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Banking on ‘Green’
Images of blazing wildfires, cracked dry farmland or satellite shots of melting ice may get people thinking about the environment, but they have not become full-fledged activists as a result. …
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Denim’s Renewal
Everyone has a favorite pair of denim jeans — until they start fraying or ripping. At one time, some funky patches might have helped to cover the holes and prolong…
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The Ties That Bind
The U.S. Congress recently revived the Trans-Pacific Partnership when it voted to give President Barack Obama “fast track” authority to negotiate trade deals. The complicated, multi-pronged trade agenda involves 11…
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Denim with a Twist
Maybe it's because people in general have become multitaskers, we've come to expect everything else to do double duty, too: Phones that have cameras and internet capabilities. Brac
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Home Textiles: Sheets & Bedding
About 7 in 10 consumers say cotton is their fiber of choice for top-of-bed product categories because they feel cotton is best suited to meet their primary needs for comfort…
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Home Textiles: Bath Towels
100% cotton bath towels remain the dominant offering at retail and the preference among consumers. In fact, focusing marketing efforts to remind shoppers how 100% cotton bath towels meet their…
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The Comfort of Cotton
One of life's great luxuries that actually costs nothing is falling into bed and drifting off to sleep. What makes this a "luxury" is that many people feel they just…
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Tons & Tons of Denim Kept from Landfills
The great thing about denim apparel is it practically lasts forever. The key word being practically. While nothing might fit as well as a pair of old blue jeans, at…
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CHINA, TARIFFS AND THE GLOBAL COTTON OUTLOOK
In the global cotton market, it is possible to delineate multi-year periods by their dominant supply and demand factors. For much of the past decade, the global supply and demand…
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From Indie to Major Labels
The year 1873 was a busy one for San Francisco. That was the year the University of California opened its first medical school in the City by the Bay. San…