Gap had already started shipping its apparels to Egypt, Morocco and South Africa last year.

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It recently bought a stake in Yihaodian, a fast-growing online retailer of groceries, consumer electronics and apparels.

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Among the garment makers in the building were Phantom Apparels, Phantom Tac, Ether Tex, New Wave Style and New Wave Bottoms.

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Going forward, we believe Better Apparels Wholesale Revenues will continue to grow at a constant rate till the end of the Trefis forecast period.

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And on Saturday, police arrested the owner of Phantom Apparels Ltd.

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Among the businesses in the building were Phantom Apparels Ltd.

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Phantom Apparels and Phantom Tac, with a total of 10 production lines between them with 60 seamstresses on each line, were rushing to complete the order, the executives said.

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The Hollister brand offers a broad selection of apparels, accessories and personal care products, primarily targeting consumers in the age group of 14-18 years with the apparels carrying a laid back character associated with southern California.

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"We have been able to see a lot of foreign direct investment moving into the country, we have been able to create a lot of jobs in apparels and textiles, " Mpo Madayay, Lesotho trade minister told the BBC's World Business Report.

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Rozina Akter, a 21-year-old seamstress who was working at Phantom Apparels, a factory on the fourth floor of Rana Plaza, at the time of the disaster, says the industry offered her family a salvation of sorts, as they faced starvation in her old village.

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