It has neither train station nor cinema, but this Bavarian town has not been bypassed by globalisation. Ambition and leverage have brought it to its deepest crisis since World War Two. Herzogenaurach -- called "Herzo" by many of ...

According to the Organic Trade Association, the total acreage of U.S. farmland planted with organic cotton has increased for the second year in a row. Nevertheless, there is much room for growth in a country that only produces 2.1 ...

Higher production costs shift area farmers' focus to corn and soybeans Here's another blow to tradition: Cotton is no longer the agriculture king of Madison County. For years, Madison and Limestone counties have been the top cotton producers in Alabama, but cotton's status in Madison County is changing this year. "This ...

NIKE, Inc. is to reorganize its brand into a new model consisting of six geographies with reduced management layers and an increased focus on core category business areas. The six new geographies are: North America, Western Europe, Eastern/Central Europe, Greater China, Japan and Emerging Markets. The Nike brand was previously organized by ...

Japan is considered a forerunner in the Asian textile and apparel industry and a pioneer in areas such as fabrics innovation, dyeing and finishing technique, fashion design, textile machinery development and more. Its technological advancement had been spurred since the late 1980s when the country started repositioning itself in the ...

Asian textile sectors look cautious but positive for the new year. Throughout last year, many textile and apparel factories were faced with shrinking demands from global consumers. The Christmas sales season just past saw a drop of 23% in US consumer spending on apparel, according to industry players in China. ...