Indonesian garment exports have dropped around 0.8 percent due to the impact of the financial crisis in the US, the executive director of Textile Indonesia, Retmo, said here on Saturday. "Our textile production is down around five percent as a result of a drop in exports," Retmo said. She said however that ...

anet Davis Cleaners hosted industry expert Jane Zellers who taught several dry cleaners from all over Michigan how to properly clean specialty garments such as wedding gowns, both new and vintage. Berkley, MI (PRWEB) May 29, 2009 -- Janet Davis Cleaners hosted industry expert Jane Zellers who taught several dry cleaners ...

FinanceMinister AMA Muhith yesterday assured RMG exporters of financial assistance in the next budget to enable the largest export-earning sector to tackle fallout from the global economic crisis. "We will provide financial assistance for the RMG exporters in the budget for fiscal 2009-10," Muhith told reporters after a meeting with BGMEA ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked business leaders to explore new markets for Bangladesh knitwear goods in Middle Eastern and African countries besides Western nations. Explaining her recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Hasina said the countries such as UAE, Bahrain, Jordan and some African countries could be the new destinations for ...

Jones Apparel Group Inc. said Wednesday it will close 225 stores nationwide to cut costs and adjust to overall economic conditions. Meanwhile, it announced quarterly results that beat analysts’ expectations, and shares were trading 15 percent higher at $9.26. The retailer did not specify which stores would be closed but indicated they ...

Thai garment exporters are looking to Japan as a "survival market" as shipments to other key markets decline in the wake of the global economic crisis. The Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA) is targeting a 5-per-cent share of Japan's garment import market next year -- a sharp rise from ...

DuPont Personal Protection is expanding its range of protective apparel in Europe with a brand new range of partial protection accessories made of Tychem® providing protection just where you need it. These accessories, available in both Tychem® C and Tychem® F, are ideal for use in laboratories, the chemical and ...

Knitwear manufacturers yesterday demanded a 10 percent export performance bonus for all readymade garments to be more competitive in the time of global recession. Citing different stimulus packages already offered by the competing countries, Fazlul Hoque, president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), said any delayed stimulus package might ...

Bangladesh's share in the US apparel market is getting larger as cheap clothing (basic garment items) sales in that market are increasing in global recession, market operators said. Recession-hit retailers in the ...

Country’s readymade garment export earning saw a refreshing 20 per cent growth in January, according to the Export Promotion Bureau, but exporters said it was backlogs that swelled shipments in the month. They said the figure of February that is yet to be summed up would probably be bad and they ...