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AW 19 Collection From LNJ Denim India

LNJ Denim – a part of the reputed RSWM group of India brings out the latest version of their AW19 collection.Â With super stretches, vintage denims, super softs, clean surfaces and many other from their stable, the company brings out an interesting collection for AW19 . We bring some products from this collection below – described in their own words.

CLOSE FIT

High stretch is still very much a desired product. We do however see a shift back to a more comfort silhouette.
Fashion fit = high stretch, comfort fit = low to medium stretch. All the stretches have a soft touch either through mixed fibre blends or construction and finish and they all have great recovery achieved through the use of dual FX or spun polyester. Such stretch denims are gender neutral be they high stretch or comfort, playing to the variety of jean silhouettes. 360 Â° stretch and vertical stretch whilst still offering close fit they offer different performance and enhancement of body shape.

PRE-LOVED

Pre-loved denims demonstrate all the characteristics of old Western or Japanese vintage heros. Fabric finishes are Pre-shrunk to enhance the aged and mottled texture in super dark rich indigos.

CLEAN CUT

Sharp flat clean faced denims with minimal surface character and minimal laundry techniques. Denims where the twill is the focus of attention bridging the gap between non-denim and real denim looking to the fashion for denim tailoring.

COSY DENIM

Denims that have a good level of comfort in both fit and touch with a full soft hand both feeling warm and fitting perfectly. Cocooning denims with the extra touch appeal of brushed backs and faces softened by multi fibre blends such as Modal; Miyabi; viscose and spun polyester.

BODY TECH

Body tech denims have levels of performance as well as being super fit fashion items. Such performances enhance the wearer experience often enabling them to be used for active life denims. The high stretches are designed as gender neutral containing performance fibres such as Thermolite to keep you warm; Coolmax as for body temperature regulation and moisture management.

CONSTRUCTION BLUES

Here are denims that are different, that offer an alternative to the regular indigo twill. Chunky constructions designed for jackets, tops and oversized shapes. In spite of their chunkiness, they are soft to touch and super comfortable.

SUSTAINABILITY

LNJ as a company has a strong focus on sustainability . The company has ventured into hydro , wind and solar power to reduce CO2 emissions besides using recycling PCW and working on waste management to minimize the impact on the environment.

HYDRO – Indiaâ€™s first merchant hydro power plant, reducing 800,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually

WIND – Harnessing wind power from an 80+ MW capacity. Reducing 130, 000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually

SOLAR – 5MW Capacity of solar power installed

3 | RECYCLING

GARNETTING of post consumer waste garments.

Recycled Polyester Fibre

4 | WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT

Effluent treatment plant saving 1350 kiloliters of water per day.

For more information on the company, contact

Mr Prabir Bandhopadhyaya at :Â prabir.bandyopadhyay@lnjbhilwara.com

August 16, 2018
VF Planning To Sell Or Spin Off Denim Business ?
The First Day of this week brought turmoil in the Denim Industry when one of the largest retailer in the Global Denim Industry- VF, announced their plans to spin out its denim brands into a separate public entity with an objective to focus in a better way on its faster growing and more profitable brands including The North Face and Vans.Â However the air is still not cleared – is this merely a spin off or is the first step towards paving the way for the sale of denim business. The two companies will include VF Corp., which apparel and footwear brands include Vans, The North Face and Timberland, and a company not yet named that will include VF’s jeans and outlet businesses.

VF owns over 20 brands and out of which Wrangler and Lee areÂ those brands which have been planned to be allocated to a new and separate publicly traded business. Is this because Athleisure bringing more revenue over Denim? Or there are other reasons to it ? The market has expressed many conjectures over this and many reports suggest that this might lead to the permanent exit from the denim business after sometime.

“Our Jeans platform is a successful, sustainable business with iconic global brands and a clear path to value creation as a standalone entity,” said Chief Executive Steve Rendle. Separately, VF said it will move its headquarters to the metro Denver area, from North Carolina.

REASONS OF PROPOSED SPIN OFF OR SALE
- This separation might have also planned to allow the denim business to expand its geographic footprint with a sharp focus in Asia, including India and China. The aggressive penetration of other Jeans brands including Zara and H&M in Asia might have somehow troubled VF also as both these brands have been aggresively expanded in past few years.
- Another reason of this spin off could be because of the fact that denim is losing market share to leggings and yoga pants and According to Wall Street Journal, denim used to account for half of VF Corpâ€™s revenues in the 1980s, but that is no longer the case. In 2016, the company has also sold 7 for all Mankind and Nautica â€“ both were also the denim brands .
THE NEW SET UP

The new denim company would be based in Greensboro, N.C., the home of Wrangler and the headquarters of the VF corp. will be moving to the metro Denver area, which will have brands including The North Face, JanSport, Smartwool, Altra and Eagle Creek, as well as a Global Innovation Center for Technical Fabrics and a Digital Lab. Movement to Denver is also supposed to be because of better tax breaks.

Scott Baxter, who oversaw VFâ€™s jeans division from 2011 through 2015, will be the CEO of the new company, while Rustin Welton will be its Chief Financial Officer, subjected to the completion of this entire spin off procedure.

HISTORY OF LEE AND WRANGLER

The Lee brand was introduced in 1912 by Henry David Lee, however, Wrangler made its debut in 1947 as western wear, with stiff, blue jeans designed by celebrity tailor Rodeo Ben. The company acquired Lee in 1969 and Wrangler in 1986. The denim businessÂ happened to be VFâ€™s coreâ€”delivering more than half of its revenue in 2002â€”until the company began to diversify by adding up other brands in different segments including activewear and footwear.

PERFORMACE OF DENIM IN VFC

The market value of VFC stands out at $38 billion, and it has been focusing to widen its porfolio by adding more and more lifestyle brands. The recent addition of VANS, The North Face Jackets, and Timeberland boots were very successful and have outperformed in some quarters against the denim segment business.

VFâ€™s denim business last year had $2.66 billion in sales and $422 million in profit. The overall U.S. jeans category had total sales of $16.2 billion in 2017, down from $18.8 billion in 2013, according to Euromonitor International. Another denim brands under VF – Rustler and Rock & Republic brands, had also underperformed and the sales of these brands have fallen nearly by 5% since 2015 and the profit by 2%.

In the recent forecasts made by VF itself, the company forecasted growth this year for most of its divisions except jeans, however the revenue is forecast to be the same from the last year.

US denim industry has not been in the pink of health in recent times. Denim mills like Cone have closed down and many retailers are finding it difficult to compete in these difficult times. It remains to be seen if VF would like to give fresh life to their denim operations through another company or is this the first step towards exit from the denim world !

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August 14, 2018
Post Show Report: The 2nd Edition Of Denimsandjeans India – Denim GenderFree

The second edition of Denimsandjeans India show has concluded with an unprecedented response on August 2^nd at the Hotel Lalit, Bangalore. The show has witnessed the presence of all leading Denim Brands, Retailers, Buying Houses, Design Studios and Factories brought together the denim supply chain in India. Both the exhibitors and visitors expressed an equal quantum of satisfaction over the overall response of the show . Likewise its first edition, the visit hours of the show had to be extended on both the days this time also on the requests of exhibitors as visitors and exhibitors wanted more time to spend with each other. The show was opened by Dr Roy – the person who was instrumental in bringing denim to India and is also known as the ‘Father of denim in India’,

With over 1850 visitors from over 365+Â companies from India and overseas at this two days ofÂ International Denim Supply Chain show, Denimsandjeans India successfully organized their consecutive editions In India. The 2^nd edition of Denimsandjeans India was the 12^th show of the Denimsandjeans which has been doing International Denim shows in other parts of the world as well. The organisers had just finished their 3^rd edition of Vietnam show on June 28 at Ho Chi Minh City , which was again a successful event .

This edition has witnessed 40 exhibitors from different parts of the words and half of the companies exhibiting at the show were international – from countries like Bangladesh, China, Turkey, Italy, Spain , Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland , Korea etc. The exhibitor list can be checked here .

All the major retailers and brands including H&M, Marks & Spencer, VF Corporation (all major divisions) , Landmark Group , Future Group , Future Retails , Naygard, Li Fung , GAP Inc , Zara , Tesco , Pepe Jeans , Killer Jeans , Spykar , Target , Benetton , Shopper Stop , Reliance Trends , Myntra , Hypercity Retail, ITC Limited , Indus Clothing, VOI Jeans, Saint Blue ,Mothercare ,Levis, C&A ,PVH, Being Human, Blackberry, Jabong, Pantaloons, FFI, Ajio, Westside, Asmara India , Asmara Bangladesh , Bestseller , Impulse, Ostin , Mufti, Aditya Birla Fashion, Arvind Brands, Raymonds Apparels, Newtimes, etcÂ visited the show.Â Some of the most reputed factories and exporters including Orient Craft, Gokaldas Exports, Shahi, Garden City Fashion, Trigger Apparels, Famous Fashion also checked out collections with their teams.

Many tierÂ I and tier II brands along with big fabric dealers and distributors have also marked their presence at this show thus providing a complete basket of buyers to the exhibitors . This way, people travelled from all over the country to attend the show besides some foreign buyers who were also drawn in.

TREND AREA

The 2^nd edition of Denimsandjeans India also brought TREND AREA â€“ where latest innovations in the denim industry were displayed from all exhibitors. The exhibitors have showcased their AW18/19 collection in 5 categories at the trend area and they were:

(1) GENDER FREEÂ (2) TWO TONE (3) ASYMMETRICAL DENIMÂ (4) DECONSTRUCTED DENIM (5) WOMEN R HERE (6) CARE FOR NATURE

Besides, Tonello presented their Denim Art Gallery at the show .

An Indian designer – Bipin Nahak – created the first Denim Basketball court to coincide with the Denim Genderfree theme.

Apart from the routine exhibition, the show had 6 Knowledge transfer session where some of most popular Denim experts and Innovators participated and share the latest developments with the exhibitors and visitors of the show..

Here are the details of Denim Talks which happened at the show

MYR â€“ The Look Customizer Software

Presentation By Ms. Dalia, MYR(Italy) : MYR is a digital project dedicated to fashion design and fashion designers, conceived by Mr. Umberto Brocchetto with a 30 year experience in the fashion industry and in enriching fabircs, Denim among all.Â Ms Dalia presented the new software created for the industry .Â The direct FB telecast of her presentation can be seen here.

3D Printed Garments-The Next Milestone In Fashion

Online Presentation By Ms. Danit Peleg (Israel) : Danit Peleg is a fashion designer from Israel who 3D printed an entire collection from home. Danit is from Israel and spoke on the above topic. She has been invited to TED Talks recently which received more than million hits on the YouTube. Danit was chosen to be the designer of Amy Purdyâ€™s dress for her dance at the Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Rio 2016. The direct FB telecast of her presentation can be seen here

EXPERIMENTING: New Ways For Imaginative Creations

Seminar By Ms. Lucia Rosin, MEIDEA : Lucia Rosin, fashion designer, denim expert and sustainability enthusiast she has been working in fashion and textile business for 30 years and as a consultant for denim companies since 1998. She explained how we can use our imagination for more creative designings. The direct FB telecast of her presentation is here

Future Of Denim Sourcing Is Online

Presentation By Mr. Sandeep Agarwal, founder Denimsandjeans.com We reproduce her entire PPT presentation here for originality and can be downloaded here . The direct FB telecast of his presentation is here

The Dawn Of A New Era In Denim

Panel Discussion on Sustainability with Mr. Stefano Aldigheri(USA), Mr. Abhishek Bansal(Arvind),Mr. Jordi Juani(Jeanologia,Italy), Mr. Marco Nava(Garmon/Kemin,Italy) and Mr. Juerg Brander(Bluesign,Switzerland ). The panel deliberated about the various aspects of sustainabilityÂ and how they are trying to contribute to the furtherment of the cause. The audience also enthusiastically contributed to the deliberations and fruitful discussions entailed which were enlightening for the industry. The direct FB telecast of his presentation can be seen here

Interactive Denim LED Rock Jacket Exhibition – UX.FTT(Fashion Textile Technology)

Presentation By Ms. Esther Friederike Zahn Esther is a Berlin-based Fashion and E-Textile Designer.She gained an extensive experience in the area of FashionTech. An interesting display of her interactive Denim LED jacket by a musician directly playing from the jacket had the audience enthralled ! . The direct FB telecast of his presentation is here .

Garment Sourcing And Supply Chain Transparency In The Digital Age. How Technology Disrupts The Clothing Sector

Presentation by Ms. Marte Hentschel : Garment production & supply chain maven with years of experience in the fashion and textile industries. Speaker, Lecturer & Consultant with a focus on sustainable innovations

Tonello Denim Gallery At The 2^nd Edition

Tonello brought their â€œDenim Galleryâ€ to Denimsandjeans IndiaÂ show at Bangalore. With Denim Gallery Tonello showcased the designs of 10 creative people together to discover new visions and interpretations of reality. Denim Gallery is a bona fide display of â€œdreams and visions of realityâ€, as told by 10 Designers from around the world who have used Denim as their canvas for painting, staining, and assaulting, in order to express themselves with artistic languages, materials, and concepts. The installation will be one of the important attractions at the show specially for washing nerds !

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A Soulful Musical Evening

After a hard daysâ€™ work, the exhibitors and visitors were able to unwind and relax a bit during the Soulful Musical Evening hosted by a Musical Band from Mumbai. Artists performed some of the most joyful and soothing Bollywood numbers to ease the visitors and exhibitors after a tiring day followed by a networking Dinner.

Denimsandjeans India will be back with an another exciting edition next year and will be in more improved and with more innovative concepts . To get the latest updates , please subscribe to our newsletter at Denimsandjeans.com and update your email address in our system. Please visit www.india.denimsandjeans.com for latest updates.

August 13, 2018
Resort 2019 Denim Looks

Bringing the denim looks from Resort 2019 from Just Cavalli and Chanel belowÂ . Some exciting stuff !

JUST CAVALLI

Bi color washing gets stronger as more and more brands try their hands at it . Just Cavalli too jumps the bandwagon and brings out some cool and sexy jeans , skirts and jackets !

BURBERRY

Denim is but an addition to the whole collection of Burberry. But green cast jeans do add their own value the entire looks.

CHANEL

Distressed jeans always echoed a message of rugged fashion. But the distressing that Chanel has displayed under their naval theme echoes that distressing can be as beautiful as a rainbow at the ocean. Hats off to the guys who created these patterned distresses . Beautiful ! .

May 24, 2018

Denim PV Coming Up This Week

After celebrating 10 years in 2017 , Denim Premiere Vision, is back with the fresh players on the board after getting relatively cold response in its previous shows. This edition is going to be the litmus test for the Denim PV and hence the stakes are very high this time.

Each season for the last 10 years, the show has reinvented itself to better meet the needs of a demanding and versatile industry, and the expectations of brands and of consumers in the constant quest for whatâ€™s exclusive and inspiring. This year will be a crucial year for Denim PV as the company has announced its new destination and has made Denim PVâ€™s Paris show an annual event. Denim PV will be organised alternately in Paris, the global capital of fashion, and in a European city with a strong fashion influence. The aim is to encourage proximity with fashion and design markets while offering the sector new sources of inspiration. The venue for May edition isÂ Parc Floral de Paris.Â In this edition , 73 international Denim companies from Europe, USA, and Asia are participating and interestingly there are many new entrants in the list this time also. The list includes weavers, components and accessories manufacturers, clothing manufacturers/denim washers/finishers.

A host of inspiration and targeted market perspectives

A Trends Area and Fashion Seminars to decipher the season best-selling products.
A Hot-topics Workshops & Talks program: new socio-styles values, fashion, products, circular economy, value chain and more !
The experience at the heart of the show: events, happenings, discoveriesâ€¦

WEDNESDAY 23RD, MAY

TIME	TOPIC	DESCRIPTION
11.30 AM	Fashion Workshops: A19W20 influences, fabrics, finishings & fits	The Denim PV fashion team proposes a brand new approach to decipher the season: The A19W20 international fashion influences and denim bias Decoding the trends and analysing the offer thanks to concrete examples with the exhibitors latest developments: fabrics; finishings and components. A focus on the A19W20 season influences, fabrics, finishings and components through 5 denim market themes: Impact Tailoring \| Wild Denim \| Evening Denim \| Active Denim \| Extroverted Street
01.30 PM	AÂ°19 WÂ°20 Fitway	To complete the fabrics and finishings highlights given by the Denim PV fashion team, Lucia Rosin from the Italian creative studio Meidea deciphers the A19W20 style and fits. By Lucia Rosin, Meidea
03.00PM	The Smart Talk: From denim to denim, the future in a blue world	In the future we will need to produce more and better in order to answer to the needs of the future generations and to respect the planet. Will the denim value chain be ready for this challenge? Is the Circular Economy a possible answer? With the guidance of Helene Smits in collaboration with Alliance for Responsible Denim a workshop that will look at the Circular Economy from the denim perspective. We will analyze the actual facts and the future opportunities for the denim business from every perspective. What does it means in practice? Materials, Design, Business models. Where are we as an industry? What are the struggles and opportunities for the future? During a panel discussion that will involve stakeholders from the denim value chain we will create a moment of analysis with the auditors. Helene Smits : Circular fashion strategist \| founder at Stating the Obvious ZoÃ© Daemen : PR and CSR manager, Kuyichi Lori DiVito : Professor and Chair of Collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Tom Duhoux : Founder, HNST
04.00PM	Evlox the evolution of Tavex	Discover Tavex new era with Evlox! By Luis Aguiar â€“ CEO, David Bardin â€“ Sales Manager & Noemi SÃ¡nchez â€“ Marketing Manager
5â€“ 6.30PM	New! The Bold Masterclass: â€œThe Future is Brightâ€	Brand new one hour and a half denim and fashion business Masterclass. Followed by a â€œvery happy hourâ€ By Pascal Monfort from REC Trendsmarketing

THURSDAY 24TH, MAY

11.30AM

AÂ°19 WÂ°20 season influences, fabrics, finishings and components

A brand new approach to decipher the season.

Focus on the A19W20 season influences, fabrics, finishings and components around 5 denim market themes.

By the Denim PV fashion team

01.00PM

AÂ°19 WÂ°20 Fitway

To complete the fabrics and finishings highlights given by the Denim PV fashion team, Lucia Rosin from the Italian creative studio Meidea deciphers the A19W20 style and fits.

By Lucia Rosin, Meidea

2.30PM

The trends and data evolution of Spring/Summer 19 denim

The leading B2B runway-referencing research engine breaks down the Spring Summer 19 must-have denim trends, thanks to the latest runways reports and data analysis.

By Alexandra van Houtte, Tagwalk

Exhibitors At The Show

Name Of Exhibitor	Category	Stand Number
A14 DENIM BY AKOZBEKLER	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	E15
ABSOLUTE DENIM	WEAVER	A14
ACTIVE LINE	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	F16
ADVANCE DENIM	WEAVER	B12
AKKUS TEKSTIL	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	E13
ARVIND LIMITED	WEAVER	A7
AZGARD-9	WEAVER	E12
BRONGO	TECHNOLOGY	A22
BAYKANLAR TEKSTIL	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	E17
BERTO INDUSTRIA TESSILE â€“ MANIFATTURA 1887	WEAVER	B8
BLACK PEONY LTD	WEAVER	B2
BLUESIGN TECHNOLOGIES AG	TECHNOLOGY	F14
BOSSA	WEAVER	A12
CALIK DENIM	WEAVER	A13
CRESCENT BAHUMAN LTD	WEAVER	D11
CHOTTANI	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	D14
COPEN UNITED	ACCESSORIES	D7
CROSSING	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	D16
DENIM INTERNATIONAL	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	F17
DENIMCO	WEAVER	F6
DERIDESEN ETIKET	LABELING	A18
DNM TEXTILE	WEAVER	E5
ERA GARMENT	SMQ	C10
ETIMED	LABELING	A16
EUROTESSILE / BERTO BY PG DENIM	WEAVER	B6
TAVEX-EVLOX	WEAVER	C14
FIREMOUNT TEXTILES	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	F18
FREEDOM DENIM	WEAVER	A11
G & G ABBIGLIAMENTO SRL	SMQ	C12
HITIT TRANSFER	ACCESSORIES	B18
GUANG ZHOU HLM GARMENT INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	B19
INDIGO TEXTILE PVT LTD	WEAVER	A9
KASIV LEATHER LABEL	LABELING	B15
KASSIM DENIM	WEAVER	D12
KILIM DENIM	WEAVER	C7
KIPAS DENIM	WEAVER	E11
KMS	ACCESSORIES	C19
KUROKI	WEAVER	B11
LAVASSER	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	C5
LNJ DENIM	WEAVER	C15
MADNESS	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	A15
M&J GROUP	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	C13
MARITAS DENIM	WEAVER	A3
MAROC EXPORT	PROMOTION / SERVICE	E3
MBLUE	WEAVER	A17
MOROCCAN DENIM CLUSTER	PROMOTION / SERVICE	D5
NAVEENA DENIM MILL	WEAVER	C11
NDL	WEAVER	F8
NEW WASH	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	F12
ODAK TEKSTIL PAZARLAMA SAN. VE TIC. LTD. STI	WEAVER	B13
PACIFIC JEANS	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	E18
POLSAN BUTTON	METAL TRIMMINGS	B17
PROSPERITY TEXTILE	WEAVER	C6
QUICK SERVICE TEXTILE MAROC	ACCESSORIES	B20
RAJBY INDUSTRIES	WEAVER	D8
RAYMOND UCO DENIM	WEAVER	E8
REALTEKS TEKSTIL	WEAVER	E7
RISETEX	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	C16
SELVEDGE DENIM VINTAGE LIMITED	WEAVER	C8
SOKO CHIMICA	TECHNOLOGY	A20
SOORTY	WEAVER	D6
TESSILGRAF CORPORATION S.R.L	LABELING	Â
TFJ GLOBAL INC.	GARMENTS & FINISHINGS	D15
TOLKAR SMARTEX	TECHNOLOGY	B22
TURKEY	PROMOTION / SERVICE	A19
TURTEKS ETIKET A.S.	LABELING	C17
TUSA DENIM	WEAVER	B14
US DENIM MILLS	WEAVER	E6
VAV TECHNOLOGY	TECHNOLOGY	D18
VELCOREX SINCE 1828	WEAVER	A5
W DENIM	WEAVER	A1
YKK EUROPE	METAL TRIMMINGS	B16

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May 20, 2018

Imports Of Jeans Into EU From Mauritius For The Period From 2014 To 2017

Mauritius used to be a great supplier of jeans to Europe not long ago. However, over a period of time, the country has lost much of its charm as an exporter even though it enjoys duty free status to EU. This was mainly because of increased labor costs and also the tough environment regulations of the govt. The country seems to have lost the game where the apparel exports are concerned. However, there might be a ray of hope for the country with new sustainable technologies coming up in denim washing. It remains to be seen how the country can take them up.

*SN.*	*Particulars*
1.	Table showing the imports of all jeans along with average price and y-o-y growth into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
2.	Graph showing the imports of all jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
3.	Graph showing the average price of all jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
4.	Table showing the imports of menâ€™s jeans along with the average price and y-o-y growth into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
5.	Graph showing the imports of menâ€™s jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
6.	Graph showing the average price of menâ€™s jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
7.	Table showing the imports of womenâ€™s jeans along with the average price and y-o-y growth into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
8.	Graph showing the imports of womenâ€™s jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
9.	Graph showing the average price of womenâ€™s jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017
10.	Graph showing the y-o-y growth of womenâ€™s jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017

1. All Jeans

The imports of all jeans into EU from Mauritius for the period from 2014 to 2017 saw a fall in trend for the three consecutive period from 2014 to 201 .In the year 2014 the imports sawÂ a fall of about 24% from little more than 3 million pcs in 2013 to close to 3 million pcs in 2014, further in the year 2015 it saw a fall of 5%Â and in the year 2016 it saw a fall ofÂ 18% from little more than 2 million pcs in 2015 to close to 2 million pcs in 2016 , however in the year 2017 it saw a increase of about 4% to close to 2 million pcs which is a positive sign .

*Exporting Country*	*Year Of Import*	All Denim Apparel *(Million Pcs)*	*Total Value* *(Million Euro)*	*Average Price* *(Euro/Pc)*	Growth *(%)*
Mauritius	2014	2.45	28.82	11.76	-23.44
Mauritius	2015	2.34	31.26	13.37	-4.49
Mauritius	2016	1.91	25.95	13.56	-18.38
Mauritius	2017	1.99	25.46	12.81	4.19

2. Menâ€™s Jeans

Mauritius is mainly a men’s jeans exporter with about 70% of all jeans being men’s. However, the trend as seen in All jeans was visible here also and the imports fell for the three consecutive period from 2014 to 2016, in the year 2014 the imports saw a fall of 34% from close to 3 million pcs in 2013 to close to 1.7 million pcs in 2014, and in the year 2015 it saw a fall of less than 2% . In the year 2016 it saw a fall of 17% , however in the year 2017 the imports in menâ€™s jeans increased by 13% to close to 1.6 million pcs.

*Exporting Country*	*Year Of Import*	*Men’s/Boys Jeans* *(Million Pcs)*	*Total Value* *(Million Euro)*	*Average Price* *(Euro/Pc)*	*Growth* *(%)*
Mauritius	2014	1.73	19.70	11.41	-34.72
Mauritius	2015	1.70	22.38	13.13	-1.73
Mauritius	2016	1.42	18.93	13.33	-16.47
Mauritius	2017	1.60	20.37	12.70	12.68

3. Womenâ€™s Jeans

The imports of womenâ€™s jeans into EU from Mauritius saw a significant increase only in the year 2014 of about 31%, and for the rest of the period , starting from consecutive period from 2015 to 2017 sawÂ a fall in trend, the imports in the year 2015, 2016 and 2017 saw a fall of about 13% , 22% and 22%. respectively. This is reflective of the fact that the country is not geared up to process high fashion jeans and is losing orders in this regard.

*Exporting Country*	*Year Of Import*	*Women’s/Girls Jeans* *(Million Pcs)*	*Total Value* *(Million Euro)*	*Average Price* *(Euro/Pc)*	*Growth* *(%)*
Mauritius	2014	0.72	9.11	12.61	30.91
Mauritius	2015	0.63	8.88	13.99	-12.50
Mauritius	2016	0.49	7.02	14.22	-22.22
Mauritius	2017	0.38	5.08	13.27	-22.45

May 18, 2018

Turkey Denim Exports To EU From 2014 To 2017 Grow

Table Of Contents

SN.	Particulars
1.	Table showing the imports of all jeans along with the average price and y-o-y growth into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
2.	Graph showing the imports of all jeans into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
3.	Graph showing the average price of all jeans into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
4.	Table showing the imports of menâ€™s jeans along with the average price and y-o-y growth into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
5.	Graph showing the imports of menâ€™s jeans into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
6.	Graph showing the average price of menâ€™s jeans into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
7.	Table showing the imports of womenâ€™s jeans along with the average price and y-o-y growth into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
8.	Graph showing the imports of womenâ€™s jeans into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
9.	Graph showinhg the average price of womenâ€™s jeans into EU from Turkey for the period from 2014 to 2017
10.	Graph showing the y-o-y growth of all jeans including menâ€™s and womenâ€™s into EU from Turkey from 2014 to 2017

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1. All Jeans

The imports of all jeans into EU from Turkey saw a increase in trend for the consecutive period from 2014 to 2017, the significant growth can be seen in the year 2016 of about 14% from about 71 million pcs in the year 2015 to about 81 million pcs in the year 2016 which further increased to 84 million pcs in 2017. The average price of all jeans was little ,more than euro 13 per pc for the period from 2014 to 2017. This is a considerable price keeping in view that the average import price from all destinations into EU is about Euro 6. And at the kind of quantities that we are looking at , it is really an achievement for Turkey. The growth in 4 years crosses 27% !

*Exporting Country*	*Year of Import*	All Denim Apparel *(Million Pcs)*	Total Value *(Million Euro)*	Average Price *(Euro/Pc)*	Growth *(%)*
Turkey	2014	64.30	871.08	13.55	13.38
Turkey	2015	71.19	968.17	13.60	10.72
Turkey	2016	81.01	1,068.53	13.19	13.79
Turkey	2017	84.21	1,122.93	13.33	3.95

2. Menâ€™s Jeans

The imports of menâ€™s jeans into EU from Turkey was reasonable with the total growth in 4 years about 10% . It is not too much , but its not bad either. Men cannot complain because the major growth is happening in women segment.

*Exporting Country*	*Year of Import*	*Men’s/Boys Jeans* *(Million Pcs)*	*Total Value* *(Million Euro)*	Average Price *(Euro/Pc)*	*Growth* *(%)*
Turkey	2014	33.57	458.76	13.67	13.91
Turkey	2015	34.72	478.15	13.77	3.43
Turkey	2016	36.54	526.32	14.40	5.24
Turkey	2017	36.53	508.25	13.91	-0.03

3. Womenâ€™s Jeans

This is where the real growth is . A stupendous 55% growth in 4 years averaging over 12% p.a . This is really something and is mainly driven by fast fashion brands like Zara, H&M etc.Â The average price remains more or less constant.

*Exporting Country*	*Year of Import*	*Women’s/Girls Jeans* *(Million Pcs)*	*Total Value* *(Million Euro)*	*Average Price* *(Euro/Pc)*	*Growth* *(%)*
Turkey	2014	30.73	412.32	13.42	12.77
Turkey	2015	36.47	490.02	13.44	18.68
Turkey	2016	44.46	542.21	12.19	21.91
Turkey	2017	47.68	614.68	12.89	7.24

Turkey has really stuck to its job of supplying quality jeans to brands in EU. It has continuously worked on skill improvements and on its logistics. The result is that fast fashion brands find Turkey the best place to source even though it is much costlier. Zara, H&M and many other retailers depend for huge volumes on Turkey and this is reflecting in its growth.

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May 1, 2018

Dry Selvedge Jeans By Nudie

DRY JEANS – another name for a new range of selvedge jeans by Nudie . The collection has some deep indigo red casts , deep indigo blacks and other traditional shades. One piece which stands out in its innovationÂ is the laser printed selvedges. It would be interesting to see how these jeans would break in and contrast with the laser print. Nudie Jeans recommends to wash these jeans only after 6 months of use to get great break ins.

Fearless Freddie Dry Yoke Embo

Jeans made in rigid denim with a pure, deep, red cast indigo shade. It’s special because the back yoke is made in one piece and stitched with a big back pocket embroidery all over.

Grim TimDry Ink Selvage

Jeans made in pure indigo selvage denim from a Japanese micro weaver. It’s a beauty.

Lean DeanDry Deep Dark Comfort

Jeans made in a dry comfort stretch denim in a deep, indigo black shade. Black threads for all seams add extra darkness.

Tilted TorDry Dark Surface

Jeans made in a lightweight comfort stretch with open construction and flat, cool surface. Finished with black threads and antique silver trims and you’re up for an allover clean, dark, and smart look.

Dude DanDry Deep Dark Comfort

Jeans made in a dry comfort stretch denim in a deep, indigo black shade. Black threads for all seams add extra darkness.

Lean DeanLiberty Dry

A dry, 12.7 oz. comfort stretch option limited to a total of 348. The print is lasered on and as you break the jean in the print will fade and the contrasts will become a lot more subtle. Each style is strictly limited and comes in a special box lined with the pattern on the inside.

Skinny LinDry Deep Orange

April 29, 2018
Naked And Famous Denim and Capcom Collaborate To Create A Capsule Collection Featuring The Arcade Classic Street Fighter 2

In a unique collaboration to make the Jeans more peppy and trendy , Naked & Famous Denim and Japanese video game developer CapcomÂ have come together to create a capsule collection of jeans featuring the arcade classic Street Fighter 2. This is going to be a classic treat for the Video Game Fanatics as it will add more zeal to their games as well as in style . For this collaboration, jeans featuring the characters from Street Fighter 2 were made using custom woven Japanese selvedge denim fabrics each one designed to embody the persona of the character they are based on. Made in Canada,Â the jeans were woven on old-fashioned shuttle looms in the Okayama prefecture of Japan. The brand has released six pieces under this collaboration .

RYU “HADOKEN” SELVEDGE

Made with custom developed 12.5oz Japanese stretch selvedge denim to represent the persona of Ryu. The fabric is woven with an uneven bumpy texture representative of the rugged toughness of Ryu. Stretch was added for increased comfort and mobility. Inside the jeans, the interior weft yarns are dyed pale blue symbolizing Ryuâ€™s Hadoken fireball technique. The famous Hadoken icon is embroidered on the back pocket. At the cuffs and coin pocket is a Hadoken colored metallic-blue selvedge edge. A natural vegetable tan leather patch is sewn on the backside of the jeans and features a highly detailed embossed illustration of Ryu performing a Hadoken in blue-foil. Hidden inside the jeans are blue pocket bags screen-printed with Ryu in his Shoryuken dragon punch action pose. Included with each pair is a holofoil pocket flasher featuring eye-catching artwork from Udon Comics.

GUILE”SONIC BOOM” SELVEDGE

Made with custom developed 12.5oz Japanese Selvedge denim woven from Texas Cotton, which symbolizes Guileâ€™s American roots. Guileâ€™s iconic Sonic Boom is embroidered on the back pocket. At the cuffs and coin pocket youâ€™ll find a Sonic Boom colored metallic-gold selvedge edge. A natural vegetable tan leather patch is used, and features a highly detailed embossed illustration of Guile, along with his Sonic Boom stamped in gold foil. Hidden inside the jeans are fun details like a camo lining and camo pocket bags printed with Guileâ€™s portrait. Also included is a holofoil pocket flasher featuring eye-catching artwork from Udon Comics.

AKUMA “RAGING DEMON” SELVEDGE

The jeans are made from a heavyweight 18oz Japanese selvedge denim with an extreme slub texture representative of the rugged toughness and dark persona of Akuma. The jeans are solid black, dyed on both the warp exterior yarns and weft interior yarns. The all red Selvedge ID and back pocket embroidery are symbolic of the Shun Goku Satsu (â€œInstant Hell Murderâ€) also known as the â€œRaging Demonâ€, a technique for which Akuma is most famous for. A natural vegetable tan leather patch is sewn on the backside of the jeans and features a highly detailed embossed illustration of Akuma performing a Shakunetsu Hadoken in red-foil. Hidden inside the jeans are red lining and pocket bags screen-printed with a portrait of Akuma. Included with each pair is a holofoil pocket flasher featuring eye-catching artwork from Udon Comics.

BLANKA “ELECTRIC SURGE” SELVEDGE

The jeans are made using a custom developed 12.5oz Japanese Selvedge denim with a greencast dye to symbolize Blankaâ€™s green skin.Â This denim starts off dark indigo, but over time with wear and wash, the jeans will eventually fade and become greener.Â Blankaâ€™s iconic electrocuted opponent is embroidered on the back pocket. The savage characterâ€™s wild orange hair is represented by an orange hair-on-hide leather patch, which features a highly detailed embossed illustration. This theme continues at the cuffs and coin pocket with orange colored selvedge edges.Â Hidden inside the jeans are fun details like orange pocket bags printed with Blankaâ€™s portrait.Â Also included is a holofoil pocket flasher featuring eye-catching artwork from Udon Comics.

CHUN LI SILK “LIGHTNING LEG” DENIM

The jeans are made using a custom developed 12oz Japanese denim made using a blend of cotton and Chinese Silk to symbolize Chun Liâ€™s Chinese roots.Â This denim has a neppy surface and also contains stretch for added comfort and mobility signifying Chun Liâ€™s extraordinary flexibility.Â Chun Liâ€™s wrist cuffs are embroidered on the back pocket. A natural vegetable tan leather patch is used, and features a highly detailed embossed illustration of Chun Li performing her trademark â€œKikokenâ€ projectile stamped in blue metallic foil.Â Hidden inside the jeans are fun details like blue pocket bags printed with Chun Liâ€™s portrait.Â Also included is a holofoil pocket flasher featuring eye-catching artwork from Udon Comics. â€‹

M. BISON “PSYCHO POWER” SELVEDGE

â€‹The jeans are made from a 15oz Unsanforized Japanese Selvedge denim embodying the persona of the character M. Bison.Â The denim is rough and full of character, representative of the toughness and dark persona of the character.Â The denim is indigo dyed on the warp (exterior) and dyed purple on the weft (interior) which represents M. Bisonâ€™s infamous â€œPsycho Powerâ€. The red + black Selvedge ID is symbolic of the characters uniform.Â The back pocket embroidery features the Shadaloo insignia, the criminal organization headed by M. Bison.Â Â A natural vegetable tan leather patch is sewn on the backside of the jeans and features a highly detailed embossed illustration of M. Bison performing a Psycho Crusher in purple-foil.Â Hidden inside the jeans are purple pocket bags screen-printed with a portrait of M. Bison. Included with each pair is a holofoil pocket flasher featuring eye-catching artwork from Udon Comics.

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April 21, 2018

Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia Exports To US From 2014 To 2017

The three ASEAN countries Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia are all having a developed apparel export base. However, all three are at different levels of their developments. They have different levels of labor costs with Cambodia being the cheapest and Indonesia being the costliest. Levels of skills also differ in the three countries . Also the cultural and political milieu makes a great difference to the working of the industry.
In the report below , we check how these three countries have performed in last 4 years when it comes to exporting denim apparel to US. This will also give us an idea to the direction in which these countries are moving.

S N.	Particulars
1.	Table showing the imports of all denim apparels into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
2.	Graph showing the comparison of imports of all denim apparels into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
3.	Graph showing the comparison of average price of all denim apparels into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
4.	Table showing the imports of menâ€™s jeans into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
5.	Graph showing the comparison of imports of menâ€™s jeans into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
6.	Graph showing the comparison of average price of menâ€™s jeans into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
7.	Table showing the imports of womenâ€™s jeans into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
8.	Graph showing the comparison of imports of womenâ€™s jeans into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017
9.	Graph showing the comparison of average price of womenâ€™s jeans into USA from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia for the period from 2014 to 2017

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1. All Denim Apparels

a. Indonesia

Indonesia , despite being much more expensive than all others is showing a positive growth over the last 4 years – though there was a fall in 2016. On the whole, if we look, the exports grew by about 30% in 4 years from 9 million pcs to 12 million pcs.

Exporting Country	Year of Import	All Denim Apparel (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Indonesia	2014	9.01	75.99	8.43
Indonesia	2015	13.62	108.10	7.94
Indonesia	2016	10.64	89.31	8.39
Indonesia	2017	12.06	98.61	8.18

b. Vietnam

Vietnam , on the other hand , grew impressively in the last 4 years from 19 million pcs to 25 million pcs . The base is also larger than Indonesia and the growth is also bigger at about 40% is 4 years. The country is expected to grow at a still higher rate in the coming years as new treaties like CPTPP , EVFTA and others get implemented.Â AlreadyÂ , Vietnam at $32 billion is bigger than Bangladesh in terms of overall exports of apparel .

Exporting Country	Year of Import	All Denim Apparel (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Vietnam	2014	18.95	170.49	9.00
Vietnam	2015	19.13	162.20	8.48
Vietnam	2016	20.65	176.95	8.57
Vietnam	2017	25.37	212.82	8.39

c. Cambodia

Cambodia is facing strong internal problems specially labor ones. The labor is restive and strikes and opposition to management are common in the country. This reduces the possibilities of growth of the apparel industry. Already many units run by expats have been closed down due to these reasons. The country has shown negative growth from 15 million pcs to 12 million pcs whereas 4 years back Vietnam and Cambodia were almost at similar levels and now Vietnam exports almost double the quantity of Cambodia.

Exporting Country	Year of Import	All Denim Apparel (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Cambodia	2014	15.29	130.30	8.52
Cambodia	2015	15.00	117.35	7.82
Cambodia	2016	14.93	114.73	7.69
Cambodia	2017	12.44	94.38	7.58

2. Menâ€™s Jeans

a. Indonesia

Negative growth of men’s jeans exports shows that Indonesia is not focusing on this segment.

Exporting Country	Year of Import	Men’s/Boys Jeans (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Indonesia	2014	3.95	30.57	7.74
Indonesia	2015	3.98	33.17	8.32
Indonesia	2016	4.42	35.27	7.99
Indonesia	2017	2.98	22.65	7.61

b. Vietnam

Vietnam has shown growth in men’s jeans exports of about 15% is 4 years. Again does not look very focused on men jeans.

Exporting Country	Year of Import	Men’s/Boys Jeans (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Vietnam	2014	7.70	70.65	9.17
Vietnam	2015	5.75	51.82	9.02
Vietnam	2016	6.32	56.85	8.99
Vietnam	2017	8.52	73.25	8.60

c. Cambodia

Men’s jeans exports have gone down by almost 50% in 4 years. !

Exporting Country	Year of Import	Men’s/Boys Jeans (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Cambodia	2014	5.34	49.33	9.24
Cambodia	2015	4.48	38.07	8.51
Cambodia	2016	3.49	30.93	8.86
Cambodia	2017	2.14	18.15	8.50

3.Womenâ€™s Jeans

a. Indonesia

Very strong growth of about 40% in women jeans exports shows that Indonesia is shifting its exports to this segment.

Exporting Country	Year of Import	Women’s/Girls Jeans (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Indonesia	2014	5.06	45.43	8.97
Indonesia	2015	9.64	74.94	7.78
Indonesia	2016	6.01	52.50	8.73
Indonesia	2017	8.87	74.19	8.37

b. Vietnam

Vietnam shows a higher growth in women jeans exports compared to men’s jeans growing over 50% .

Exporting Country	Year of Import	Women’s/Girls Jeans (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Vietnam	2014	11.24	99.84	8.88
Vietnam	2015	13.38	110.37	8.25
Vietnam	2016	14.16	118.76	8.39
Vietnam	2017	16.73	138.56	8.28

c. Cambodia

Cambodia has grown a little in women jeans segment .

Exporting Country	Year of Import	Women’s/Girls Jeans (Million Pcs)	Total Value (Million USD)	Average Price (USD/PC)
Cambodia	2014	9.95	80.96	8.14
Cambodia	2015	10.52	79.28	7.53
Cambodia	2016	11.38	83.47	7.34
Cambodia	2017	10.18	75.72	7.44

Overall we can say that Vietnam is showing the biggest growth and Cambodia the lowest. Women jeans segment is the one to be in !

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April 15, 2018

H&M Loses Some Steam In Q1 2018

Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) is a Swedish multinational clothing-retail company known for its fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers and children. H&M and its associated companies operate in 62 countries with over 4,500 stores and as of 2015 employed around 132,000 people. It is the second-largest global clothing retailer, just behind Spain-based Inditex (parent company of Zara). The company has a significant on-line presence, with on-line shopping available in 33 countries.

H&M has not really performed well in the first quarter of 2018 with over 2% fall in revenues and Karl-Johan Persson ,CEO , was forthcoming in accepting the same.

â€œThe rapid transformation of the fashion retail sector continues. As communicated previously, the start of the year has been tough. 2018 is a transitional year for the H&M group, as we accelerate our transformation so that we can take advantage of the opportunities generated by rapid digitalisation. Weak sales in the fourth quarter, partly caused by imbalances in the assortment for the H&M brand, resulted in the need for substantial clearance sales in the first quarter. The high level of clearance sales combined with unusually cold winter weather had a negative impact on the sales of the spring garments. In the first quarter the H&M groupâ€™s sales were unchanged in local currencies. Many of our ongoing initiatives are giving good indications and results, even though they have not yet been implemented at a large enough scale to have a decisive effect on the overall results. The weak sales development combined with substantial markdowns had a significant negative impact on results in the first quarter.

1. Sales In Top Ten Market: Countrywise

The shares of almost all markets in H&M sales list showed some decline and USA was the highest among them losing over 10% compared to Q1 2017 sales. The table below shows the sales of H&M forÂ different countriesÂ for the first quarter of 2017 and 2018, Germany contributes the largest share of about usd 1,010 million for the first quarter of 2017 and with a change of â€“3% the sales went down to about usd 976 million in first quarter of 2018. The positive change in sales of H&M was seen only in the countries like Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, and Others, where the change was 5%, 2%, 4%, 3%, respectively.

Countries	Q1\|2018 (Million USD)	Q1\|2017 (Million USD)	% Change
Germany	975.96	1009.56	-3
USA	723.84	814.8	-11
UK	403.44	407.4	-1
France	374.40	402.48	-7
China	308.52	330.6	-7
Sweden	269.88	284.64	-5
Italy	250.80	257.4	-3
Spain	237.72	225.84	5
Netherlands	198.60	195.6	2
Denmark	166.92	166.56	4
Others	2516.40	2435.4	3
Total	6426.48	6530.28	-1

2. Online Expansion

The online expansion will continue in 2018 to countries including India, which opened in March, and via franchise partners to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in spring/summer 2018. The plan is to offer e-commerce in all store markets as well as in other markets. New H&M store markets in 2018 will be Uruguay and Ukraine, which will open in the second half of the year. For full-year 2018 a net addition of approximately 220 new stores is planned. Most of the new stores in 2018 will be H&M stores, of which 45 will have H&M Home shop-in-shops, while approximately 90 stores will consist of the brands COS, & Other Stories, Monki, Weekday, ARKET and Afound. In 2018, eight standalone H&M Home stores are planned to open. The table below shows its brands are online in many of the countries where H&M has stores.

*Brand*	Countries With Brick And Mortar Stores *(In Number)*	Countries With Online Stores *(In Number)*
H & M	69	44
COS	37	20
Monki	14	19
Week Day	9	18
& Other Stories	16	15
Cheap Monday	2	18
ARKET	4	18
H & M Home	46	38
Total	197	190

3. Stores Count By Brand

Biggest increase in H&M flagship brand stores happened during first quarter.

*Brand*	*Q1-2018* *(Stores Count)*	*28-Feb-18* *(Total Stores Count)*	*28-Feb-17* *(Total Stores Count)*
H & M	5	4293	4001
COS	0	231	199
Monki	-1	118	115
Weekday	0	33	27
& Other Stories	0	60	48
Cheap Monday	0	3	3
ARKET	4	5	0

4. Stores Count ByÂ Region

The stores count by region shows that, Europe and Africa regions had a stores count of 2885 stores in 28 feb 2017 and it went upto 2988 stores in 28 feb 2018 , however there was a closure if 20 stores in that region for the first quarterÂ of 2018. Asia &Â Oceania had a stores count of 902 as on 28 feb 2017 and which went upto 1062 stores in 28 feb 2018, it is also to be seen that there was 16 stores opened in the Asia & Oceania region . North & South America has a stores count of 606 in 28 feb of 2017 which went upto 693 stores in 28 feb 2018, it also saw an opening of 8 new stores in first quarter of 2018.

*Region*	*Stores Count* *Q1\|2018*	*Stores count* *28-Feb-18*	*Stores Count* *28-Feb-17*
Europe & Africa	-20	2988	2885
Asia & Oceania	16	1062	902
North & South America	8	693	606

On the whole, H&M is expanding still but its rate of growth has gone down . It needs to create new ways to take up the digitilization challenge which is chipping away its sales and though it has already done that by opening online stores, it remains to be seen how they perform. Some of the new ones, like in India, have taken off quite well !

April 13, 2018

Laser Wash Time To Reduce Over 35 Percent With New RevoLaze Software

RevoLaze, LLC, a laser technology firm headquartered in Westlake, OH, announced the official launch of the revolutionary LightLaze, an automated online software tool aimed at decreasing laser cycle time and removing harmful chemicals in the denim finishing process. The company has worked deeply into the technical aspects of the laser working to enable improve the performance of the lasers. Here is what they have done .

For the majority of laser files that have multi-layers, LightLaze software converts these files into one single file without compromising design or quality, and has shown up to a 40% improvement in laser cycle time. Trials of LightLaze have been very positive as per the company, with laser designers from over 10 countries using the software and reporting significant laser cycle time savings. For single layer files, LightLaze will enhance the design to bring out more contrast, such as highs and lows. Along with graphic optimization, LightLaze, when combined with modifying the washing process, reduces or eliminates the harmful potassium permanganate spray along with the neutralization process. By adopting this method, the laser alone can achieve the necessary brightness. Revolaze claims it is an eco-friendly and low cost alternative to PP spray and will result in major chemical, time and cost savings .

Since LightLaze is an online tool accessible to any laser designer throughout the world, no additional hardware or laser upgrades are needed to start converting files. The software works on all laser systems currently in the market. It is as simple as importing your standard laser files to www.lightlaze.com, pressing the export button and the new files are downloaded. Sign up will enable one to start converting files immediately upon activation.

According to Darryl Costin Jr., President of RevoLaze, the growth of using laser technology to abrade denim has created a need to maximize throughput, â€œThe industry has learned that in order to create the natural and authentic look of worn jeans, laser designers typically use multi-layer files to replicate the standards. While the right look is achieved with this technique, it negatively impacts the overall production time. RevoLaze understands the importance for denim manufacturers to optimize each denim finishing process. We are confident that LightLaze will help the denim industry increase production and more importantly, lower costs without compromising the desired look.â€

To RevoLazeâ€™s Vice President of Operations, Ryan Ripley, LightLaze is just one of the many ways they can help facilitate growth in laser usage for abrasion, â€œAs the only independent laser research & development facility in the United States devoted to the textile market, our goal for the past two decades is to create and provide solutions for the industry. As consultants, researchers, inventors and trainers, our company wants the laser industry to continue to grow and replace harmful and hazardous denim finishing methods. The benefits of laser technology are plentiful and we want to make sure the industry has the right tools in place to succeed.â€

A RevoLaze customer tested the LightLaze software for both laser cycle time savings and PP replacement. The pictures below were provided by Silvermoon Jeans wash development centre under the direction given by Silver Jeans Company. Mr. Ali Fada, Director of Wet Processing, had this to say,

â€œFrom the development trials we run on the LightLaze software (using pixel time 70 vs original 50+50). We are encouraged by the outcome on initial trials and will continue to internally calibrate the execution further to achieve even better results. The time saving between LightLaze 70 vs original 50 + 50 is between 20 & 25%.â€

Check the video belowÂ

While any denim brand or manufacturer can access LightLaze, RevoLaze has partnered with industry representatives to help facilitate the global launch in key markets throughout the world. For the rapidly expanding Asian market, GDS Chemical, an environmentally focused leader in the laundry and textile market, will provide support throughout Bangladesh. Shaheen Ul Alam, Director, is excited for the partnership, â€œGDS is renowned for its quality and service in Bangladesh textile sector for more than two decades. We are really glad to be able to join hands with RevoLaze to introduce this latest LightLaze technology to our customers in Bangladesh as they will be highly benefited with this sustainable technology.â€

For Pakistan, India and surrounding countries, the RevoLaze representative will be Affan Ur Rahim, who has over 8 years of denim finishing experience in laser development, laser design, denim washing and laser maintenance / repair. He has worked at some of the largest Pakistan denim companies, including Ali Murtuza Associates, Rajby International, Artistic Denim Mills and Akhtar Textile. For the time being, RevoLazeâ€™s technical support team will assist customers in all other markets. Please stay turned for future announcements regarding RevoLaze partners in other parts of the world. For more information on testing LightLaze, please contact Ryan Ripley at ryan@revolaze.com or visit http://www.lightlaze.com.

About RevoLaze LLC

RevoLaze is a US based technology firm dedicated to create and implement patented laser processes. For over 20 years, they have provided economic and environmental solutions to the textile industry through innovation. RevoLaze technologies help mills, manufacturers and denim brands lower overall cost, while increasing volume and design capabilities. These processes also reduce or eliminate various health hazards, such as hand sanding and PP spray. With over 30 international patents granted, some of the biggest denim brands and manufacturers in the world license RevoLaze technology.Â Several of the leading denim brands and manufacturers work with RevoLaze to maximize their use of lasers from development through production.Â Visit their US based design center where companies can see the future of laser technology – the only 2,500 watt laser that etches designs in seconds with ultra fine detail.

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April 10, 2018

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Table Of Contents

1. All Jeans

2. Menâ€™s Jeans

3. Womenâ€™s Jeans

1. All Jeans

2. Menâ€™s Jeans

3. Womenâ€™s Jeans

Fearless Freddie Dry Yoke Embo

Grim TimDry Ink Selvage

Lean DeanDry Deep Dark Comfort

Tilted TorDry Dark Surface

Dude DanDry Deep Dark Comfort

Lean DeanLiberty Dry

Skinny LinDry Deep Orange

RYU “HADOKEN” SELVEDGE

GUILE”SONIC BOOM” SELVEDGE

AKUMA “RAGING DEMON” SELVEDGE

BLANKA “ELECTRIC SURGE” SELVEDGE

CHUN LI SILK “LIGHTNING LEG” DENIM

M. BISON “PSYCHO POWER” SELVEDGE

Table Of Contents

1. All Denim Apparels

a. Indonesia

b. Vietnam

c. Cambodia

2. Menâ€™s Jeans

a. Indonesia

b. Vietnam

c. Cambodia

3.Womenâ€™s Jeans

a. Indonesia

b. Vietnam

c. Cambodia

1. Sales In Top Ten Market: Countrywise

Countries

Q1|2018

(Million USD)

Q1|2017

(Million USD)

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