Are the wage gains from exports specific to exporting industries, or do they dissipate throughout the economy? In the language of trade theory, are the benefits from exporting industry specific or factor specific? To analyze this question, we study the case of Bangladesh. Bangladesh was the 4th...

There exist a plethora of developing country value chain studies based on a variety of methodological approaches, both in the academic literature and through policy reports. However, there has been little systematic synthesis of the findings and approaches taken in these studies. This study...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of values, brand consciousness, and behavioral intentions of consumers on their consumption of luxury fashion apparel. The study was an applied research in terms of purpose, a survey in terms of data collection method, and a correlational research in...

This study aimed to explore the role of customers' values, brand consciousness, and behavioral intentions in the demand for luxury fashion clothing products. The study was designed and conducted as a cross-sectional, quantitative research. Data collection was performed by a 5-point scale...

We revisit the heterogeneous effects of regional trade agreements (RTAs) using a PPML gravity model and comparing apparel and total trade. The politically-sensitive apparel sector has specialized, usually restrictive, rules of origin (ROOs) clauses that vary considerably across RTAs. Our RTA...

The global Readymade Garments (RMG) industry heavily relies on global supply chain management that aims to seek suppliers offering affordable, high-quality products delivered quickly. However, research on the factors influencing supplier selection in the RMG sector is scarce, and existing models...

Are the wage gains from exports specific to exporting industries, or do they dissipate throughout the economy? In the language of trade theory, are the benefits from exporting industry specific or factor specific? To analyze this question, we study the case of Bangladesh. Bangladesh was the 4th...

When managing any commercial, professional, scientific, or other project, it is necessary to plan all segments to integrate the various components and achieve the set plans. Nowadays, tasks such as drawing Gantt charts, network diagrams, and creating project reports are unthinkable without...

Sri Lankan textile and apparel industry is an important sector that significantly contributes to the country’s economy. As the largest exporter in Sri Lanka, the industry is supplying high-quality apparel products to global leading apparel brands for over three decades. This study aims to...

Purpose of the study: This study explored to prove whether this relationship really exists or not. So author examined the case of a clothing brand. Three different types of customer satisfaction were distinguished: (i) satisfaction with the clothes; (ii) satisfaction with the sales service and...

China is the largest clothing producer in the world and has the largest production capacity for textile mill products consisting of cotton, man-made fibers and silk. With the improving living standard of the Chinese people, local demand for high-quality textile and apparel goods continues to...

The textile industry in India holds a significant place as it provides one of the most fundamental clothing needs of the people. It is also considered as the second largest ecosystem for global retailers to strengthen their productive capacities, after China. It plays an important role in the...

Small individual sellers and retailers use live streaming as a direct selling channel to demonstrate and sell their products. This study proposes a framework that examines the influence of live streaming attributes on customer trust and intentions to watch and purchase fashion clothing. Drawing...

Are the wage gains from exports specific to exporting industries, or do they dissipate throughout the economy? In the language of trade theory, are the benefits from exporting industry specific or factor specific? To analyze this question, we study the case of Bangladesh. Bangladesh was the 4th...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to find out and analyse the consumer buying intention of young Indians, residing in North India, and their perception towards International Readymade Apparel Brands.Design/methodology/approach: The association between customers’s buying patterns and their...

Burgeoning marketplace resale, threats posed by traditional retail business, and fashion potential in sustainability foreshadow the importance of second-hand retailing. Drawing on the model of goal-directed behavior, we address these questions: How does shopping for second-hand clothing...

Second-hand clothes (SHC) emerge as an alternative for responsible consumption, towards sustainability, as a new opportunity for the fashion industry. This study aims to understand the perceptions and attitudes of Brazilian consumers regarding SHC on a comparative basis before and during the...

The fashion system constitutes one of the most unsustainable industries. In response, the majority of the sustainability research has concentrated on finding ways to boost acquisition of greener products, whereas more recent research has regarded anti-consumption as the pathway to sustainable...

When managing any commercial, professional, scientific, or other project, it is necessary to plan all segments to integrate the various components and achieve the set plans. Nowadays, tasks such as drawing Gantt charts, network diagrams, and creating project reports are unthinkable without...

As most of the organizations are becoming online-centric, they have to offer and sell products through different online platforms. Social media platforms serve as the most useful media for offering products to customers. So, this is necessary for them to know customers’ purchasing behaviors...

The impact of COVID-19 on the textile and garment sector in Asian countries has been and continues to be immense, and may last for a very long time. While countries in the West are emerging from the pandemic with some optimism that life will soon return to pre-pandemic levels, new COVID-19...

The increasing social and environmental impacts of the textile and garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to enhance the sustainability of the sector. There is a great deal of diversity in these...

Environmental regulations provide protection for both environmental assets and the livelihoods of communities that depend on these assets. The analysis evaluates the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes for proponents of industrial projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia and Viet...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the participation in the global textile and apparel value chain with special attention, first, to the case of three dynamic and interrelated economies (Mexico, the United States, and China); and second, to a general approach to a larger sample of countries...