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Shein launches Hong Kong IPO atup to $27 Billion, 70% below 2022 peak

Fashion
The fast-fashion group is seeking as much as $1.77 billion, but its sharply reduced valuation shows investors are repricing...

South Korea pushes AI and robotics into apparel manufacturing to protect domestic production

Apparel
From robotic fabric handling and self-adjusting sewing to AI-generated work orders, Korean manufacturers are moving automation from design offices...

Bangladesh plans EU free-trade talks in September as apparel sector prepares for post-LDC competition

Trade
With textiles and apparel accounting for almost 94% of Bangladesh’s exports to the EU, a future FTA could become...

YKK takes magnetic zipper technology into lightweight apparel with smaller no. 3 size

Apparel
The new No. 3 QuickFree click-TRAK Magnetic zipper is roughly 60% the size of YKK’s existing No. 5 version,...

Smart laser cutting system targets one-hour custom garment production

Machinery
China’s scan-to-cut apparel technology shows how machine vision, digital pattern processing and laser cutting could compress made-to-measure production from...

Intertextile Shanghai 2026 draws eight International Pavilions as buyers seek broader sourcing options

Apparel
Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Türkiye will mount dedicated pavilions as Intertextile Shanghai combines traditional...

Thailand targets China+1 textile opportunity by moving beyond low-cost garment manufacturing

Apparel
Thailand is positioning itself as a higher-value China+1 sourcing base built around functional textiles, ODM capability, shorter runs and...

US apparel tariffs raise costs but deliver little reshoring, USFIA survey finds

Apparel
Only 10% of surveyed US fashion companies increased “Made in USA” sourcing in response to higher tariffs, while brands...

China’s Apparel Brands Gain Ground as Combined Brand Value Rises 27% to $15.2 Billion

Business
Five Chinese names now feature in Brand Finance’s Apparel 50 2026, signalling a shift from manufacturing scale toward higher-value...

Pakistan plans 400-acre Port Qasim apparel zone targeting $2.2 billion in annual exports

Business
The proposed garment city would combine port access, dedicated utilities and one-window customs services, but its ambitious export and...

Surgical apparel market forecast to reach $5.8 billion by 2033

Technical Textiles
Rising procedure volumes, stricter infection-control standards and hospital expansion are supporting demand, while sustainability pressures are forcing suppliers to...

Can SHEIN’s Ultra-Fast Fashion Model Survive Losing Its Tariff Advantage?

Apparel
The listing would end a multiyear search for a public market, but investors must weigh Shein’s enormous scale against...

BGMEA courts Chinese capital to strengthen Bangladesh’s textile backward linkages

Business
The initiative targets closed factories, upstream capacity and higher-value production as Bangladesh tries to reduce import dependence and improve...

US apparel imports tilt further toward cotton as tariffs reshape fibre economics

Trade
Cotton is gaining relative favour as US importers use fibre composition alongside sourcing-country shifts to manage an increasingly expensive...

Gap partners with Chalhoub Group to expand three brands across the Gulf Cooperation Council

Business
Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta will launch online in key Gulf markets during 2026 before moving into physical stores,...

H&M and WARDROBE.NYC bring luxury capsule dressing to the mass market

Business
The 29-piece collaboration translates WARDROBE.NYC’s tightly edited, seasonless wardrobe concept into H&M-scale retail, highlighting growing demand for fewer but...

India’s luxury fashion market forecast to reach $15.2 Billion by 2034

Fashion
Rising affluence, wedding spending and international-brand expansion are enlarging the opportunity, although high duties and limited premium retail space...

GBTL launches FLO Memory Stretch to bring shape recovery into premium suiting

Fabrics
The new fabric platform shifts the performance conversation from stretch alone to how effectively tailored garments recover their shape...

Next raises profit forecast to £1.24 Billion as overseas online sales jump 37%

Business
International expansion, third-party brands and effective marketing are offsetting weak store traffic, but tougher comparisons point to slower growth...

Bangladesh garment exports slip 1.9% to $3.89 billion in July

Apparel
Woven apparel recorded the sharper decline as gas shortages, geopolitical uncertainty and cautious buyer demand constrained the opening month...
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