Apparels

Samsonite, a global luggage leader, faces new digital-first competitors in India. The company prioritizes brand value over deep discounts, resisting pressure to match rivals’ pricing. Domestic travel and weddings fuel demand. Samsonite sees India as a key market, with its brands catering to various price points. Repeat purchases are expected to favor established names.

Japan’s apparel and accessory imports rose in November 2025 and across recent fiscal periods, reflecting resilient consumer demand and continued reliance on overseas sourcing.
In contrast, textile yarn and fabric imports and exports remained weak due to cautious restocking, cheaper Asian sourcing, and subdued global demand.
Textile machinery exports showed consistent growth.

A study of over 1,700 Swedish consumers found strong support for avoiding poor clothing production practices, especially health risks from chemicals.
Consumers were willing to pay 60–85 SEK (~$5.50–~$8.00) more per T-shirt to avoid the worst standards, but few would pay extra for top sustainability levels.
Results support clearer EU labelling and targeted premium markets.

Asian Footwears has introduced AsianGPT, an in-house artificial intelligence engine. This tool aims to enhance distribution efficiency and increase revenue for its dealer network. Early results show dealers boosting revenues by 25-30 percent. AsianGPT analyzes sales data to forecast demand, improving product selection and inventory turnover. The AI also strengthens the supply chain and production planning.

PDS Limited has been awarded the Gold Award for World Leadership in RMG from India at the AEPC Export Awards, recognising its leadership in global apparel exports.
Presented by the Vice President of India to chairman Deepak Seth and Payel Seth, the honour underscores PDS’ commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability, and its role in reinforcing India’s position as a major apparel sourcing hub.

Japan and Bangladesh reached an agreement in principle on an economic partnership agreement following a telephonic conversation today between two top ministers from both sides.
Japan will grant zero-duty entry to 7,379 products, including garments, from Bangladesh, while the latter will provide duty-free access to 1,039 products from the former.
Negotiations for the EPA were launched in March 2024.

PDS has strengthened its manufacturing leadership to scale operations, deepen customer engagement and move up the value chain.
After turning its manufacturing segment profitable, PDS will align capabilities across units while retaining independent profit centres.
Abhishek Nawani has been appointed CEO–manufacturing to drive growth, customer engagement and P&L performance.

The apparel industries in Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan and Bangladesh may lose up to $65.8 billion in export earnings by 2030 and create a million fewer jobs due to the impact of climate changes if they make no efforts to manage heat stress and higher flooding, a study revealed.
Under the no-adaptation scenario, estimates for export earnings by 2050 are 68.8 per cent lower than in the adaptation scenario.

Tiruppur’s knitwear exporters are facing severe pressure after 50 per cent US tariffs sharply reduced orders from their largest market.
With the US accounting for nearly one-third of the cluster’s exports, firms are forced to offer deep discounts, eroding margins and pushing many MSMEs into losses.
Exporters are urging government support to offset tariff impacts and prevent long-term damage.

Gold and silver prices reached new record highs on Monday. This surge was fueled by a weaker US dollar and anticipation of interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve. Both domestic and international markets saw significant gains. Geopolitical tensions and strong industrial demand for silver also contributed to the upward trend.