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Global Sources: Upgrading is Becoming the Answer

As the industry steadily shifts away from big volume orders, suppliers are increasingly facing the reality of the situation and are trying to find way...

Kingpins HK: For Volume Players, It’s Still a Price Fight

For the high end denim sector business is somewhere between ‘not bad’ to ‘very good.’ Not so for the volume end of...

Fashion Access: Finding New Growth Points in a Changing Market

Despite the talk about shrinking markets, suppliers weren’t seeing a significant decrease in orders. On the other hand, they weren’t seein...

Kingpins Amsterdam: A Stable Market Driven by Innovation

Suppliers are relying on R&D to help them move away from price-focused selling The denim market is ready for a rebound! At Kingpins Amsterdam...

APLF: Adapting to the Post ‘Volume Order’ Era

What happens after the big orders that fueled Asian manufacturing are gone? Right now, that’s the challenge that all manufacturing sectors are facing...

China’s Cotton Subsidy

In October Beijing approved the 2016 Xinjiang Cotton Growing Subsidy Plan Reform Scheme (2016年新疆维吾尔自治区棉花目标价格改革试点工作实施方案 ...

Outlook 2017: Cotton Balances Supply and Demand

Last season (2015/2016) total world cotton stock declined by 3 million tons. In the beginning of the current season (2016/2017), which started August ...

Denim Searches for Growth in a Stable Market

After enjoying a solid market in 2016, mills are quite optimistic about 2017, despite the intensity of a highly competitive market.“The market h...

Exception: Dressing China’s Avante-Garde Women

Exception is indeed an exception to typical Chinese brands.As one of the earliest Chinese designer brands, Exception never tried to court the mainstre...

Why Adding Value to Denim is a Win for Consumers and Retailers

The challenge for most retailers is getting consumers to buy one more pair of jeans. For suppliers it's about getting a little better margins on t...

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