Apparel industry outlook: Upcoming trends and market growth

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As per CMAI’s research undertaken in 2019 across nearly 85,000 households spread over the entire country, the domestic consumption of apparel excluding women’s innerwear and winter clothing was to the tune of INR 5.30 lakh crores. Add to that the estimated consumption of women’s innerwear and winter wear of INR 1.50 lakh crores, and the size of the Indian apparel market would be INR 6.80 lakh crores.

Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time

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TORONTO — Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who started to learn the craft at age three from her grandmother. “That was just kind of like, of course, that’s what you do, put it in the mending pile,” she said.  “It’s just another part of taking care of your […]

British fashion retailer Next adds FatFace to growing stable of brands

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Last year, Next bought fashion retailer Joules, furniture brand Made.com, and a minority stake in baby goods retailer JoJo Maman BeBe. Next said on Friday it will pay FatFace’s current owners, a consortium of financial institutions including Alcentra and Lloyds Banking Group, a combination of cash and new Next shares.

NMU clothing swap is example of students helping students

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It’s always a positive thing to witness young people giving back to the community in one way or another. That’s what was going on recently when a Northern Michigan University student-lead organization known as EcoReps staged a clothing swap. The swap — so far, they have been held once per semester — was a free […]

NMU clothing swap is example of students helping students

By sistascloset

It’s always a positive thing to witness young people giving back to the community in one way or another. That’s what was going on recently when a Northern Michigan University student-lead organization known as EcoReps staged a clothing swap. The swap — so far, they have been held once per semester — was a free […]