Thehas lowered its cotton crop estimate for the ongoing cotton marketing season 2019-20 to 330 lakh bales (of 170 kg each) from its earlier estimate of 354.50 lakh bales. However, this would still be above 312 lakh bales produced in the previous season 2018-19, ending September 30, 2019, as per CAI's final estimate.Pic: ShutterstockIn its April estimate of thefor the ongoing season that began on October 1, 2019, the Crop Committee of the association has reduced its estimated total cotton sup

WAKEFIELD - Circular business models, like clothing resale and subscription rental, are taking off - but can they ever fully replace today's retail models and deliver the radical sustainability improvements we need?Three industry pioneers join our host Mike Schragger, from the Sustainable Fashion Academy, to discuss the potential of these circular models in our latest Big Closets Small Planet podcast.Gwen Cunningham, Lead of Circle Economy’s Textiles Programme and Switching Gear Project, Jef

According to OTEXA, China slipped from 2nd to 4th in its denim apparel exports to the US in Q1 of 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19. Chinese shipments of blue denim apparel plummeted dramatically from $183.75 million in Q1 of 2019 by 63.11% to $67.79 million.This drastic fall has lowered China’s share of denim apparel exports to the US from 22.67% in the corresponding span of the previous year to 9.71% in this year. Mexico, Bangladesh and Vietnam are now ahead of China in terms of denim demand

Why the tenth birthday of the USTER®QUANTUM 3 yarn clearer is worth celebratingTen years ago, it seemed like a ground-breaking innovation in yarn clearing technology. But that was only the start, and’s ambitions for its world-leadingQUANTUM 3series have never stopped growing. Spinners have been presented with a whole series of impressive developments – each one a big step in expanding the possibilities, from quality control at winding to ‘smart’ clearing, contamination control, mill optimization

NEW YORK - Retail giant Walmart has gone into partnership with resale platform ThredUp to sell secondhand branded clothing, footwear and accessories online.The link up with ThredUp, which bills itself as the world's biggest thrift store, marks the first foray by Walmart (WMT), the world's largest retailer, into the resale market.Denise Incandela, head of fashion e-commerce with Walmart, said she expected to move to prove popular with today's more environmentally-conscious consumers,

Thehas urged the ministry of textiles to levy a temporary additional duty on imports of garments and fabrics from all countries, including those with whom India has free trade agreements (FTAs) or zero-duty agreements. CMAI is the pioneer and most representative association of theFor a long time, CMAI has been drawing the government's attention to the dangers posed by duty-free imports of garments from Bangladesh, as it also allows back-door entry of Chinese fabrics into India, consequently

are estimated to have nosedived 80-90 per cent in April and are not expected to revive in a hurry. Yarn exports to major buyers like China and Bangladesh have declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, yarn exports are likely to slide 35-40 per cent yar-on-year during the ongoing fiscal 2020-21, according to."Indian merchandise exports fell 13 per cent (in dollar terms) in the quarter ended March (on-year), and a steep 60 per cent in April as the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown of

Retail business was down by 41 per cent between March 1 and April 30, driven largely by store closures, according to a report by artificial intelligence-powered customer data platform Amperity, which recently said apparel, home and jewellery are the hardest-hit sectors while food and beverage and health and beauty are showing year-on-year (YoY) increases.Pic: ShutterstockFinancial uncertainty and job loss have driven steep declines in discretionary categories, including apparel, and heavy promot

The Indian government is exploring new financial lending institutions to support small-scale units in terms of financial support.The government is also working towards strengthening the non-banking financial corporations (NBFCs) which will help small businesses to avail easy credit in the coming time,has said.Pic: ShutterstockSpeaking at a meeting via video conferencing with the members of Calcutta Chamber of Commerce onand the measures taken to address the challenges at hand, Gadkari said, &quo

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