Centric Software has unveiled a new 3D sample review mobile app, responding to market demand for innovations to digitally transform product design and development. Centric Software provides enterprise solutions to fashion, retail, footwear, outdoor, luxury, and consumer goods companies to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals. Fit is a key component of a brand’s DNA, yet it is also an enormous challenge for fashion and apparel companies to execute. In the era of in

India’s Karnataka state cabinet will constitute a sub-committee chaired by chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to decide on offering a special incentive package to the industry. The sub-committee will have the ministers for industries, small scale industries and revenue as its members, according to state law and parliamentary affairs minister Krishna Byre Gowda. The sub-committe will consider factors like proposed investment and job creation, Gowda said after a recent cabinet meeting. The

In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the revenues of Arvind Limited, one of the largest textiles, Apparel and fashion players, have increased 10 per cent year-on-year. Backed by the strong performance of Branded Apparel business, the company delivered an impressive EBIIDA growth of 18 per cent. PAT before exception items grew by 13 per cent to 75 crore. For the reported period, the company was in joint venture with tier-1 auto supplier for seating and interior fabrics. It co-branded co-brande

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Autumn Edition during September 27-29 will see over 70,000 trade buyers. It will have an Intertextiles Directions Trend Forum, a well-established research and marketing tool for international designers and garment professionals, which will feature wild textures and bold colours representing a journey towards tomorrow. In a time where clouds of technology dictate real social movements, A/W19 trends are set to explore the unknown world. The uncertainty

The Bangladesh Government and employers and workers groups will work towards creation of green jobs and promotion of social dialogue on a priority basis until 2020 in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO). These areas are part of a decent work country programme (DWCP) for the country agreed to recently in Dhaka by the four stakeholders. DWCPs are the main vehicles for delivering ILO’s support to countries. Each DWCP is organized around a limited number of prioritie

In Q2 of fiscal 2018, Dixie Group, one of the leading floorcovering companies, has recorded sales of $106,438,000 as compared to $107,187,000 in 2017, down 0.7 per cent, against same period in 2017 while the industry, as estimated, was flat. The gross profit for second quarter of 2018 was 23.6 per cent of sales, compared to a gross profit of 26.5 per cent. The US-based company also incurred a loss from continuing operations of $1,972,000 or $0.13 per diluted share as compared to a profit of $

hico's FAS has created a $200 million senior secured credit facility with Wells Fargo and other lenders to support ongoing business operations. Chico's FAS with its brands Chico's, White House Black Market and Soma, is an omni-channel specialty retailer of women's private branded, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, and complementary accessories. "After an in-depth evaluation, we chose Wells Fargo to lead our new asset-based credit facility, which will offer us greater borrowing flexibil

A seven-member Cotton USA executive delegation recently travelled with Cotton Council International (CCI) to Mumbai, Coimbatore, and New Delhi in India, to participate in conferences emphasising US cotton’s quality to Indian textile mill leadership and conduct meetings with key mill partners. CCI is the global marketing arm of the US cotton industry. More than 150 participants representing 37 textile mills, nine US cotton merchants, eight brands and retailers, and five apparel manufacturer

India’s Andhra Pradesh state recently held a cabinet meeting to approve several policies and took decisions on projects on employment generation and agrarian crisis. The State Mega Seed Park Policy 2018, the Textile, Apparel and Garments Policy 2018-23 and formation of a special account for management of agricultural products collection were approved. A market stabilization fund was approved and it was decided to replace Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) with Visakhapatnam M

Higher supply and pressure from buyers led cotton prices to drop over seven per cent in the Brazilian market in July, according to the Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (CEPEA). Between June 29 and July 31, the CEPEA/ESALQ cotton Index, with payment in 8 days, dropped 7.57 per cent, closing at 3.3303 BRL per pound on July 31. Higher supply was due to advanced harvesting of 2017-18 crop. “Some processors were trying to acquire only small amounts for prompt delivery, while others