Apparel reigns supreme as India’s retail store leasing engine in H1
India's brick-and-mortar retail sector notched a strong first half of 2026, with mall and high-street leasing climbing to 3.9 million square feet — a...
Italian textile machinery orders in Q2 climb 25% over Q1
Italy's textile machinery sector is showing fresh momentum heading into the second half of 2026, even as year-on-year comparisons remain in negative territory, new...
Q1FY’27 scorecard: LMW net profit up 5X, order book at Rs 3,200cr
Major Indian textile machinery manufacturer LMW Ltd recorded a five-fold hike in consolidated net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2027.For the quarter...
India to seek parity with other countries on US garment quota relief
The Indian Textiles Ministry is considering whether to press the US for the same quota-based tariff relief recently extended to competing garment-exporting nations.The Textiles...
One Nation, One Fit: Textile Ministry near rollout of uniform apparel size
The Ministry of Textiles is in the final stages of drafting a national garment sizing standard, one that will still use the familiar S/M/L...
Global cotton trade set to contract in 2026/27 as India’s import appetite cools
The international cotton market is bracing for a smaller trading year ahead. Total world cotton trade is expected to hit 43.3 million bales in...
India wins the US tariff battle, but loses the global textile war
A new analysis from Emkay Research suggests that Indian garment and textile manufacturers may struggle to fully capitalize on their seemingly advantageous position in...
China’s Jack taps AI & robots for 30% garment factory efficiency gain
Jack Technology, a leading Chinese sewing machine manufacturer, has adopted Siemens technology to transform into AI-enabled intelligent garment manufacturing, applying low-code software and digital...
BRAZILCORE FASHION TREND 2026: The Colourful Wave Giving Global Fashion a Fresh Identity
Fashion often moves in cycles, but every once in a while, a trend arrives that feels less like a passing moment and more like...
Global cotton outlook 2026/27: Tighter supplies, India bucks the trend
World cotton growers are set to harvest 117.3 million bales of 480 pounds each in the 2026/27 season, down 4% or 4.65 million bales...