Portuguese textiles become international player
The industry has benefited from its flexibility and inexpensive labour along with a spirit of innovation focused on limiting damage to the environment.Near Vila Nova de Famalicao,…
Rice sacks to runway- India’s battle to rebrand jute
India is desperate to capitalise on this consumer shift and seize the opportunity to revive its flagging industry, expanding it from sacks and gunny bags to fashion.Also…
Lesotho government to localise textile manufacturing
The textile sector of Lesotho is the largest employer in the country’s private sector with over 40,000 workers and the government aims to make it sustainable for…
Swiss watchmakers see exports plunge amid pandemic
Overall, Swiss watch exports fell 21.9 percent in March compared to a year earlier, to 1.4 billion Swiss francs ($1.4 billion, 1.3 billion euros) — with a…
Ralph Lauren accused of copying Mexican Indigenous designs
“Hey Ralph: we already realized that you really like Mexican designs,” Beatriz Gutierrez wrote on social media.”However, by copying these designs you’re committing plagiarism, and as you…
U.S. is second cheapest market for beauty products, says study
Entitled “The Cost of Beauty Around the World,” Cosmetify’s report is based on the comparison of the prices of five iconic beauty products in 50 countries around…
Tax fraud- tax authorities abandon legal action against LVMH
In February 2023, the French Court of cassation overturned a court ruling that invalidated a search of LVMH’s premises by the tax authorities in 2019 and ordered…
Tough reality check for Trump’s pledge of better heartland jobs, wages
The manufacturing jobs Trump pledges to bring back have disappeared as much because of automation as the trade deals he has promised to rewrite, and that process…