Looking at the sector breakdown, all the components showed strong readings except for clothing and apparel, which declined by 2.9% in July after rising 2.7% m-o-m in June.
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And with a few exceptions, such as the 250-store clothing chain American Apparel Inc.
This year Branson folded his struggling U.K. apparel line, Virgin Clothing, citing lackluster sales in a bad retail climate.
So new clothing lines have centered on Jones Apparel's l.e.i. brand for juniors, plus an exclusive deal with Ocean Pacific, a surfware line from Iconix Brand Group.
Founded in 1976 by designer Claiborne (now retired), the company has branched beyond its signature line of stylish work clothing to lines like DKNY casual apparel, Lucky Brand jeans and Enyce hip-hop attire.
The deal gives the athletic clothing maker exclusivity in the footwear and apparel categories at Tough Mudder events.
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The Swedish retailer recently launched a clothing recycling program that will take back any apparel and give the customer a credit toward new threads.
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Clothing sales made the biggest breakthrough last year, with apparel and accessories displacing computer hardware and software as the top non-travel category in online retail.
Now the upscale retailer can push mobile or desktop ads specifically to Facebook users who regularly spend on high-end apparel or those who looked online at making a clothing purchase but didn't pull the trigger.
Aspen's aerogel blankets are bulky and can't be sewn into apparel easily, but the company saw promise in the clothing market.
Some clothing makers have started to use sewing machines and computer systems that track apparel as it is being made.
The company behind the Uniqlo chain of stores added to Tuesday's 5.5% rise, after the firm's discount apparel chain "GU" said it would expand its line of clothing for spring and summer.
Threads of Time (446 W 6th St, 310-833-0568) has hard-to-find vintage apparel, while Cheap Vintage Inc has a huge inventory of bargain clothing and some notably racy mannequins in its window display.
Factory fires, often caused by sparks hitting stored clothing and fabric, are the most common cause of death in Bangladesh's apparel industry.
Design teams work directly with clothing manufacturers to create private-label lines, avoiding the mark-up applied by apparel companies which normally serve as middlemen between retailers and manufacturers.
And Mr Burrell - who denies stealing 310 items from the princess - was also accused, before the jury, of destroying some of her more "intimate apparel" such as underwear, a swimsuit, stockings, tights and exercise clothing.
Carharrt, the workwear apparel brand, was founded in Detroit, Michigan in the late nineteenth century and originally made rugged clothing for railroad workers.
Though the company produces clothing for a specialized market, Mr. Kim said the cost pressures are the same as in companies producing consumer apparel.
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