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Uniqlo and ASICS lift Japan’s apparel brand value 29% to $13 billion

Business
Japan recorded the fastest apparel brand-value growth among 14 countries in Brand Finance’s 2026 ranking, as functionality, value and...

Walmart launches scenario fashion brand as It chases younger shoppers and higher-margin apparel

Business
With most products priced below $25, Walmart’s new women’s label signals a deeper push into trend-led private brands while...

Shengtai advances $229 million integrated textile park in Morocco

Business
The Chinese group’s planned 34-hectare complex will span spinning, weaving, dyeing and garment manufacturing, strengthening Morocco’s position as a...

Bangladesh steps up AI push as business leaders focus on workforce and industrial transformation

Business
Dhaka’s latest AI gathering adds to a widening national push to move artificial intelligence from policy discussion into productivity,...

Pakistan textile exporters face double cost shock from power tariffs and freight surge

Business
Exporters are confronting a proposed Rs2.52/kWh electricity adjustment just as post-strike freight rates to the US have jumped more...

France fines Boohoo €2.33 million as fashion e-commerce pricing faces tougher scrutiny

Business
French regulators found 95% of the promotional offers examined were non-compliant, highlighting growing enforcement risk around discount pricing and...

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...

Lululemon Takes Like New Resale to Canada with Local Recommerce Infrastructure

Business
The expansion pairs branded second-hand sales with Canadian cleaning, grading and fulfilment, showing how circular retail increasingly depends on...

Frasers Group Raises Hugo Boss Stake to 47.9% After Takeover Offer

Business
The UK retailer has stopped just short of majority ownership, giving it substantially greater influence as Hugo Boss works...

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...

Adamjee EPZ exports reach $1.18 billion as higher-value manufacturing expands

Business
Ten new factories could lift annual exports beyond $1.5 billion and employment above 100,000, strengthening Bangladesh’s push beyond commodity...

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026 expands by 10% to showcase next-gen intelligent and sustainable textile manufacturing in Shanghai

Machinery
From 20 to 24 November 2026, the textile machinery industry will gather in Shanghai for ITMA ASIA + CITME...

Industrial workwear market forecast to reach $24.7 billion by 2030

Technical Textiles
Safety regulation, industrial expansion and demand for better-fitting protective clothing are supporting steady growth, while suppliers increasingly compete on...

China’s JASAN raises Egypt textile investment to $117 million at Qantara West

Business
The vertically integrated, export-led complex reinforces Egypt’s emergence as a nearshore manufacturing base connecting Asian capital with European, Middle...

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...

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,...

Lenzing to close historic lyocell plants as strategy shifts to premium fibres and nonwovens

Fibres
Heiligenkreuz will stop fibre production by end-2026 and Grimsby by end-2027 as Lenzing concentrates capital on larger core sites...

Fashion retailers turn repairs into a customer-retention strategy

Environment
Levi’s, Uniqlo, Primark and Zara are expanding repair and mending services as younger shoppers embrace resale and garment longevity—but...
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