03 Feb Lanka capable of producing footwear in millions annually
According to the EDB, Sri Lanka is capable of producing up to 15 million pairs annually, excluding rubber thongs which alone is estimated to total...
Sourcing
21 Jan 60 Seconds on Sourcing with TATA’s N Mohan
This week, FDRA interviewed N Mohan, the Assistant Vice President at Tata International. Tata is an India-based conglomerate that produces footwear in India and is...
08 Jan 3 Footwear Companies Targeting E-Commerce Growth
In the backdrop of this data, let's take a closer look at three footwear companies -- Nike (NYSE: NKE) , Under Armour (NYSE: UA) ,...
08 Jan U.S. forecast predicts drop in gas prices through 2015
The Energy Information Administration said the nationwide average retail price of regular gasoline will fall to $3.46 a gallon this year, down from $3.51 in...
31 Dec Bangladesh orders arrest of factory owners for deadly fire
The court in Dhaka issued the warrants for Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akter over the blaze in 2012 at the Tazreen factory, where...
31 Dec Vietnam achieves export target for Footwear
Footwear exports reached $7.9 billion as of the middle of December, a rise of nearly 15 per cent against the corresponding period last year, according...
05 Dec ecVision Hosts Retail Industry Event in Hong Kong: Covers Product Testing, Vendor Compliance and Sustainability
On February 18, 2014, ecVision will be facilitating an industry-wide event at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong for apparel, footwear and other soft line...
23 Nov Senator: Bangladesh still lags on labor rights
Bangladesh has yet to meet benchmarks set by the U.S. government for restoration of trade benefits suspended after a garment factory collapse that killed more...
14 Nov Jack Wolfskin Terminated 5 Factories in 2012 for Non-compliance
Jack Wolfskin stopped working with four manufacturing facilities in China and one in India in 2012 because they failed to meet various quality criteria or...
10 Nov China’s leaders rethink growth model as economy runs out of steam
The Chinese leadership is hyping a Communist Party meeting that began Saturday as the greatest financial rethink since leader Deng Xiaoping launched China's economic revolution...