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Lectra’s Ideation On The Road Wraps Up Three-City Tour
Press Release | Lectra supports brands, retailers and manufacturers through connected industrial equipment and cutting-edge solutions led...
Dec 15, 2022


YKK’S Sustainable Products See Sales Gains
By Sourcing Journal | Less is more for YKK, which reduced its carbon emissions, landfill waste and water intake this year. The Japanese...
Dec 13, 2022


DPC Conversations: Amir Lehr, CEO, Optitex
By The Interline | Amir Lehr, CEO of SPESA member Optitex recently spoke with The Interline as a twenty-part series on the future of...
Dec 12, 2022


Lectra Announces the Acquisition of the Majority of the Capital of TextileGenesis
Press Release | Lectra announces the signature of an agreement to acquire 51% of the capital and voting rights of the Dutch company...
Dec 8, 2022


How to Build Better Supplier Relationships While Boosting Efficiency
CGS, Inc. in Sourcing Journal | If there’s one positive that came out of the pandemic, it’s that many companies recognized the value of...
Dec 7, 2022


YKK Reports 18.2% Decrease in GHG Emissions
Press Release | YKK Corporation has released "This is YKK 2022", the company's annual integrated report on medium-term management...
Dec 6, 2022


Clothing Tech Elevates the Journey from 2D Concepts to 3D Fashion Creations
By Clothing Tech in Sourcing Journal | “Fashion designers are highly creative,” said Clothing Tech CEO William Wilcox. “But—for some...
Nov 22, 2022


A Sustainable Future: Janice Wang, Alvanon CEO, on How Fashion can be Sustainable
By The Man Institute | Can the fashion industry become truly sustainable? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Janice Wang, Alvanon CEO...
Nov 16, 2022


AMANN Group CEO Bodo Bolzle retires; Indian Facility to Open in 2023
By Fibre2Fashion | Bodo Bolzle will be retiring after spending more than 25 years in his role as the CEO of Germany-based textile...
Nov 11, 2022


Aptean Adds Apparel ERP to its Software Offerings in the DACH Region with Acquisition of ImPuls AG
Press Release | Aptean announced the acquisition of ImPuls AG, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to apparel...
Nov 9, 2022


Strategizing the Holiday Season and What Lies Beyond
By California Apparel News | With more variables in play — inflation, for starters — than even the past two volatile years, this holiday...
Oct 26, 2022


DXM Announces Addition of Retail Veteran Jeff Evans to Board of Directors
Press Release | DXM, a technology (SaaS) and manufacturing (MaaS) platform for apparel and footwear industries, today announced that Jeff...
Oct 18, 2022


YKK Develops AquaGuard® NATULON®, an Environmentally Friendly Water Repellent Zipper
Press Release | YKK Corporation has developed an environmentally friendly water repellent AquaGuard® NATULON® zipper. Beginning this...
Oct 12, 2022


Detroit... the Fashion City? Why Detroit May Be the Next Silicon Valley of Apparel Manufacturing
By WXYZ Detroit | Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in 2021 Wayne County rose to be ranked 4th nationally for the...
Oct 11, 2022


Lectra Hosts 2022 ideation on the Road Conference; Heading to Major North America Cities
Press Release | Innovation leader Lectra today announced that the annual ideation Conference will be on the road for the first year since...
Oct 10, 2022


All You Need for the Ideal Handling of Sewing Machine Needles
By Groz-Beckert | What sewing plants definitely must avoid is the risk of injury to the end-user by a broken sewing machine needle left...
Oct 4, 2022


SourceAmerica Promotes Workforce Equity for People with Disabilities
Press Release | For almost 50 years, SourceAmerica has connected people with disabilities to meaningful jobs through contracts with the...
Oct 2, 2022


Webinar: Why the Fashion Industry Shouldn’t Be Afraid of 3D Design
By Sourcing Journal | SPESA member Clothing Tech recently participated in Sourcing Journal's "Leveraging 3D Design, Adding Agility..."
Sep 29, 2022


Frank Henderson Awarded Sarah Friedman Award at 2022 SEAMS Annual Conference
By Devin Steele | Frank Henderson was awarded the Sarah Friedman Award, SEAMS Association's highest honor, which was presented to him...
Sep 27, 2022


3D Avatars in PLM: Centric Software and Alvanon Team Up for the Perfect Fit
Press Release | Centric Software has achieved an industry first with the integration of Alvanon’s 3D avatars into Centric PLM 3D...
Sep 25, 2022
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