will finance three to four "high performance" Maine textile companies that are creating or designing innovative textile-based products and processes, according to a press release announcing the award. As

Polyester Filament Yarn maker – Polygenta Technologies is planning to raise R40 Cr by issuing CCPs on preferential or rights basis. Incorporated in 1981, the company is an integrated producer and processor of multi-filament polyester textured yarn. Polygenta has license for the ReNEW process, a PET recycling technology, which produces a sustainable feedstock which can be further processed for use in manufacturing polyester products. Polygenta sells its PFY products under ‘Polygold’ bran

For its campaign of the Cruise 2012/13 collection Bottega Veneta has worked with photographer Collier Schorr, an American artist known for photographs of adolescents that combine photographic realism with elements of fiction and fantasy. “Her images reveal the individuality of each subject while capturing the gentle structure and ease of the collection. I especially like the nuanced way she used color, subtly underlining the palette that was the collection’s original inspiration,” says Tomas