All the major kidswear shippers to the USA such as India, Bangladesh and Vietnam remained positive in Q1 ’20 and fall started to take place in April and May, while some strong recovery can be seen in June for Bangladesh, Vietnam, China an

All top 5 WG jeans shippers to the USA – China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Cambodia – surged significantly in June ’20 over May ’20; although these fell drastically as compared to June ’19.

Here is the first half-yearly analysis of the USA apparel import and the performance of the major shippers during January-June ’20…

Japan’s import of apparel is in lines with the retail sales, as import grew 10 per cent in June ’20 over May ’20, while it marginally grew in Q1 ’20 by 1.83 per cent and dropped by 32.93 per cent in Q2 ’20. Cumulatively in January

According to Japan Department Stores Association, the decline has been noted both in the first quarter (January-March) of 2020 as well as in the COVID-19 hit quarter April-June. A monthly surge can be seen from mid-May onwards, as the coron

Certain athleisure categories in bottoms have sold really well from mid-April till May ’20 which are sweatpants and leggings. Sweatpants sell out of overall assortments in USA apparel stores has gone from 6% in May ’19 to 11% in May ’

Amidst the dismal performance of the USA, it is obvious that all exporting destinations (except for Vietnam in Q1 ’20) lost their share significantly in the USA market. This happened as most of these countries were themselves facing lockd

Over 10 leading apparel brands sourcing from India have either filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy recently or are going to do so soon! What does the future hold for Indian exporters?

Mexico, Nicaragua and China noted growth in MB jeans exports to the USA in May ’20 over April ’20. Here is the full analysis....