CLOTHING
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CLOTHING July 4, 2017 Sainsbury’s sees sees boost thanks to demand for clothing
By: Loknath DasSainsbury’s has notched up a sales recovery The supermarket giant said that inflation, together with this year’s later Mother’s Day and Easter, helped drive like-for-like first quarter sales including Argos up by 2.3 per cent in a marked bounce back on the 0.3 per cent seen in the previous three months. Sainsbury’s said demand for […]
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CLOTHING July 1, 2017 Top independent clothing shop in Gloucester to close
By: Loknath DasOne of Gloucester’s most prominent independent clothing traders is closing down its shop at one of the city’s most prime spots. High-end clothing store Hayden Taylor has launched a closing down sale as its owners look to retire after nine years trading in Westgate Street. The business has been at the corner shop for almost […]
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CLOTHING June 30, 2017 The Second Life of Clothing You Donate
By: Loknath Dasn a chic clothing store in Los Angeles, a handful of women quietly browse racks of flowy summer dresses, brightly colored shorts, fringed caftans, and shoes ranging from five-inch stilettos to strappy jelly sandals. Rihanna is singing about diamonds through the speakers while expertly dressed sales associates wrap purchases in tissue paper and hand-stamped shopping […]
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CLOTHING June 27, 2017 Amazon is radically changing how we shop for clothing
By: Loknath DasThis week Amazon took a major step toward becoming a bigger presence in your wardrobe, and we’re only just beginning to understand what the ramifications for the retail industry at large will be. The new Prime Wardrobe program , which lets Amazon Prime customers try on clothing at home over a period of seven days […]
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CLOTHING June 27, 2017 Online Clothing Thrift Store ThredUp Opens First Retail Location
By: Loknath DasOnline clothing thrift store ThredUp is opening retail locations to complement its online presence, a significant strategic shift for a company that had been online-only since its founding eight years ago. The first store, San Francisco-based ThredUp announced today, is opening in San Marcos, Texas, a city of 60,000 people on the Interstate 35 corridor […]
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CLOTHING June 27, 2017 Wash or wear? Contact 6 tests clothing for chemicals
By: Loknath DasMILWAUKEE — You just bought a brand new outfit. So, do you wear it right away or wait until you’ve washed it? Turns out, there could be chemicals inside your clothes that will make you want to really think about it. Contact 6’s Jenna Sachs shops for clothing to test. FOX6’s Contact 6 went shopping […]
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CLOTHING June 21, 2017 Myntra Launches Accelerator Programme For Clothing Brands
By: Loknath DasOnline fashion marketplace Myntra has launched an accelerator programme. As a part of this programme Myntra has partnered with Chemistry and AKS. With the newly launched accelerator programme Myntra is looking to partner with about 10-15 local fashion brands. To be eligible for the accelerator, these brands must be supported with a strong founding team and […]
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CLOTHING June 21, 2017 This New Amazon Service Should Terrify Mall Clothing Brands
By: Loknath DasAmazon.com (AMZN) said Tuesday it will test a new Prime Wardrobe service that implements a try-before-you-buy business model in its latest industry disruption. Prime Wardrobe allows customers to pick three or more items to try on within a week before paying for anything. Whatever they don’t want, they send back and don’t pay for. If […]
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CLOTHING June 21, 2017 Walmart to Buy Men’s Clothing Brand Bonobos
By: Loknath DasExpanding its online presence, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ( WMT ) announced on June 16 it is buying Bonobos Inc. for $310 million. Bononos, a men’s clothing brand, launched online in 2007 and quickly expanded offline to open Bonobos Guideshop stores and gained a partnership with Nordstrom Inc. ( JWN ). The deal adds to the […]
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CLOTHING June 15, 2017 GST clearance sales: Upto 60 per cent off on clothing, apparel and footwear from top brands
By: Loknath DasMumbai, June 15: With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll out just two weeks away, several fashion and sports brands are holding clearance and end-of-season sales to sell out current stocks before the new tax regime kicks in. Some of the biggest clothes and footwear brands are offering steep discounts on various products and […]
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June 15, 2017 Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory
By: Loknath DasWorkers at a factory that makes clothes for Ivanka Trump’s fashion label say they get verbally abused Photograph: John Lamparski/Getty Images The reality of working in a factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump’s label has been laid bare, with employees speaking of being paid so little they cannot live with their children, anti-union intimidation and […]
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CLOTHING June 15, 2017 Factory workers making Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia complain of verbal abuse, low-wages
By: Loknath DasPresident Donald Trump listens as his daughter, Ivanka Trump, speaks at a workforce development roundtable in June. (ANDREW HARNIK/AP) Factory workers producing Ivanka Trump’s clothing in Indonesia have complained of verbal abuse and low wages, according to a report. Dozens of workers at PT Buma Apparel Industry factory in Subang, Indonesia, who spoke with The […]