Member Announcement | The Merrow Group Companies is investing to make dealers more competitive and manufacturing more innovative. Explore career opportunities with Superior — Merrow’s dealer-only distributor of industrial sewing & cutting parts/consumables — plus, Merrow Sewing Machine Co. and Merrow Manufacturing...

Press Release | CIRCULOSE is partnering with TextileGenesis, a Lectra company, to integrate supply chain traceability into its solution offering for fashion brands...

Innovation in Textiles | SPESA’s newest member, CreateMe Technologies, a category-defining apparel automation company based in Newark, California, has introduced two breakthrough innovations poised to reshape the industry...

Press Release | Lectra announces the appointment of John Brearley as president, Americas, effective October 1, 2025. He becomes a member of the Group’s Executive Committee...

SPESA Member News Thank you to Mark Hatton, Managing Director of Threads America at American & Efird for serving as SPESA's Chairman....

Press Release | Tukatech announced the promotion of Pedro Mora to senior CAM manager. Mora’s journey with Tukatech spans over 25 years, beginning as a cutting room technologist...

Press Release | CGS announced a native integration between its BlueCherry® platform and Avalara, a leader in modern compliance automation software, offering the most advanced tax and compliance platform powered by AI...

eTextileCommunications | U.S. Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC) visited American & Efird (A&E), a leading textile manufacturer, to meet with company executives and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing North Carolina’s textile industry...

Press Release | Lectra recently announced that Walters has successfully implemented Lectra’s Furniture on Demand and Valia Furniture platform to dramatically accelerate production workflows and order fulfillment...

Press Release | The AMANN Group Advisory Board has decided on a structural realignment of the management team and appointed Markus Nicolaus as the company's new CEO, with effect from 1st June 2025...

Press Release | Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) is set to host its highly anticipated 2025 Advanced Functional Fabrics Summit on September 23-24 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass...

The Robin Report | Alvanon, a Hong Kong-based fashion tech firm co-founded by siblings Janice and Jason Wang, has strived to harness data and leverage technology over the past 25 years. As forerunners, they have led the way to maximize the impact of innovation while minimizing the friction and constraints across solutions that impact every stage of the fashion supply chain...

Sign of the Times | Zund America announces the appointment of Julian Bösch as new managing director at Zünd’s Milwaukee-based North American headquarters. With a strong, international background in finance, operations and strategic leadership, Bösch brings varied and valuable experience to his new role at Zund America, according to a press release...

Press Release | SPESA member Aptean recently announced the launch of GenAI Query, a mobile-enabled conversational intelligence feature within AppCentral, its AI-powered platform. Purpose-built to deliver real-time insights from complex business data, GenAI Query eliminates the need for dashboards, technical expertise, or delays...

Press Release | CGS, Inc. recently announced that the company has restructured into four new legal entities, each designed to sharpen focus, accelerate growth, and better serve their respective markets...

Press Release | Tukatech recently announced the launch of its Patented Pattern-Based Fitting Application, a breakthrough virtual fitting room technology designed to transform the online fashion shopping experience...

By Sourcing Journal | CGS's Paul Magel speaks with Sourcing Journal about the company's 10th annual edition of its BlueCherry State of Supply Chain and Technology Report...

By Indian Textile Magazine | A major turning point came in 2008, when VYTL entered into a strategic joint venture with American & Efird, a move that synergized the strengths of two global leaders in threads and textile manufacturing. This partnership enabled VYTL to scale new heights in technology, technical know-how, and international market reach—solidifying its leadership in India’s threads industry...

Press Release | Lectra announced that Edgecombe Furniture, a U.S.-based hospitality furniture manufacturer, has selected Valia Furniture, Lectra’s next-generation platform, to modernize operations and drive productivity.

By Sourcing Journal | Today, the American fashion industry imports the vast majority of its goods, but supply chain upheaval and trade uncertainty are convincing more brands to take another look at U.S. manufacturing...