April 8 (Reuters) - Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off his 800 remaining workers. Business had been struggling because ...

Automation is a cornerstone of all industries hurtling towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The fashion industry is seeing widespread changes to the way clothes are designed and made in an effort ...

The death toll in April's Bangladesh garment factory collapse has now soared past 1,000. It's been called the worst industrial disaster in the country's history. But it's hardly the first. These ...

It’s considered the worst garment industry accident of all time: An eight-story building housing several garment factories and a shopping center called Rana Plaza collapsed five years ago in ...

Syria’s garment industry is showing signs of gradual recovery as companies and factories resume production despite ongoing economic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about retail and the forces that are redefining shopping. Nearly a decade after the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, ...

With a supply chain that over relies on only a few key partners, Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is among the country’s hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnam has traditionally focussed ...

The West Bengal garment industry comes alive with the 59th Garment Meet and B2B Expo being held over three days from 5-7 ...

California garment worker Santa Son had hoped this was the year the state Legislature would end a system that pays her and other workers for the number of items they make — not the hours they work.

LA has the highest number of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Much of American manufacturing is high end, but folks here still hold up the low end, with low-wage, non-union jobs held by immigrants. Los ...

The share prices of most apparel companies under our coverage have rallied over the past year. Even so, as of January 2025, about 40% are trading at 4 or 5 stars. This high percentage reflects ...

Technology has dramatically altered the apparel industry, but the need to source textiles, trims and findings for manufacture into garments that fit the consumer's budget keeps the basic structure of ...