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Première Vision takes Denim Première Vision to Tokyo in strategic Asia push

Events
The French trade-fair group is using Japan’s denim authority and Asia’s market weight to deepen its regional fashion footprint. Première...

Iran conflict forces apparel supply chains into structural rethink

Trade
The industry is no longer facing temporary disruption, but a compounding system shock across energy, logistics and sourcing geography. The...

IAF warns Gulf shock must not become another excuse for unfair sourcing

Trade
The apparel industry cannot control geopolitical disruption, but it can decide whether the burden is shared fairly or pushed...

Azerbaijan joins ITMF to accelerate textile sector integration

Business
Membership signals a strategic push to embed Azerbaijan deeper into global textile value chains. Azerbaijan’s textile industry has taken a...

Punjab’s proposed cess risks taxing Pakistan’s exports twice

Trade
Apparel exporters warn that a 0.9% infrastructure levy would raise costs, slow cargo and erode competitiveness at precisely the...

Vietnam’s garment industry wants to earn more by making less

Garments
In 2026, Vietnam’s textile and garment sector is trying to move up the value chain: smaller orders, higher technical...

Türkiye’s UK export record shows trade diplomacy is starting to pay

Business
Record January–February shipments to Britain suggest Türkiye is turning a post-Brexit trade relationship into a broader industrial opportunity. Türkiye exported...

Bangladesh’s denim boom proves diversification can be an export strategy

Trade
From a $12,000 jeans shipment in 1984 to more than $5bn in annual exports, Bangladesh has turned denim into...

Uniqlo bets on comfort-led denim for Spring/Summer 2026

Denim
The retailer is treating jeans less as rigid fashion staples and more as everyday uniform: softer fabrics, easier silhouettes...

Bangladesh’s new government faces a simple test: can it keep garments competitive?

Apparel
The BNP’s election win has raised business hopes, but the apparel sector needs policy stability, cheaper energy and faster...

From natural fibres to patterned fabrics, Intertextile Apparel’s key pavilions and zones demonstrate industry’s global range

Apparel
Exhibition categories cover suiting and shirting, functional wear, ladieswear, casualwear, and more, with overseas suppliers featured in the International...

Impact of the ongoing Israel–USA–Iran war on the global textile & apparel supply chain

Trade
The Israel–USA–Iran war has rapidly become a logistics-and-energy shock for textiles and apparel. With tanker traffic in the Strait...

Important announcement: IGATEX PAKISTAN 2026 postponed

Machinery
Fakt Exhibitions (Pvt.) Ltd. has announced the postponement of IGATEX PAKISTAN 2026 – the International Garment, Textile Machinery and...

Saudi Arabia wants geotextiles to become strategic, not peripheral

Trade
The Alujain–Beaulieu tie-up is less about one factory than about moving geosynthetics and nonwovens deeper into Saudi Arabia’s localisation...

Texprocess 2026: Market overview for strategic future investments

Innovation
At Texprocess 2026, 200 exhibitors from 28 countries will be represented. In a challenging market environment, the leading trade...

Sri Lanka’s apparel export wobble shows why trade perks are not in demand

Apparel
January’s mild dip masks a bigger problem: weak US/EU appetite still outweighs tariff advantages—unless Sri Lanka uses them to...

Bangladesh climbs to 10.53% of US apparel imports as buyers pivot from China

Trade
Bangladesh’s gain is a reshuffle, not a boom: tariffs and risk management are accelerating America’s shift away from China...

Bangladesh gains ground in America’s jeans-and-tees aisle as China retreats

Trade
Bangladesh’s rising share is less a boom than a reallocation: buyers are diversifying away from China and rewarding suppliers...

Supreme Court curbs Trump’s “emergency” tariffs, but fashion’s uncertainty remains

Trade
The Court has knocked out a blunt instrument—yet left plenty of sharper ones on the table. Fashion executives have spent...

Apparel Group bets big on Saudi Arabia with 200 new stores and a retail SuperApp

Apparel
The Gulf retailer is doubling down on Saudi scale—more shops, more brands, and a tighter digital loop—to win share...
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