January figures of USA apparel import values were dismal as the country tumbled by 18 per cent on Y-o-Y basis. However, as compared to December ’20, a surge was there.
Business News
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Manufacturing
‘Face Mask Bus’ – Vietnamese garment manufacturer gives away 100,000 masks to communities for free
The distribution of face masks in a yellow ‘Dony Bus’ in the country is a part of the Dony Garment’s larger charitable efforts towards supplying these life-saving masks across the world for free, including a recent donation of 100,000 reusable antimicrobial community face masks to the USA, which is also the biggest export destination of Vietnam.
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As China had no story to tell other than the negative trajectory, countries like India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia all upped their respective nightwear exports to USA.
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The last time when the brassieres import values of USA saw a rise was in 2017 when it was up by 3.43 per cent on Y-o-Y basis. It has been nose-diving since then as it experienced a fall of 13.48 per cent in 2018 over 2017, 2.60 per cent in 2018 over 2019.
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Vietnam has witnessed a 3.3 per cent increase in garment and textile exports in January.
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Sustainability
‘ReWire: Sustainability 2021’ – Come Feb 24-26 and hear experts talking how sustainability makes sense for good fashion business
The conference, organised by MOTIF and The Mills Fabrica in collaboration with Alvanon, will aim to set the ecosystem standards straight, scope out innovation clusters while clearing out the hype, and shine a light on a pathway towards circularity.