India's cotton acreage may increase slightly on higher prices, less availability of water for irrigation in the northern states, which may see farmers shift back to cotton from rice cultivation, traders, farmers and officials said.
Bangladesh government lifted a ban on yarn import from India via land ports to cool down price rises on the domestic market, a senior official said.
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 938 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended May 15, an Alcotexa official said.
India's cotton prices may continue to fall for another week after exports were halted about a month ago, but some domestic demand and falling arrivals may limit the losses, analysts and traders said.
A top item on the agenda for Richard Dickson, Jones Apparel Group Inc's new president, is to revitalize its namesake Jones New York brand as the company enters a new phase of growth that could include acquiring more luxury brands.
U.S. clothing company Express Parent LLC priced shares in its initial public offering below the expected range, according to an underwriter.
Australia's cotton crop has been damaged by rain and flooding, and the 2009/10 harvest from the world's third largest exporter is seen around 1.5 million bales, below the 1.6 million bales earlier forecast.
Egyptian garment maker El Nasr Clothing & Textile Co. (Kabo) reported a net loss of 6.9 million Egyptian pounds ($1.23 million) for the nine months to end-March, the stock exchange said.
What fashion entrepreneur has not dreamed of seeing his collection being paraded in France? Charming, refined, the French capital is the target of many Brazilian companies. But wouldn’t it be better to focus on the booming Brazilian market?
Jones Apparel Group Inc said it will buy designer shoe company Stuart Weitzman Holdings for an initial cash payment of $180 million, in a bid to expand its reach into luxury goods.
A bill to help Haiti rebuild after its devastating earthquake by opening the U.S. market to more clothes made in the Caribbean nation was headed to President Barack Obama for his signature.
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 200 tonnes of Giza 86 cotton in the week that ended on May 8, an Alcotexa official said.
De Beers, the world's biggest diamond producer, said it could cut around 40 percent of its workforce at one of its mines due to weak prices for the gems and the stronger rand.
China's manufacturing activity slowed in April, suggesting government measures aimed at reining in the world's third-largest economy were bearing fruit, an independent survey showed.
A Mexican manufacturing sector index from April rose to its highest in almost 3-1/2 years, pointing to further expansion as foreign demand supports exporters, an industry group said.
