Publication Date : 21 June 2016

In this Newsletter:
Industry News
Retail News
Sustainability News
Supply Chain News
Technology & Market Trend News

Industry News
The Trans-Pacific Partnership offers Canadian retailers exciting new opportunities

JDSUPRA Business Advisor, 2:11, 21 June 2016, 1889 words , (English)

On November 5, 2015, the United States Government released a draft of the

Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) to the public. While implementation of the
Agreement by the 12 member states is likely at least two years away, textile
Textile industry threatens 2-day production holiday a week

Business Line (The Hindu), 1:21, 21 June 2016, 439 words , (English)

Hyderabad, June 20: As cotton prices shoot up to 5,800 a quintal, textile industry is
reeling under severe pressure and facing scarcity of raw material.
Elcatex biomass plant to help Honduras textiles plan.

Just-Style, 19 June 2016, 634 words , (English)

A plan to transform Honduras into Central America's largest synthetics and value-added
sportswear supplier faces training, financing and energy challenges, concedes Jesus
Canahuati, the private sector's representative in the new 'Honduras
Apparelsourcing USA and Texworld USA to welcome more than 700 exhibitors

Knitting Industry, 8:00, 20 June 2016, 855 words , (English)

The Apparelsourcing USA and the Texworld USA trade shows will return to the Javits
Convention Center in New York City, where they will open their doors to exhibitors and
attendees from 12-14 July, together hosting over 700 international

Retail News
Nordstrom makes big e-commerce decision

Retailing Today, 20 June 2016, 392 words , (English)

Nordstrom Inc. has re-evaluated its near-term needs for e-commerce infrastructure. The
luxury retailer has decided to postpone the planned opening of a West Coast fulfillment
center dedicated to fulfilling digital orders until 2020 or later.
Of trench coats and technology: Christopher Bailey to take Burberry to the forefront
of fashion
The National, 20 June 2016, 1756 words , (English)

Sarah Maisey I am led into the boardroom of the shiny new Burberry office in Dubai
Design District and introduced to the softly spoken, ever-so-English Christopher Bailey.
Brooks Brothers Give a Glimpse of Spring Collection

WWD, 20 June 2016, 237 words , (English)

SEEING THE LIGHT: The American brand once again gave a glimpse of its spring offer
both for the mainline and for the Red Fleece collection, in anticipation of the full runway
show that will take place later this season in New York.

Sustainability News
Columbia Sportswear Takes Rainwear to Higher Ground

WWD, 20 June 2016, 582 words , (English)

Columbia Sportswear has introduced what its calling its first high-performance
environmentally friendly rain jacket, dubbed OutDry Extreme Eco.
How your clothes are poisoning our oceans and food supply

The Guardian, 9:01, 21 June 2016, 1640 words , (English)

New studies show that alarming numbers of tiny fibers from synthetic fabrics are making
their way from your washing machine into aquatic animals

Supply Chain News

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Bangladesh to benefit from $360m logistics investment.

Just-Style, 20 June 2016, 503 words , (English)

Bangladesh's logistics infrastructure could receive a much-needed boost thanks to

US$360m in funding from The World Bank to overhaul the country'srivers, ports and
canals.
Binh Duong welcomes $760 million garment and textile project

Vietnam Investment Review, 0:59, 21 June 2016, 266 words , (English)

It is Far Eastern Vietnams second project in Bau Bang IZ. The first phase of the factory
is expected to start production in 2017 and the factory will fully come into operation in
2020.
Delta Galil Opening Factory in Vietnam

WWD, 20 June 2016, 545 words , (English)

Delta Galil Industries is expanding into Vietnam, even as enactment of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership remains uncertain. Isaac Dabah, chief executive officer of the global
manufacturer of private label and licensed intimate apparel,
Angola: Cotton Production in Pipeline - Minister

All Africa, 18:43, 20 June 2016, 285 words , (English)

Sumbe Angola's minister of Agriculture Afonso Pedro Canga said that cotton
production in the irrigated perimeter of Quipela (Gangula), coastal Cuanza Sul province,
is in the pipeline and will boost the textile industry revival.
Weak merchandise margins blamed on sourcing woes.

Just-Style, 20 June 2016, 542 words , (English)

A lack of speed in the apparel supply chain is being blamed for weaker merchandise
margins, with significant structural changes needed to create a more consistent,
fasterand efficient sourcing model.

Technology & Market Trend News

Clothing changes colour to show pollution

London Evening Standard, 20 June 2016, 352 words , (English)

LONDON artist Kasia Molga has designed hi-tech clothing which changes colour to
reveal air pollution around the wearers. The prototype "Human Sensor" cape and mask
will display a moving animation with a red colour seeping through it and
London Technology Week Highlights Innovations in the British Fashion Industry

WWD, 20 June 2016, 546 words , (English)

FORWARD THINKING: London Technology Week started today and aims to highlight
the growing influence of technology across a variety of sectors, with its economic output
predicted to reach up to $2 trillion by 2020.

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