New York City based largest family footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc announced school soon-to-be in, kids want to be "in" too, wearing the latest fashion trends of the season. Back-to-school season is all about having the right stuff and the right style from notebooks, pens and pencils, and lunch items to clothing and shoes, backpacks and accessories."Shoes may be the last thing kids put on, but it's one of the first things they think about when heading back-to-school," said Jack Guze, he

Sheep producers were given the chance to see into the future with the progeny of a major research program put on public display for the first time.And it is hoped that the DNA fine mapping flock, the biggest of its type in the world, will soon help those producers to find innovative ways to solve problems in their sheep as diverse as parasite control, fertility, wool quality and muscle levels.The flock, being run on Australian Wool Innovation Limited's (AWI) research property, the Falkiner Memor

Apparel exports from Thailand continued rising during January to May this year. However, the rise is less than that for the rebound of 2004. Sales to the US continued to rise and further increased during May. Prices were slightly up during the first five months of 2005. Statistics released by the Thailand Textile Institute confirm total exports from the Asian country continued rising during the first five months of the year in comparison to the same period in 2004. With Thailand having experi

For the many men who studiously avoid seersucker suits, there are a growing number of warm-weather options. Men's suit makers have been doing a brisk business recently, with double-digit sales growth over the past year. In an effort to keep sales from slipping in the hot months, the men's suit industry is pushing a variety of tactics. Some makers are using lighter, superfine yarns. Others, including high-end makers, are removing heat-trapping jacket and trouser linings -- usually a no-no for

Textile and garment manufacture exports presented a drop in June, regarding to the same month of 2004. According to data from ABIT ?Brazilian Association of Textile Industry and Garments Manufacture, the sector exported US$ 144 million in June - a 6% drop, face to the US$ 153,1 million of June of the last year. The trade balance figures also presented a sensible reduction: a value of US$ 22,6 million, showing a drop of 31,3%, if compared to the same period of the last year.The reason of this fal

Japan's man-made fiber (MMF) sector is in search of regaining its competitiveness. Figures clearly indicate that production in June registered decline across most product areas. While polyester staple output continued its 11 month downfall trend by 6.8 percent to 17,346 tons, the January to June 2005, polyester staple production dropped 5.3 percent to 106,107 tons. Polyester filament output sank 6.6 percent in June to 23,504 tons registering a cumulative production downfall by 4.4 percent to 143

Targetted growth of 40 percent for clothing exports is beyond reach, say leading Indian industry players.Reasoning out on the issues, President of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), Premal Udani stated that the anticipated growth rate is impossible due to poor labour conditions and existing tax structure. A 25-30 percent growth rate is reasonable, he adds. Udani informed that the CMAI head welcomed FDI in the retail sector as it would support overall competitiveness and cate

Miguel Sebastion, Director of the Economic Office of Spanish Prime Minister said at China-Spain Entrepreneurs Commercial luncheon Party on July 22 that the Spanish government planned to invest 690 million Euros in China in the coming 3 years, which would exceed total investment in China. It is learnt that the entrepreneurs delegation accompanying with Spain's Prime Minister Zapatero to visit in China was composed by high officials of Top 25 enterprises in Spain, engaging in financing, informatio

Network Examination and Verification System on Provisional Textile Export License (hereinafter referred to as Provisional License) shall be implemented as from July 20, 2005, matters of concern are listed below, said Ministry of Commerce website.1. Provisional License will be included in Network Examination and Verification System on Export License in 2000. Serial number of Provisional License is listed with a specific order. All the other format texts and data transmission modes shall follow Ex

Leather footwear industry of Poland feels threatened by the Chinese invasion of cheap products, and two leading Polish companies will be inspected by the European Commission (EC) for the threat percieved by them.Two Polish shoe makers Wojas and Arcobaleno, selected from among 26 domestic producers who lodged a petition with the EC in May on behalf of EU shoe producers, will soon be visited by inspectors from the European Committee. The EC is expected to pass its judgement on the issue in Septemb