Boxercraft has announced that Marion Parkes has been promoted to chief operating officer across all divisions.
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Superior Uniform Group and EYELEVEL INTERACTIVE have partnered to bring scannable advertising panels to employee uniforms.
Staples Promotional Products has announced a partnership with Moms and Jobs (MoJo) to bring MoJo's apparel products to the promotional products industry.
Cotton prices doubled in 2010 and surged another 20 percent in January, with U.S. cotton prices hitting a 150-year high on Friday.
Clothing prices are expected to rise about 10 percent in the coming months, with the biggest increases coming in the second half of the year.
The Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week ends tomorrow, and The New York Times has been covering all the shows and collections. Click here to read more.
Higher prices for products sourced by US companies from China are threatening the country’s position as a low-cost supplying country, says a new survey by Global Sources.
The poll of 385 buyers found that a majority were paying higher prices for products sourced from China, undermining competitiveness particularly in the market of low-end products.
American Apparel Inc. (AMEX: APP) today, in the mid market session was trading at $1.17 up by 0.86% compared to its previous close of $1.16. The stock opened at $1.16 and since then touched intraday low of $1.15 and intraday high of $1.18.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2011 (PRNewswire) -- Anvil Knitwear, a century-old apparel brand, today announced that it has joined the fast-growing Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP) coalition. Anvil becomes the 20th member of BICEP, a group of major American companies committed to working with businesses and policymakers to enact meaningful energy and climate policies.
Cotton futures surged to a record for a third straight day as increased U.S. export sales boosted speculation that demand will continue to grow.
Cotton for March delivery rose as much as 2.7 percent to $1.9263 a pound on ICE Futures U.S. and traded at $1.8861 at 11:18 a.m. in London. The fiber has jumped 12 percent this week, the biggest increase since week of Dec. 3.