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WATCH: What can managers expect from their CAD system? | The way I see it with Ram Sareen of Tukatech*
Ram Sareen built his fashion technology company, Tukatech, on unlimited training, support, and engineering. Training was not just for the CAD operators who would do their daily work on the software, but also for middle and senior management to know what kind of...
Team USA Olympic blazers help environment
Those sharp Ralph Lauren blazers that the nearly 600 Team USA athletes were wearing got a real field test during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as it poured while their boat traveled the Seine in late July. But being crafted of Responsible Wool...
SEAMS announces launch of newly redesigned website, advances Power Search tool
SEAMS, the Association and Voice of the U.S. Sewn Products Industry for over 50 years, announced that launch of its newly redesigned website. The previous website iteration was launched in 2017, during which time the association created a new logo. At that time, the...
Can this $13 Walmart T-shirt save the American garment industry?
Made from 100% cotton, priced at $12.98, and screen printed with the words “AMERICAN MADE” across the chest, the American Giant Unisex Made in America Tee looks at a glance like the kind of patriotic merch you’d find at countless big box stores, gas stations, and drug...
Explainer: Walmart’s JD.com exit and what it means for apparel
Multinational retailer Walmart tells Just Style it is looking to offload its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, a move that could reshape both companies' strategies in China and could spark new opportunities for Walmart's apparel business. ...
U.S. textile and apparel trade declines in first half of 2024
The United States has experienced a 3.17% decline in its textile and apparel exports, totaling $11.5 billion in the first half of 2024. This downturn continues a trend that began in the first quarter and slightly decelerated in the subsequent months, following a...
AN ALPHABET SOUPER BOWL: Textile and related associations create first-of-its-kind collective to support allied efforts
SEAMS is among a collaboration of associations representing the global sewn products, textile, apparel and nonwovens textiles industries – known inclusively as the “Alphabet Soup Collective” in a nod to their various and plentiful acronyms – officially launched in...
Techtextil North America 2024: It Is A Wrap!
What a fantastic show! The Techtextil North America Team greatly appreciates all who visited and exhibited this year in Raleigh! The past three days were filled with exciting products and technologies, new companies and countries represented and dynamic industry...
Milliken & Company* names Allen Jacoby Textile Business President
Diversified global manufacturer Milliken & Company is pleased to announce Allen Jacoby as EVP and president of its textile business, assuming full operational responsibility for the company's textile product portfolio. Jacoby has served as the company's Chief...
South Carolina pillow manufacturer’s licensed line nabs Women’s Choice Award
Bed pillow manufacturer JLJ Home Furnishings, the licensee for Restonic top-of-bed products in the United States, announced that its Restonic branded products have been recognized as a winner of the Women’s Choice Award. ...