Years of hard work lost in seconds [ Independent Online ] Jun 25, 2008  Arriving in Joburg at the end of February that year, Kadiye found a job as an assistant at a clothing store at the Oriental Plaza in Fordsburg. ... Read More ...

PRESS DIGEST [ British business ] Jun 25, 2008  The BBC's Panorama programme discovered that children in India as young as 11 were carrying out work on Primark clothing. Dubai's sovereign wealth fund has ... Read More ...

In China, Online Shopping Soars [ Forbes ] Jun 25, 2008  Yet these companies' success in selling clothing--a complex product that more conservative shoppers might demand to touch or try on before ... Read More ...

Three charged with selling fake designer [ The Huntsville Times ] Jun 24, 2008  ATHENS - Authorities Saturday seized hundreds of bogus clothing items and accessories being sold as the real thing at the Limestone Flea Market. ... Read More ...

Yash Birla will make, retail his own lin [ Daily News & Analysis ] Jun 24, 2008  Margins in branded apparel are much higher than the textile business, ranging between 40% to 200%. KK Baheti, president and chief executive officer, ... Read More ...

Soffe jobs help sought [ FayObserver.com ] Jun 25, 2008  Sources say Soffe may add about 80 jobs to the apparel plant east of the Cape Fear River. The jobs could come from Maiden, where Delta Apparel, ... Read More ...

A home for Black Historical Society [ San Diego Union Tribune ] Jun 25, 2008  The area, along Market Street between the Gaslamp Quarter and Barrio Logan, later fell on hard times and is now gentrifying into a neighborhood of high-rise ... Read More ...

Nau assets sold Portland Business Journa [ Bizjournals.com ] Jun 24, 2008  A California apparel company has purchased the assets of sustainable clothing company Nau Inc., which in May announced it would shutter. ... Read More ...

Code covers inappropriate job apparel [ Chicago Tribune ] Jun 23, 2008  ... since my company focuses on the advancement of professional women, it's doubly unacceptable to me,' said Johnson, chief executive of Women For Hire. ... Read More ...

Sainsbury's non-food plans hit by defect [ guardian.co.uk ] Jun 23, 2008  ... arrival will raise questions about the future of Terry Green, the former Debenhams and Bhs boss brought in to run the supermarket's clothing business. ... Read More ...

Russian Brand Back in Fashion [ Moscow News ] Jun 19, 2008  The company, which operates the Zarina and Befree brand names, achieved 2.25 percent of the branded women's clothing market in 2007 making it one of the few ... Read More ...

Consumer Sentiment Hits 10-Year Low [ 코리아타임즈 ] Jun 25, 2008  In particular, the index on spending on clothing and dining-out dropped sharply to 91 and 79, respectively, from 103 and 89. ``Consumer sentiment contracted ... Read More ...

Sisters share their sense of style [ Augusta Chronicle ] Jun 23, 2008  The owners said they learned about the clothing business through trial and error. They admit that they were scared when they were first getting started. ... Read More ...

Debenhams Reverses Sales Drop on New Clo [ Bloomberg ] Jun 24, 2008  Debenhams, which has lost a third of its market value in June, relied on higher-quality fabrics and remodeled stores to draw customers. ... Read More ...

Get a Deep Insight into the World Brande [ Market Wire ] Jun 24, 2008  Market Overview II-1 Men's Apparel: An Overview II-1 A Return to Classic Clothing II-1 Wearing a Younger Attitude II-1 Building Fashion Consciousness Drives ... Read More ...

US Jones Apparel buys stake in Asian lic [ just-style.com ] Jun 23, 2008  Wesley R Card, Jones Apparel group president and chief executive officer, said: 'Industry reports show that rising income and favourable economic policies ... Read More ...

South Africa An Inflationary Tale of Two [ AllAfrica.com ] Jun 24, 2008  This was good for the poor directly and good for the South African economy, particularly in the form of additional jobs created in the clothing market at ... Read More ...

Brands help bands reach musical highs [ Financial Times Deutschland ] Jun 25, 2008  In further recognition of the standing of 'merch', as it is known, in modern-day music commerce, Universal has acquired the UK-based Atmosphere Apparel from ... Read More ...