Globe and MailLawmakers Urge Flexible Rules for Trans-Pacific Partnership FTAApparel NewsA bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to President Obama asking for more-flexible trade rules on textile and apparel goods under the Trans-Pacific Partners...
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Navis sells stake in Chinese garment label firmFibre2fashion.comNavis Capital Partners, the Malaysia-based private equity (PE) firm, has announced that its Navis Asia Fund IV has sold its stake in TrimCo International to Switzerland-based Partner Group...
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Textile millers to attend international conference on biomass energyBusiness Recorder (blog)Textile industry is seriously considering renewable energy options to meet energy requirements and one delegation of leading textile millers is set to fly to Ma...
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Houseware, Textile Fairs Open with 2200+ ExhibitorsMarketWatch (press release)Fifteen group pavilions are taking part, with the new ASEAN Select Pavilion featuring 85 exhibitors from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Other gro...
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Muji in MalaysiaMalaysia StarMuji was finally opening in Malaysia; specifically, at noon today at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. About 22 months ago, Muji fans set up a Muji Malaysia Facebook page, kicking off the rumour mill that the no-frills Japanese lifest...
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Fibre2fashion.comApparel retailer benefits from WWS programme in MEFibre2fashion.comGiordano, the leading international apparel retailer, reported a 107 % increase in Middle East members of its World Without Strangers (WWS) card less loyalty programme ...
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