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Should apparel retailers conduct their own factory audits?
2018-11-21 18:13:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Third-party auditors offer a way for brands and retailers to understand what is going on in their supply chains around the world. But one of the lines of questioning pursued by British MPs at the recent 'Sustainability of the Fashion Industry' inquiry was why should local agents be responsible for enforcing conditions in supplier factories?
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US Apparel Imports in Jan-Sep 2018: China vs. Rest of World (Statistical Report)
2018-11-20 20:25:03| EmergingTextiles.com
China has once again lost shares of the US apparel market in the first three quarters of the year. Because of their inability of further lowering prices, Chinese exporters have suffered from competition from other nations, especially in man-made fiber apparel categories where they were supposed to have a decisive advantage. This is reflected by our statistical review comparing US apparel imports from China with shipments from Rest of the World (RoW) for every category of products, in volume, value and unit value terms. Historical data cover the first half of the past five years, from 2013-2018.
Product Category Rules created for the apparel sector
2018-11-19 18:19:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Key Product Category Rules (PCR) that allow the environmental performance of natural fibre fabrics to be assessed have now been published in the International EPD System - giving apparel producers a "common language" to understand the value of sustainable products.
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US Apparel Imports in 3rd Quarter and Jan-Sep 2018: Categories (Statistical Report)
2018-11-19 03:24:45| EmergingTextiles.com
US cotton apparel imports have stopped falling in volume terms in second and third quarter this year, although unit prices have rebounded. Man-made fiber imports remain firm, thanks to the stability of unit values whereas the surge of wool apparel prices has depressed demand, as reflected by our detailed analysis of US apparel imports per category. Our series of statistical tables offer a comprehensive view of volume, value and unit value changes, compared with previous quarters and years in 2012-18. Full data are available for downloading into a comprehensive table.
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Delta Apparel taking steps to offset China tariffs
2018-11-16 10:17:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US activewear maker Delta Apparel is taking steps to find alternative supplies for some performance products and accessories to mitigate increased tariffs on products imported into the US from China.
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