Knitwear Sector

GERMANY: Exports to Russia fall on cancelled orders

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 12 August 2009

German exports of woven garments and knitwear to Russia fell by 6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2009, after retailers cancelled orders worth some EUR23m.

BANGLADESH: Garment exports jump 15% in year to June

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 7 August 2009

Apparel exports from Bangladesh jumped 15.4% in the fiscal year to 30 June, according to official figures released this week, as buyers in the US and EU turned to the country for its low-priced garments.

US: AWI launches new Woolmark ranges

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 27 July 2009

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is to unveil its fall/winter 2010/11 Woolmark knitwear collections Merino Touch and Merino Casual in New York.

UK: Fashion export award winners announced

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 9 June 2009

Sexy eveningwear and quintessentially English underwear manufacturers were among companies that took top prizes in the UK Fashion Export Awards held in London last week.

UK: M&S to launch Indigo casualwear brand

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 19 May 2009

Retailer Marks & Spencer is launching a new casualwear brand called Indigo this autumn as it tries to plug a gap in its existing women's wear line-up.

UK: Dawson cuts jobs at Barrie Knitwear division

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 30 March 2009

Cashmere garment maker Barrie Knitwear is cutting 10% of its 163-strong workforce in the Scottish town of Hawick in response to a drop in orders.

VIETNAM: Italy's Carvico to build US$27m knitting plant

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 11 November 2008

Italian warp-knit fabrics manufacturer Carvico has signed an agreement with local government to build a new plant for sportswear fabrics in Vietnam.

BANGLADESH: To set minimum export price for knitwear

Knitwear Sector | Just Style | 1 July 2008

Bangladeshi knitted apparel manufacturers are to fix the baseline prices of some of their garments in an attempt to prevent price-cutting by overseas retailers and importers.

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