The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
In the seven months to end of January, 2021, the value of Pakistan’s textile exports increased 8.23 percent overall, compared with the same period a year earlier, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of statistics.
Knitwear, ready-made garments, silk and synthetic textiles were all sub-categories that saw positive growth over the period, while raw cotton, cotton yarn and cotton cloth saw declines.
Though e-commerce reshaped retailing in the US and Europe even before the pandemic, a confluence of economic, financial and logistical circumstance kept the South American nation insulated from the trend until later.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Korean shopping app Ably, Kenya’s second-hand clothing trade and the EU’s bid to curb forced labour in Chinese cotton.
From Viviano Sue to Soshi Otsuki, a new generation of Tokyo-based designers are preparing to make their international breakthrough.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Latin American mall giants, Nigerian craft entrepreneurs and the mixed picture of China’s luxury market.