Israel-based nylon manufacturer Nilit and BV Sport, a performance activewear company, are supporting the Negev Adventure to be held later this month where five women will compete against their own past performance while running for four days in the Israeli desert. These runners have been selected from more than 300 competitors for the final race. "BV Sport is thrilled to be providing running apparel made of Sensil Innergy to these talented and multi-faceted athletes,” said Nicolas Corona, Gen

The Elleti Group displayed ReMind, a new project designed to rethink the timeless soul of denim at Kingpins Show, which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 24 and 25, 2018, in booth T4. ReMind is a special capsule collection produced with the creative collaboration of three former students from the Jean School – House of Denim of Amsterdam. A unique combination of traditional Italian mastery and a ceaseless development process, involving facilities as well as machinery and technol

Courtesy: Zappos Native Shoes has partnered with Zappos for Good, the community outreach arm of Zappos.com, which will collect the well-loved Native Shoes and recycle them into playground matting. The initiative called 'The Remix Project' is one of Native Shoes' programmes that aim to have each and every pair of their shoes 100 per cent life cycle managed by 2023. Native Shoes is a global footwear brand creating accessible, easy-to-wear silhouettes that are environment friendly. Zappos on the

Courtesy: Welspun In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, Welspun, one of the world’s largest home textile manufacturers, has recorded total income of ₹17,978 million as against ₹16,299 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The 10.3 per cent y-o-y was predominantly volume driven, partly offset by change in drawback rates. Sequentially, sales improved by 13.9 per cent. EBITDA was at ₹3,073 million in the second quarter as against ₹3,063 million in the same quarte

Courtesy: Roberto Lopez on Unsplash The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved setting up of Indian Institute of Skills (IISs) at different locations across the country. The IISs shall augment the global competitiveness of key sectors of Indian economy by providing high quality skill training, applied research education and a direct connection with industry. The Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode will be explored for promotion of IIS at select locations based on

The biobased textiles segment still remains handicapped by uncompetitive prices, but it appears that after less than a century of market dominance by oil-based synthetic fibres, the textiles industry is returning to fibres made of biomass. Jozef De Coster reports from Ghent, Belgium, where the Third International Conference on Biobased Textiles was held on October 16. Many businesses in Europe have the ambition to introduce and use biobased polymers in textile applications. Biobased polymers

he Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA) and the Ethiopian Investment Commission recently briefed a 30-person delegation from Hong Kong on business opportunities in the country. Manufacturing, textile and garments, pharmaceuticals, agro-processing and power generation are priority investment areas in Ethiopia, the delegation was told. The briefing covered land lease, tax, other investment-related services and the continental and international agreements the country

Courtesy: Kodak Kodak, a company focused on imaging, has unveiled Kodalux Technology, a new light control materials which can be coated directly on fabrics for use in the management of light. The technology eliminates the carbon layer common in current blackout technologies replacing it with a simpler solution for delivering various degrees of light blocking performance. Precision Fabrics Group is offering the world’s first Prepared-For-Print (PFP) blackout fabric incorporating Kodalux Ligh

With cities being used by fashion companies as the cornerstone to map out their expansion plans, scoring 625 out of 1,000 points, New York is currently the world’s best city for conventional retailers, says a recent report. Los Angeles takes the runner-up spot with 556 points, while Singapore completes the podium at the third place with a score of 548. The Hot Retail Cities report has provided an inaugural list of the world's 100 most attractive cities for retail based on around 50 criteria

Courtesy: Skechers USA The sales of Skechers, a global footwear leader, in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 rose 7.5 per cent to $1.176 billion as a result of an 11.8 per cent increase in the company’s international wholesale business, and a 10.6 per cent increase in its company-owned global retail business. Meanwhile, its domestic wholesale business decreased 3.0 per cent. Gross margins slightly increased as higher domestic margins from improved retail pricing and product mix were partially