http://www.just-style.comDaily apparel and textile news and comment - from just-style.com© 2009 All content copyright just-style.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:38:02 GMTTue, 06 Jan 2009 21:38:02 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-food.com/images/small_logo_food.gifhttp://www.just-style.com10021UK retail giant Marks & Spencer is poised to announce the axing of more than 1,000 jobs after registering the company's worst Christmas trading performance in 80 years, according to reports.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102934Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:11:00 GMTThe global garment industry is changing quickly and radically, with the worldwide recession exacerbating this change. Old jobs are disappearing and new ones emerging. But, as David Birnbaum points out, the new jobs are invariably on the supplier side and they not only require the right skills but also the right people.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102939Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:36:00 GMTThe end of safeguard restrictions on textile and apparel shipments from China at the beginning of this year has prompted a US trade group to call on the Obama Administration to eliminate apparel duties as part of a wider economic recovery package.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102938Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:00 GMTPakistan's textile industry is threatening a national shutdown in protest at chronic power cuts across the country.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102937Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:57:00 GMTValue fashion retailer New Look today (6 January) reported a strong Christmas performance with UK like-for-like sales up by 2.8%, but said it expects the market to become more difficult in 2009.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102936Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:23:00 GMTFootwear maker Skechers USA has signed Adjmi Apparel Group as the licensee for a new Skechers-branded children's clothing line due to launch this autumn.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102935Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:20:00 GMTApparel retailer Charming Shoppes has appointed MaryEllen MacDowell as the company's new president of Charming Outlets, with immediate effect.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102933Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:52:00 GMTDepartment store operator Debenhams claims it has continued to gain market share from rival retailers, despite announcing a 3.5% fall in like-for-like sales in the 18 weeks to 3 January.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102932Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:34:00 GMTFashion retailer Next recorded a 7% slump in like-for-like sales in the run-up to Christmas, but said profit remained on target as it stuck by its no discount policy.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102931Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:12:00 GMTKorean fashion house Kukdong Corporation has become the first Asian clothing giant to join the growing international boycott of Australian wool.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102930Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:10:00 GMTWomen's wear retailer The Talbots Inc has agreed three new credit lines in a move that gives it access to an extra $150m in working capital.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102929Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:47:00 GMTYarn producer RL Stowe Mills Inc is to close after nearly 108 years, blaming a sudden and dramatic decline in business in its fourth quarter.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102928Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:46:00 GMTSlipper maker RG Barry Corporation has promoted Jose G Ibarra as its senior vice president - finance and chief financial officer, replacing Daniel D Viren who is retiring after a 20-year career with the company.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102927Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMTFive days after calling in the administrators, Adam's Childrenswear today (5 January) shut 111 stores with the loss of around 850 jobs.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102920Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:30:00 GMTUp-market London department store Liberty Plc has released an encouraging trading update in which it said sales for the first 10 months of its financial year were ahead of last year, and that December's results "exceeded expectations."http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102926Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:32:00 GMTSame-store sales at John Lewis were flat over the key Christmas and early clearance trading period, the department store retailer said today (5 January), but cautioned that the next few months are likely to be "extremely tough."http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102925Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:11:00 GMTGlobal cotton imports are expected to fall by 12% to 7.3m tons in 2008/09, the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) says, as consumption is hit by a slowdown in economic growth in 2009.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102924Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:09:00 GMTChinese textile firms have seen their profits drop for the first time in a decade, according to state media reports last week, after the global financial crisis led to lower demand for their products.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102923Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:25:00 GMTSavile Row men's wear brand Chester Barrie is to return to the wholesale market this month with the launch of a full collection for autumn/winter 09, targeted at luxury retailers and top-end department stores.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102921Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:22:00 GMTMaternity chain Blooming Marvellous is the latest UK clothing retailer reported to be in trouble, with newspaper reports at the weekend suggesting it could be about to call in the administrators.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102919Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:35:00 GMT