Empowerment pioneer Marcel Golding and well-heeled investor Hugh Roberts have failed to sew up a significantly bigger stake in fashion retailer Rex Trueform (RexTru). 27 Jul 2016
Woolworths has responded to the slew of backlash that it has received over its "skinny display mannequins"‚ claiming that "these bodies are built to global or universal specifications". 26 Jul 2016
Michael Mark: Credit book grew but makes up less of sales.
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While Truworths' entrance into the UK consumer market proved a boon for the retailer in the year to end June, the region is unlikely to provide another fillip, in the wake of Brexit. 25 Jul 2016
Edcon announced on Monday that it was bidding farewell to some members of its executive management team and introducing new ones amid a restructuring of the retailer's operations. 19 Jul 2016
A new cushion range, Scatterloader, which supports a skills development NPO, is now available from online fashion store Superbalist.com. The new start-up company, founded by Capetonian Tania Phillips, offers a range of unique hand-painted cushions to customers with a love of Africa. 12 Jul 2016
Edgars’s traditional apparel retail model includes sourcing from low-cost regions, which means there is a long waiting period between placing an order and receiving the merchandise.
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It has been a little more than three months since Edcon's 2016 financial year calendar came to a close, but the highly indebted retailer has yet to release its results. 8 Jul 2016
LONDON - Edcon Holdings is seeking consent from senior creditors to obtain as much as R1.5bn from banks and bondholders in a new facility as SA's biggest clothing retailer restructures its debt. 7 Jul 2016
PARIS - Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is set to be named the first ever woman creative director of Dior, the famed French fashion house, according to reports on Thursday. 27 Jun 2016
STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion brand Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) said on Wednesday an unusually cool European spring kept shoppers away, depressing profits in the three months to May. 22 Jun 2016
Euromonitor International has published a new report entitled Apparel and Footwear in 2016: Trends, Developments and Prospects. It has found that the global apparel and footwear industry remains strong, posting over 5% value growth in 2015 - slightly up from the previous year. Asia Pacific remains the world's largest regional apparel and footwear market. Despite slowing growth, sales in the region still grew by $30bn in 2015. 21 Jun 2016
Sara Maggioni, director of retail of WGSN, the trend authority, recently presented the Spring/Summer '17 Buyers Briefing at Source Africa, which presented key fashion trends for the season ahead, backed by extensive data. 15 Jun 2016
The Foschini Group's (TFG's) CEO, Doug Murray, will reach retirement age in March 2017, but the company is in no hurry to see him go. 15 Jun 2016
The ETON Material Handling System implemented at Canvas and Tent.
At the beginning of the new millennium the South African textile and clothing sectors faced serious challenges. Following China's inclusion in the World Trade Organisation in 2001, local textile and clothing manufacturers suffered because of the cheaper imports of Chinese fabrics and finished products. Employment in the sectors slumped dramatically and more than 100,000 textile and clothing jobs were lost. 13 Jun 2016
CFO of The Foschini Group, Anthony Thunstrom.
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Even in the best of economic times it takes confidence and nerve for a company to present a five-year forecast. The Foschini Group (TFG) has done just that. 13 Jun 2016
HONG KONG - Cosmetics giant Lancome closed some of its outlets in Hong Kong Wednesday as protesters gathered at a major mall after the company cancelled a concert featuring a local singer critical of China. 9 Jun 2016
Source Africa, now running for its fourth consecutive year, is currently underway at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The opening seminar, 'AGOA - The African Advantage' placed the spotlight on African trade and market growth in the textile and apparel sector, post the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) agreement renewal to 2025. 9 Jun 2016
Trade and Industry minister Rob Davies addresses a media briefing on the department's budget vote on Wednesday.
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The government's efforts to boost the clothing industry are beginning to bear fruit, with the sector increasing its exports. 8 Jun 2016
A clothing label is seen at a Zara store in Madrid. Picture: Reuters
International clothing brands may be getting a foot up against local firms, thanks to the weaker rand. 8 Jun 2016
Today, 20 May, marks the 143rd birthday of the Levi's 501 button-fly. To celebrate the milestone of that red-tagged fashion favourite, members of the South African media were recently invited on an exclusive factory tour and screening of the new global documentary unstitching its history. 20 May 2016
LONDON - Luxury fashion group Burberry on Wednesday announced a fall in annual net profits, triggering a three-year programme of cost savings totalling at least £100m ($144m, 128m euros). 19 May 2016
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