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Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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| CONTENTS | 6 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 6 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 6 | 1 |
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 6 | 1 |
| MARKETS | 6 | 1 |
| MARKETS | 6 | 1 |
| ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS | 6 | 1 |
| ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS | 6 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC VENTURES | 6 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC VENTURES | 6 | 1 |
| INVESTMENTS | 7 | 1 |
| INVESTMENTS | 7 | 1 |
| TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT | 7 | 1 |
| TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT | 7 | 1 |
| CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7 | 1 |
| CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 7 | 1 |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | 7 | 1 |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | 7 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION | 7 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION | 7 | 1 |
| ANTI-COUNTERFEITING | 7 | 1 |
| ANTI-COUNTERFEITING | 7 | 1 |
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 8 | 3 |
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 8 | 3 |
| FOUR US INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS HAVE CRITICISED US GOVERNMENT PLANS TO MONITOR IMPORTS OF CLOTHING FROM CHINA | 8 | 1 |
| FOUR US INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS HAVE CRITICISED US GOVERNMENT PLANS TO MONITOR IMPORTS OF CLOTHING FROM CHINA | 8 | 1 |
| GROWTH IN CHINA S TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTS SLOWED DURING JANUARY-JULY 2008 | 8 | 1 |
| GROWTH IN CHINA S TEXTILE AND CLOTHING EXPORTS SLOWED DURING JANUARY-JULY 2008 | 8 | 1 |
| KEY INDONESIAN GARMENT MANUFACTURERS ENJOYED RECORD LEVELS OF BUSINESS WITH LARGE INTERNATIONAL BRANDS DURING JANUARY-JULY 2008 | 9 | 1 |
| KEY INDONESIAN GARMENT MANUFACTURERS ENJOYED RECORD LEVELS OF BUSINESS WITH LARGE INTERNATIONAL BRANDS DURING JANUARY-JULY 2008 | 9 | 1 |
| THE SIGNING OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (CEPA) BETWEEN INDIA AND SRI LANKA HAS BEEN POSTPONED | 9 | 1 |
| THE SIGNING OF A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (CEPA) BETWEEN INDIA AND SRI LANKA HAS BEEN POSTPONED | 9 | 1 |
| VIETNAM WAS THE SECOND LARGEST SUPPLIER OF CLOTHING TO THE USA DURING THE 12 MONTHS TO MAY 31, 2008 | 10 | 1 |
| VIETNAM WAS THE SECOND LARGEST SUPPLIER OF CLOTHING TO THE USA DURING THE 12 MONTHS TO MAY 31, 2008 | 10 | 1 |
| MARKETS | 10 | 2 |
| MARKETS | 10 | 2 |
| GLOBAL SALES OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPAREL ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ALMOST 15-FOLD BY 2013 | 10 | 1 |
| GLOBAL SALES OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPAREL ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ALMOST 15-FOLD BY 2013 | 10 | 1 |
| JAPAN S ANNUAL DOMESTIC SALES OF MEN S WEAR HAVE FALLEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS | 11 | 1 |
| JAPAN S ANNUAL DOMESTIC SALES OF MEN S WEAR HAVE FALLEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS | 11 | 1 |
| ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS | 12 | 2 |
| ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTMENTS AND MERGERS | 12 | 2 |
| ONWARD HOLDINGS HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO BUY THE LUXURY FASHION HOUSE JIL SANDER | 12 | 1 |
| ONWARD HOLDINGS HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO BUY THE LUXURY FASHION HOUSE JIL SANDER | 12 | 1 |
| REDCATS USA HAS COMPLETED THE SALE OF ITS MISSY APPAREL DIVISION TO MONOMOY CAPITAL PARTNERS | 12 | 1 |
| REDCATS USA HAS COMPLETED THE SALE OF ITS MISSY APPAREL DIVISION TO MONOMOY CAPITAL PARTNERS | 12 | 1 |
| CWC, A YARN MANUFACTURER, HAS ACQUIRED NATURAL COLOUR COTTON | 13 | 1 |
| CWC, A YARN MANUFACTURER, HAS ACQUIRED NATURAL COLOUR COTTON | 13 | 1 |
| STRATEGIC VENTURES | 13 | 10 |
| STRATEGIC VENTURES | 13 | 10 |
| BENETTON WILL OPEN A SISLEY STORE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) | 13 | 1 |
| BENETTON WILL OPEN A SISLEY STORE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) | 13 | 1 |
| BERGHAUS HAS SIGNED A LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH SYMPHONY RESOURCES, A HONG KONG-BASED BRAND MANAGEMENT AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, AND WILL OPEN 200 STORES IN CHINA | 13 | 1 |
| BERGHAUS HAS SIGNED A LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH SYMPHONY RESOURCES, A HONG KONG-BASED BRAND MANAGEMENT AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, AND WILL OPEN 200 STORES IN CHINA | 13 | 1 |
| CAMUTO GROUP AND G-III APPAREL HAVE AGREED LICENSING RIGHTS FOR A JESSICA SIMPSON CLOTHING RANGE | 14 | 1 |
| CAMUTO GROUP AND G-III APPAREL HAVE AGREED LICENSING RIGHTS FOR A JESSICA SIMPSON CLOTHING RANGE | 14 | 1 |
| C&A HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH PROLOGIS TO BUILD A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN FRANCE | 15 | 1 |
| C&A HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH PROLOGIS TO BUILD A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN FRANCE | 15 | 1 |
| ELMEC SPORT HAS SECURED DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS FOR KITSON LA AND REROCK PRODUCTS IN BULGARIA, CYPRUS, GREECE AND ROMANIA | 16 | 1 |
| ELMEC SPORT HAS SECURED DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS FOR KITSON LA AND REROCK PRODUCTS IN BULGARIA, CYPRUS, GREECE AND ROMANIA | 16 | 1 |
| FAST RETAILING HAS COMPLETED THE CONSOLIDATION OF THREE OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES | 16 | 1 |
| FAST RETAILING HAS COMPLETED THE CONSOLIDATION OF THREE OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES | 16 | 1 |
| H&M HAS OPENED ITS FIRST STORE IN JAPAN | 16 | 1 |
| H&M HAS OPENED ITS FIRST STORE IN JAPAN | 16 | 1 |
| ICONIX HAS LAUNCHED A CHINESE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY CALLED ICONIX CHINA | 17 | 1 |
| ICONIX HAS LAUNCHED A CHINESE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY CALLED ICONIX CHINA | 17 | 1 |
| J.LINDEBERG HAS FORMED A JOINT VENTURE IN THE USA WITH PEOPLE S LIBERATION | 17 | 1 |
| J.LINDEBERG HAS FORMED A JOINT VENTURE IN THE USA WITH PEOPLE S LIBERATION | 17 | 1 |
| LECTRA HAS OPENED A SUBSIDIARY IN INDIA | 18 | 1 |
| LECTRA HAS OPENED A SUBSIDIARY IN INDIA | 18 | 1 |
| OPTITEX HAS JOINED FORCES WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS COMPANY TO ADD COMPLEXITY TO ITS DESIGN SOFTWARE | 19 | 1 |
| OPTITEX HAS JOINED FORCES WITH A HIGH PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS COMPANY TO ADD COMPLEXITY TO ITS DESIGN SOFTWARE | 19 | 1 |
| ORKA GROUP WILL OPEN NEW STORES IN ASIA IN 2009 | 19 | 1 |
| ORKA GROUP WILL OPEN NEW STORES IN ASIA IN 2009 | 19 | 1 |
| SHIKIBO WILL RELOCATE ITS CHINESE SHIRT-MAKING FACTORY TO VIETNAM | 20 | 1 |
| SHIKIBO WILL RELOCATE ITS CHINESE SHIRT-MAKING FACTORY TO VIETNAM | 20 | 1 |
| SINGAPORE S TEXTILE AND FASHION FEDERATION (TAFF) HAS LAUNCHED A NATIONAL APPAREL BRAND TO HELP TO BOOST CLOTHING EXPORTS | 20 | 1 |
| SINGAPORE S TEXTILE AND FASHION FEDERATION (TAFF) HAS LAUNCHED A NATIONAL APPAREL BRAND TO HELP TO BOOST CLOTHING EXPORTS | 20 | 1 |
| THE THAI BEER PRODUCER SINGHA HAS EXPANDED INTO THE APPAREL SECTOR | 21 | 1 |
| THE THAI BEER PRODUCER SINGHA HAS EXPANDED INTO THE APPAREL SECTOR | 21 | 1 |
| ZARA HAS OPENED A FLAGSHIP STORE IN SOUTH KOREA | 22 | 1 |
| ZARA HAS OPENED A FLAGSHIP STORE IN SOUTH KOREA | 22 | 1 |
| INVESTMENTS | 22 | 2 |
| INVESTMENTS | 22 | 2 |
| WAL-MART PLANS TO INVEST MORE THAN US$100 MN IN ARGENTINA IN 2009 | 22 | 1 |
| WAL-MART PLANS TO INVEST MORE THAN US$100 MN IN ARGENTINA IN 2009 | 22 | 1 |
| WAL-MART WILL OPEN 90 NEW STORES IN BRAZIL | 23 | 1 |
| WAL-MART WILL OPEN 90 NEW STORES IN BRAZIL | 23 | 1 |
| TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT | 23 | 1 |
| TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT | 23 | 1 |
| AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS HAS WON A TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST PAYLESS SHOESOURCE | 23 | 1 |
| AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS HAS WON A TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST PAYLESS SHOESOURCE | 23 | 1 |
| CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 24 | 3 |
| CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 24 | 3 |
| LA MAISON SIMONS, A CANADIAN FASHION RETAILER, HAS WITHDRAWN ITS CATALOGUE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS THAT THE MODELS WERE TOO THIN | 24 | 1 |
| LA MAISON SIMONS, A CANADIAN FASHION RETAILER, HAS WITHDRAWN ITS CATALOGUE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS THAT THE MODELS WERE TOO THIN | 24 | 1 |
| MARKS & SPENCER (M&S) AND OXFAM HAVE RAISED 1 MN (US$1.89 MN) FOR CHARITY | 24 | 1 |
| MARKS & SPENCER (M&S) AND OXFAM HAVE RAISED 1 MN (US$1.89 MN) FOR CHARITY | 24 | 1 |
| NIKE HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS FOUND SERIOUS BREACHES OF ITS CODE OF CONDUCT AT A MALAYSIAN FACTORY | 25 | 1 |
| NIKE HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS FOUND SERIOUS BREACHES OF ITS CODE OF CONDUCT AT A MALAYSIAN FACTORY | 25 | 1 |
| THE PRESIDENT OF THE GARMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF CAMBODIA (GMAC) HAS WARNED THAT FACTORY STRIKES ARE DAMAGING THE COUNTRY S APPAREL INDUSTRY | 26 | 1 |
| THE PRESIDENT OF THE GARMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF CAMBODIA (GMAC) HAS WARNED THAT FACTORY STRIKES ARE DAMAGING THE COUNTRY S APPAREL INDUSTRY | 26 | 1 |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | 26 | 9 |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | 26 | 9 |
| ABERCROMBIE & FITCH HAS REPORTED A 5% INCREASE IN TOTAL NET SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 26 | 1 |
| ABERCROMBIE & FITCH HAS REPORTED A 5% INCREASE IN TOTAL NET SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 26 | 1 |
| Outlook | 27 | 1 |
| Outlook | 27 | 1 |
| BENETTON GROUP HAS REPORTED A 2.9% INCREASE IN NET REVENUES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2008 | 28 | 1 |
| BENETTON GROUP HAS REPORTED A 2.9% INCREASE IN NET REVENUES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2008 | 28 | 1 |
| GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR HAS REPORTED A 31% INCREASE IN SALES DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF ITS 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR | 28 | 1 |
| GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR HAS REPORTED A 31% INCREASE IN SALES DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF ITS 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR | 28 | 1 |
| H&M HAS POSTED AN 8% INCREASE IN TOTAL SALES EXCLUDING VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR | 29 | 1 |
| H&M HAS POSTED AN 8% INCREASE IN TOTAL SALES EXCLUDING VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR | 29 | 1 |
| Second quarter 2007/08 | 29 | 1 |
| Second quarter 2007/08 | 29 | 1 |
| First half 2007/08 | 29 | 1 |
| First half 2007/08 | 29 | 1 |
| JC PENNEY HAS REPORTED A 2.5% DECLINE IN SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 30 | 1 |
| JC PENNEY HAS REPORTED A 2.5% DECLINE IN SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 30 | 1 |
| LEVI STRAUSS & CO HAS REPORTED AN 8% FALL IN NET REVENUES AND A 98% DECLINE IN ITS NET INCOME DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR | 30 | 1 |
| LEVI STRAUSS & CO HAS REPORTED AN 8% FALL IN NET REVENUES AND A 98% DECLINE IN ITS NET INCOME DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2007/08 FINANCIAL YEAR | 30 | 1 |
| MARKS & SPENCER (M&S) HAS REPORTED A SLIGHT RISE IN TOTAL SALES DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 31 | 1 |
| MARKS & SPENCER (M&S) HAS REPORTED A SLIGHT RISE IN TOTAL SALES DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 31 | 1 |
| PERRY ELLIS HAS REPORTED A 0.8% DROP IN TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 32 | 1 |
| PERRY ELLIS HAS REPORTED A 0.8% DROP IN TOTAL REVENUES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 32 | 1 |
| Second quarter 2008/09 | 32 | 1 |
| Second quarter 2008/09 | 32 | 1 |
| First half 2008/09 | 33 | 1 |
| First half 2008/09 | 33 | 1 |
| Outlook | 33 | 1 |
| Outlook | 33 | 1 |
| PPR HAS REPORTED A 4.5% INCREASE IN SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2008 | 33 | 1 |
| PPR HAS REPORTED A 4.5% INCREASE IN SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2008 | 33 | 1 |
| TJX COMPANIES HAS REPORTED A 7% RISE IN NET SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 34 | 1 |
| TJX COMPANIES HAS REPORTED A 7% RISE IN NET SALES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF ITS 2008/09 FINANCIAL YEAR | 34 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION | 35 | 1 |
| ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION | 35 | 1 |
| SUZHOU DEYLON TEXTILES HAS BECOME THE FIRST COMPANY IN ASIA TO BE CERTIFIED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD KO-TEX STANDARD 1000 | 35 | 1 |
| SUZHOU DEYLON TEXTILES HAS BECOME THE FIRST COMPANY IN ASIA TO BE CERTIFIED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD KO-TEX STANDARD 1000 | 35 | 1 |
| ANTI-COUNTERFEITING | 36 | 2 |
| ANTI-COUNTERFEITING | 36 | 2 |
| COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ITS ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL | 36 | 1 |
| COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ITS ANTI-COUNTERFEITING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL | 36 | 1 |
| EBAY HAS BEEN FINED EURO38.87 MN (US$58.2 MN) FOR ALLOWING FAKE LUXURY GOODS TO BE SOLD ON ITS ONLINE AUCTION SITE | 37 | 1 |
| EBAY HAS BEEN FINED EURO38.87 MN (US$58.2 MN) FOR ALLOWING FAKE LUXURY GOODS TO BE SOLD ON ITS ONLINE AUCTION SITE | 37 | 1 |
