Editor's Note
‘Doom & gloom’ may be an appropriate tagline for 2009 in the finance world, but other sectors are making it through the year with some optimism. Along the fashion supply chain, economic uncertainty has bred improvements in business operations and product design: the business-saavy are as active and as focused as ever, turning crisis into opportunity. Click here for complete article |
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First-ever fMM&T fair in India reports strong buyer participation and overall success
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The new Footwear Materials, Manufacturing & Technology (fMM&T) fair and India’s only international trade event for footwear manufacturing, leather and materials professionals, wrapped up its first-ever event on May 10th with upbeat results in both numbers and quality participants. | Click here for complete article |
Best of APLF Awards 2009 (31 March - 2 April)
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Beset of APLF Awards, an initiative to cultivate and nurture talent and creativity in fashion-related industries - honoured nine Fashion Access exhibitors & four MM&T exhibitors this year with a wining title.
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Global Economic Woes Dominates Prime Source
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Apparel executives who gathered at the Prime Source Forum here were focused on the global economic crisis. They assessed the impact of the recession worldwide on every aspect of the supply chain, from manufacturing to retailing. | Click here for complete article |
CHINA: Recent tax changes for leather may boost foreign trade activity, experts say
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China has made wholesale changes to the customs tariffs and VAT rules for the import of semi finished leather and wet blue, in order to boost leather production and encourage exports of finished goods.
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Boosting your tradeshow investments
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Are you missing out on sales opportunities at the fair? Intergrating tradeshow plans with effective online promotions and marketing can bring you outstanding business prospects. | Click here for complete article |
Networking - Do you know your place?
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Sometimes you talk to people about networks in business and their eyes just glaze over. Yet right now is the very moment when both “networks” and “networking” have become truly important concepts and everyone involved in the leather chain needs to consider their implications. We talk about the leather supply chain as though it was some sort of straight line event when it so clearly is not. | Click here for complete article |
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