Madagascar has been threatened with removal from the list of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries after the US issued it with an ultimatum last week.

More than a dozen garment manufacturing countries have seen their viability as volume suppliers to Western customers seriously undermined in the past year. China's growing strength hasn't been the clincher in any of them, but makes the market a great

When Nike president and CEO Mark Parker began the company's second quarter conference call, he must have hoped that the analysts involved would focus on better-than-expected profits and the uptick in futures orders.

Here is a roundup of the top five most-read stories on just-style this week. Click on each headline for the full story.

The organisers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have lashed out on a clothing range launched by yogawear firm Lululemon Athletica called "Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place in British Columbia Between 2009 & 2011 Edition".

Surf-led apparel company Quiksilver saw its full-year net loss increase 11.8% to US$73.2m, thanks to charges and a "challenging" fourth quarter.

New SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) based retail management software will be released early next year specifically for small and medium-sized apparel and footwear retailers.

Workwear company Alexandra issued a profit warning for its full year, despite noting a "significant" rise in sales during September and October.

The head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Sri Lanka, ambassador Bernard Savage, said this week that the EU is committed to pursuing a dialogue with the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure the continuation of its GSP+ trade scheme.

Unions are being urged to step up their efforts to protect the rights of migrant workers employed in the clothing and footwear industry.

Nike is poised to return to revenue growth in the fiscal third quarter, despite a 4% fall in net profit during the three months to 30 November.

Oxylane Groupe, the new corporate signature of French sports goods retailer Decathlon, has inaugurated its continental logistics hub at the Delta 3 business park complex near Lille, northern France.

Specialty lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters Inc has named Eric Artz as its new chief financial officer, replacing John E Kyees who is due to retire next year.

Luxury intimate apparel company Wolford has posted slight first-half earnings growth, having cut costs to offset declining sales during the period.

Sporting goods chain JJB Sports has seen sales plummet since it reached the first half of its financial year, and said in an interim statement today (17 December) that it remains cautious about the festive period.

The European Commission (EC) has made a long-awaited decision to temporarily suspend preferential trade terms for Sri Lanka because of its poor human-rights record.

Fashion wholesaler and retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd today (17 December) confirmed reports that it will buy out its China-based retail joint venture for HK$3.88bn (US$500m), in a move that will allow it to strengthen its presence in Asia Pacific.

Nearly three-quarters of UK shoppers say they intend to increase their spending on clothes and shoes this Christmas, offering some hope to retailers who are desperately hoping for better results than last year's dire performance.

Two US lawmakers have put forward legislation that would eliminate tariffs on around half of the shoes imported into the US each year.

Activewear and headwear maker Delta Apparel Inc has agreed a deal to buy graphics apparel business Art Gun Technologies LLC in a move that takes it into the customised apparel market for the first time.