A robot, christened Sewbo, has been developed in the US which can make complete garments.
Month: September 2016
Europe’s first fashion social commerce platform, Trendy (www.trendy.guru) has been launched.
A robot, christened Sewbo, has been developed in the US which can make complete garments.
The UK has launched a programme to support its textile sector. The programme is aimed at businesses within the textiles sector and covers manufacturers from carpets to clothing, as well as industry suppliers, such as textile machinery manufacturers and designers.
Garment exports from Vietnam has been falling in the recent past. For example, Thanh Cong Garment, one of a few Vietnamese garment companies that owns a yarn – fabric – garment production line that has a strong demand from South Korea and the US, has seen a contracts decrease considerably from foreign partners in the first six months of the year.
India and China are going to be the most coveted markets by 2030 and it is clear that the US will be replaced by China as the world’s biggest apparel market and India will not be far behind, according to Euromonitor International.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently launched ‘Fashionomics’, the economy of fashion initiative during the Bank’s 2015 Annual Meeting to boost micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in the fashion and textile industry in Africa.