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Global Textiles & Apparels , Mumbai , 20 June 2018
L . L . Bean Launch Outdoor Coworking Space
Mumbai : L . L . Bean has partnered with leading coworking provider , Industrious , to launch an initiative to bring more outdoor time into the workday with the introduction of “ Be an Outsider at Work .
The initiative will launch in New York City ’ s Madison Square Park on Thursday , June 21st with the first-ever outdoor coworking space , complete with individual workspaces , collaborative conference areas , cycling desks and outdoor teambuilding activities — giving new meaning to being “ Out of Office .”
A new survey from L . L . Bean found that while most people enjoy the outdoors , many of them rarely take time to work outside .
In fact , 87 percent of indoor workers consider themselves someone who enjoys the outdoors but 75 percent of indoor workers rarely or never take time to work outside .
That ’ s why L . L . Bean has partnered with coworking leader Industrious , and leveraged its well-established expertise in design , productivity and the coworking industry to create the first-ever outdoor coworking space that provides an opportunity for people to experience the benefits of working outdoors .
Le Col unveils 100 % recycled fabric
Mumbai : Le Col ’ s World first in producing a recycled Leaders ’ Jersey for a major professional race , for The Tour ’ s events ; The OVO Energy Tour Series , The OVO Energy Women ’ s Tour and The OVO Energy Tour of Britain , Le Col is now launching an official supporters ’ Tour jersey with 100 % recycled fabric .
The Company said that the all-new jersey shares an affinity with The OVO Energy Women ’ s Tour organiser SweetSpot ’ s values , as they say they wish to make their races more environmentally sustainable in the coming years .
The jersey is based on Le Col ’ s SS18 ’ s Pro Air range , which offers a range of eyecatching designs in combination with enhanced materials and new designs . “ Like all of Le Col ’ s range , The Tour jersey will be constructed at its factory in Treviso , Italy , ensuring that Le Col has total control of everything that bears the logo .
Levi ’ s launch its collection
Mumbai : Levi ’ s has launched a capsule collection in celebration of Pride month -- the fifth time the iconic jeans brand creates clothing inspired by the LGBTQ community . 100 percent of the collection ’ s proceeds will be donated to the Harvey Milk Foundation and the Stonewall Community Foundation .
The 2018 Levi ’ s Pride collection includes customizable T-shirts featuring the words “ I am ”. The sentence can then be completed by customer with words such as “ gay ”, “ proud ”, and “ unique ”.
In addition to the T-shirts , the collection also features baseball caps , socks , bandanas , underwear , belts , shorts , jackets , tote bags and suspenders .
The pieces are sold worldwide at the Levi ’ s website and select retailers . Prices range from 18 US dollars ( 13 . 5 pounds ) to 148 US dollars ( 112 pounds ).
NDA honours Bryan Haynes with Lifetime Achievement Award
Mumbai : INDA has recognised Bryan Haynes , Ph . D ., senior technical director in global nonwovens , Kimberly- Clark Corporation with its prestigious 2017 Lifetime Technical Achievement Award . INDA president , Dave Rousse , presented the award at the association ’ s annual World of Wipes International Conference , which was held from June 5 to 8 , 2018 , in Chicago , IL . INDA ’ s Lifetime Technical Achievement Award honours those individuals with long established technical careers in the nonwovens industry and a history of technical innovation .
Haynes was recognised for his career involvement and commitment to bringing innovative science-based polymer process approaches and process issues to the nonwovens industry . Haynes serves on the Industrial Advisory Board and Strategic Scientific Advisory Board for The Nonwovens Institute at North Carolina University ; the External Advisory Board for the School of Materials Science & Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and on the Board of Directors as Secretary for Georgia FIRST , a nonprofit organisation supporting science , technology , engineering and mathematics education programmes in Georgia .
Associations & Company affairs
My Size to Launch QSize™
Mumbai : My Size Inc ., had announced its plans to launch QSize™ , a mobile measurement solution for retailers to ensure quality control throughout the apparel manufacturing process .
The current process for quality control within apparel manufacturing includes measurement of each garment by hand , followed by manual entry of such measurement into the manufacturer ’ s back office system , creating a significant possibility for human error .
My Size ’ s QSize will enable a retailer to fully automate its quality control process by utilizing a mobile-based measurement and data logging system .
To use QSize , the user will first scan the apparel ’ s barcode utilizing their mobile device , and is then shown a graphic illustration of how to measure the garment . The user will then measure the garment with a few easy movements of the mobile device , and the data is then accurately and automatically uploaded into the retailer ’ s back office system each and every time .
Reliance Retail plans aggressive expansion
Mumbai : Reliance Retail plans to capture a lion ’ s share of the organised Indian retail market .
The Mukesh Ambani-led retail giant is charting aggressive expansion plans .
It will consolidate its leadership position through a four-pronged strategy — expanding geographical reach into smaller towns , innovating more concept stores , going omni-channel and leveraging technology and data analytics .
Reliance Retail operates over 7,573 brick-and-mortar stores across 4,400 cities .
The company also plans to converge its offline and online business through an omni-channel strategy to offer a seamless experience to their customers .
It is already operating a connected store concept providing anytime , anywhere , any deviceseamless customer experience .
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Kentwool Celebrates 175th Anniversary
Mumbai : Kentwool has been celebrating its 175th anniversary this year .
Though many of its peers has moved operations abroad , the company continues to make its premium products entirely in the United States ; Kentwool boasts 81 employees between its Pickens manufacturing facility and Greenville offices .
Kentwool utilizes its nearly twocentury-old heritage of superiority in textiles to create socks which draw upon wool ’ s natural and cool performance fibers for moisture management , sheer comfort and other performance-enhancing benefits .
Arvind launch New Denim Fabric
Mumbai : Arvind , has launched its new Gravity fabric collection at its Festive 2018 trade events in New Delhi and Mumbai this spring .
Invista was there to support its Indian partner in a business segment that shows no signs of slowing . All Arvind stretch denims are powered by Invista ’ s Lycra fibre . Zones at both events focused on the comfort , fit and durability benefits Lycra dualFX and Lycra Shaping technologies bring to denim . The temperature management properties of fabrics incorporating Coolmax Core and Coolmax All Season technologies were a further attraction for visiting brands and retailers .
Simply Be debuts new line of sustainable jeans
Mumbai : Simply Be , becomes the first UK retailer to stock pairs made from a blend of cotton and recycled bottles . Simply Be has just launched the new range , its first performance denim range with Coolmax EcoMade technology , which is made from 97 % recycled sources . Each pair of the special relaxed slim-leg jeans is created using cotton together with fibre made from recycled plastic equivalent to about 18 plastic bottles . Plastic PET bottles are diverted from landfills , cleaned and ground into flakes and after a multi-step process , are transformed into yarn . This yarn is combined with cotton to make breathable denim with an authentic look and feel .