Apparel

Avery Dennison Corp. has announced plans to permanently close its manufacturing facility in Greensboro, N.C.

The manufacturing unit at Summit Avenue in Greensboro is part of Avery Dennison's Retail Branding and Information Solutions arm that manufactures apparel tags and graphic tickets.

This will lead to retrenchment of 59 employees beginning in March 2012. Meanwhile, about 78 employees from Summit Avenue facility will be transferred to another company unit, also in Greensboro, where the firm plans to run a quick-response production facility for printed fabric labels to cater to U.S. apparel brands and retailers.

Major global brands have more work to do to close the gap between their performance in the marketplace and their citizenship, according to the inaugural Global Corporate Reputation Index, released by Burson-Marsteller, Landor Associates, Penn Schoen Berland, and BrandAsset Consulting.

The apparel industry shows the largest gap between citizenship and performance indicating continuing concerns about how its products are manufactured.

Using a proprietary model, the Global Corporate Reputation Index identifies 25 consumer companies with the best reputations, based on 40,000 consumer interviews regarding the qualities consumers associate with nearly 6,000 companies in six countries.

Electric blue jeans. Hot pink shoes. Lime green skivvies. Wear it like it's 1985. These are the colors the fashion industry wants you to add into your wardrobe this spring.

Retailers are rolling out an electrified color pallet hoping it'll add cheer to the racks and suggest a brighter outlook for a dull economy.

Retailers are trying to make the new normal of slow economic growth feel better, according to Eric Beder, a retail analyst at Brean, Murray, Carret & Co. So, it's in with the 1980s-inspired fluorescent colors and out with the greys, blacks and neutrals.

More intriguing menswear trends, plus some promotional product bundling advice from an industry supplier.

For Editor's Picks first birthday, we went back through the past editions and selected our favorites.

The International Oeko-Tex Association will offer a free online presentation on Wednesday, February 15 at 12:00 noon EST that provides information on the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 certification for eco-friendly textile production facilities. This Oeko-Tex webinar is offered free of charge to textile products manufacturers, brands, retailers and members of the media.

Softer fabric, stronger decorations and more long-lasting style details are the keys to making T-shirts work this year.

Cutter & Buck has unveiled a new logo that is intended to retain the core elements of the company's previous logo, but also provide for a striking and modern look that reinforces an overall new brand initiative while evoking the classic styling for which the company has long been renowned.

A Dallas area man who trafficked counterfeit apparel has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.

Joven Joven, 40, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in June 2011 to one count of trafficking in counterfeit trademarks, said U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater ordered Joven to pay $136,397 in restitution and surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on March 6.

According to court documents, Joven and his girlfriend co-owned and operated AnteUp Sales, a Dallas-based company that distributed apparel to online stores.

Distressed navy, leather accents and velvet blazers dominate the runways in Milan. Are you brave enough to use these unique styles in your upcoming promotions?