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Retail Asia29/07/2021

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has requested the U.S. and Vietnam governments to speed up the distribution of vaccines to major suppliers of Adidas, Gap and other brands. “We urge you to dramatically ramp up distribution of vaccines, including America’s stockpile of AstraZeneca vaccines, to countries like Vietnam now,” Steve Lamar, president and […]

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Retail Asia10/03/2021

Apparel retailer Gap is weighing options including a potential sale of its China business, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The report said the Old Navy parent was working with an adviser to explore its options and has contacted prospective suitors. It added there was a possibility that Gap could also keep the business. […]

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Retail Asia10/02/2021

Clothes retailers in Europe and America sit on excess inventory and cut back on spring orders. Sourcing agents face late payments. Garment factories in Bangladesh are on the rack. The global apparel industry, reeling from a punishing 2020, is seeing its hopes of recovery punctured by a new wave of COVID-19 lockdowns and patchy national […]

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Retail Asia13/01/2021

VF Corp. (VFC), a provider of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, announced a transformation plan for its Asia Pacific operations, with relocations over the next 12 to 18 months with the first moves expected in April 2021. VF plans to move the center of its brand operations from Hong Kong to Shanghai where the […]

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Retail Asia04/03/2020

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Athletic apparel fashion label Jordan has launched a new capsule collection prominently featuring a flight suit design. The function-first jumpsuit design with a streetwear edge signals the collection’s style ethos; delivering a selection of new everyday items specifically for women, with “a defiant transformation of archetypical clothing”. Jordan Women’s Flight Utility Apparel Capsule Collection is […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2020

Apparel manufacturing and retailing giant VF Corporation has reported a 30-per-cent increase in sales in China in its third quarter, to December 28. The huge increase helped fuel a global 6-per-cent rise in revenues to US$3.4 billion, excluding its troubled workwear business for which it has announced a strategic review, with its potential sale in […]

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Retail Asia01/07/2019

Global apparel, footwear and accessories retailer VF Corporation is entering an exclusive collaboration with environmental charity Redress to deliver the Redress Design Award 2019 x VF Challenge in Hong Kong. The award is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition and works to educate emerging fashion designers around the world about sustainable design techniques to drive growth […]

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Retail Asia21/05/2019

Muji Singapore has opened a two-storey store at Jewel Changi. The 12th outlet of the popular Japanese minimalist brand houses more than 4000 products and an 88-seat Cafe&Meal dining area. The product range includes apparel, furniture, kitchenware, toiletries, stationery and food items. Designed by Tokyo-based design company Super Potato, the store also offers the largest […]

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Retail Asia15/04/2019

Indian lingerie retailer Zivame has raised about US$8.6 million to fund expansion. The funds were raised through Allana Investment and Trading Company, in a round led by existing investor Zodius Technology and individual investors. The new capital will be used for store expansion, technology augmentation, product development and omnichannel strategy. Zivame now has more than […]

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Retail Asia15/03/2019

UNIQLO, Japanese global apparel retailer, announces that it will launch a special UT (UNIQLO graphic T-shirts) collaboration collection that celebrates the megahit game series Monster Hunter™ and Street Fighter® from Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games. The Game by Street Fighter UT collection will begin rolling out at UNIQLO stores and through […]

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Retail Asia25/01/2019

Japanese supermarket sales edged down 0.2 per cent in a third consecutive year of declines, according to figures released by an industrial body this week showing last year’s financial performance. The data for last year shows sluggish consumption regardless of the country’s current period of economic growth. Observers have attributed the slump to a low […]

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Retail Asia15/01/2019

Tech startup Blinq is targeting Southeast Asia with software which allows users to virtually try on and purchase designer apparel and accessories from online luxury and contemporary fashion retailers globally. “Blinq uses AR and algorithmic patterns to provide users with the latest trends and personalised fittings from their digital devices,” explains entrepreneur and Blinq founder […]

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Retail Asia09/02/2018

The apparel industry has a big problem. At a time when the economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are rebounding and consumers are eager to buy, Americans are spending less and less on clothing. The woes of retailers are often blamed on Amazon.com Inc. and its vise grip on e-commerce shoppers. Consumers glued to […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2017

Korea domestic fashion market is expected to reach 44.32 trillion won, up 3 percent in 2018. Korea Federation of Textile Industries predicted that the fashion market will recover in the next year as the Consumer Confidence Index is improving in the second half of 2017. Thus, Korea domestic fashion market is expected to grow by […]

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Retail Asia04/09/2015

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Last year Gap Inc. was the first U.S. retailer to return to Myanmar for its apparel manufacture, a major sign of the potential return of the country’s once-thriving garment industry. But demonstrations by labor unions over working conditions and pay have hampered progress in the three years since U.S. sanctions were lifted, after which Myanmar […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2015

The Singapore attire market progress has been nearly stagnant since 2010 based on a brand new market report. The Singaporean attire retail business had complete revenues of US$2.four billion in 2014, representing a compound annual progress fee (CAGR) of 1.6 per cent between 2010 and 2014. However the report, Attire Retail in Singapore, forecasts CAGR […]

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Retail Asia10/06/2015

South Korea’s E-Land Group has purchased two US style retail manufacturers – KR3W Denim Co and Supra Footwear. E-Land subsidiary Okay-Swiss International Manufacturers has purchased the 2 manufacturers’ father or mother One-Distribution, a skate-inspired attire and footwear producer. Based in 2006, Supra shortly turned one of many largest and most profitable unbiased sneaker manufacturers by […]

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Retail Asia10/06/2015

Chinese language personal fairness firm Oriental Fortune has agreed to buy a 20 per cent stake in Hong Kong listed Ports HK. Ports HK is the subsidiary of Ports BVI which owns considerably all the group’s present trend and attire enterprise and is looking for to exit the attire and style enterprise. A Framework Settlement […]

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Retail Asia04/06/2015

Hong Kong attire retailer I.T. Restricted has boosted turnover by 6.four per cent on an expanded retail footprint, regardless of the retail downturn that has been squeezing its rivals. Complete gross sales reached HK$7.18 billion, with retail gross sales in Hong Kong, its largest market, up by zero.three per cent to HK$three.577 billion with similar retailer […]

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Retail Asia22/05/2015

US apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters has announced new parnerships to enter two new Asian markets. In Singapore, AEO has partnered with Trendz 360 and in South Korea with SK Networks Co. Stores will open in both markets this calendar year. The company has also appointed a distributor in Greece, Notos Com Holdings, which will […]

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