Assomac warns of crisis as Italy footwear tech slumps 11%
Italy's technology sector for footwear, leather goods and tanning contracted for a third straight year in 2025, prompting industry association Assomac to call for a permanent supply chain working group…
BGBA Launches New Executive Committee, Pledges Industry Reforms
Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) has officially announced the formation of 66 Standing Committees for the 2026–2028 term, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening institutional capacity and supporting the sustainable…
Intertex Milano 2026 Set to Strengthen Global Textile Trade Momentum
Intertex Milano 2026, an international textile trade fair, will take place from July 7 to 9 in Milan, positioning itself as a strategic platform for global sourcing, innovation and business…
Inditex Pledges €13 Million to Aid 1.2 Million Rohingya Refugees
Inditex, the Spanish fashion retail group that owns Zara, said on Thursday it will allocate €13 million ($13.9 million) between 2026 and 2028 to improve living conditions for close to…
ACIMIT: Italy Textile Machinery Exports Sink 8%
Italy's textile machinery industry closed 2025 with a sharp contraction in output and exports, as geopolitical instability, protectionist trade measures and weak industrial investment weighed on demand, the Association of…
Zara Supply Chain: Fast Fashion, Real-Time Success
How Speed, Data, and Agile Manufacturing Redefined Global Fashion Retail In today’s global fashion industry, speed has become one of the most powerful competitive advantages. Trends emerge overnight through social…
140 Suppliers, 1 Sourcing Floor: Functional Fabric Fair Returns to NYC
More than 140 sustainable-certified textile suppliers will converge on the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York from July 7-9 for the Summer 2026 edition of Functional Fabric Fair,…
Gildan Makes Corporate Knights’ Best 50 5th Straight Year
Gildan Activewear Inc. said on Friday it has been named to Corporate Knights' Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list for a fifth consecutive year and has again been included…
KARL MAYER Expands HKS 2-SE Line for Bedding, Hybrid Fabrics
KARL MAYER has expanded its HKS 2-SE tricot machine platform with two new variants, targeting rising demand for stretch warp knits in smart-casual apparel and home textiles, the German machine…
Falling Exports, Rising Imports Push Pakistan’s Trade Gap to USD 39.5 Billion
Pakistan's merchandise exports declined during fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, while rising imports pushed the country's trade deficit sharply higher, according to provisional data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics…