Movado Group Posts Stronger Q2 as Fashion-Licensed Watch Brands Drive Growth, Tariff Refunds Add to Bottom Line•US Apparel Makers Quantify the Small-Batch Cost Gap Facing Startup Brands•Uzbek Chemical Researchers Develop Cheaper Copper-Based Germ Treatment for Cotton Fabric•Uzbekistan Positions Itself as Asia's Next Trade Crossroads•
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TCF POST Report Epyllion Group has appointed Ruwan Indrajith Gunapala as its new Chief Marketing Officer, bringing aboard an executive whose career is most closely defined by more than 16 years with UK-based Next Sourcing — experience the company is banking on as it sharpens its push into the European market. “We are thrilled to … Read more
A 32-year-old scion of a lubricants-and-latex empire is quietly stitching together India’s most unlikely retail alliance — condoms meet closets. TCF POST Special Report KOLKATA — He isn’t a household name yet. But Aditya Kumar Halwasiya, the 32-year-old Chairman & Managing Director of Cupid Limited — India’s best-known maker of male and female condoms, lubricant … Read more
TCF POST Report NEW YORK — Free People is turning its Fall 2026 campaign with musician, actor and creative WILLOW into a broader experiment in fashion, music and artistic self-expression, extending the partnership beyond a conventional celebrity campaign. Launched globally on August 17, the WILLOW x Free People campaign combines fashion imagery with music projects, … Read more
TCF POST Report North Carolina State University, Drexel University, Georgia Tech and UMass Lowell have been chosen as core partners in a 10-year Department of War initiative aimed at rebuilding and modernizing textile manufacturing in the United States to support the defense industry. The program, called FutureTEX, includes $36 million in first-year funding and carries … Read more
Fashion & Beauty’s share of APAC influencer marketing spend contracting significantly—dropping from a dominant 55% share in 2022 to just 9% by 2025 TCF POST Desk For years, the digital strategy for apparel and footwear brands was anchored in a singular, reliable metric: aesthetic appeal. By seeding influencer kits and cultivating a polished social … Read more
TCF POST Report ENCINITAS, Calif. — Vuori has appointed retail marketing executive Carey Collins Krug as Chief Marketing Officer, effective October 5, as the California-based activewear brand prepares for its next phase of global expansion. Collins Krug will lead Vuori’s global marketing organization, overseeing brand, creative, consumer engagement, digital, retail, wholesale and integrated marketing. Her … Read more
TCF POST Report PLANO, Texas — JCPenney is turning the frustrations of fashion shopping—wrong sizes, limited choices and purchases that end up unworn—into the centrepiece of a new campaign designed to reposition the retailer around style, size availability, quality and value. Called “Retail Rejuvenation,” the campaign frames shopping as a process of moving away from … Read more
TCF POST Report STOCKHOLM — Gap Inc. is expanding its presence across the Nordic and Baltic markets through a strategic partnership with Iconic Brands Nordic LLC, adding new digital, department-store and dedicated retail channels to its European growth strategy. The rollout will begin in August with Gap launching on Boozt in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and … Read more
TCF POST Report HONG KONG — China Lilang Limited, one of China’s leading menswear companies, posted strong revenue growth in the first half of 2026 as new retail, smart casual products and value-for-money offerings helped offset cautious consumer spending. Revenue for the six months ended June 30 increased 19.5% year on year to RMB2.065 billion … Read more
TCF POST Report DHAKA — LightCastle Partners, a Bangladesh-based management consulting and advisory firm, says Bangladesh’s proposed three-year extension of its Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation preparatory period could provide crucial breathing space for textile, clothing and footwear exporters—but the extra time will only protect competitiveness if it is used to replace preferential market access … Read more