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Lectra installs 3,000 Vector fabric cutters in 10 years

Apparel ResourcesMarch 15, 2017

Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, has announced the recent sale of its 3000 th Vector, fabric cutting solution for fashion, automotive and furniture manufacturers in 10 years.

Manufacturers’ enthusiasm for Vector, in both developed countries and emerging economies, proves it as the undisputed reference for the fabric cutting room, reflected by the 15 per cent rise in sales last year. Vector’s record machine availability, over 98 per cent plus its overall performance minimizes the cost per piece, bringing profitability to operations for Lectra customers. In addition, Vector’s cutting precision and the capacity to produce pieces without spaces equates to significant gains in materials, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for manufacturers.

Vector owes its reliability to the multiple sensors with which it is equipped. Launched with 120 sensors, today Vector has 180 sensors to implement preventive and predictive maintenance. Launched in 2012, two new models joined the Vector family at the end of 2016: Vector iQ, whose cutting device enables a 10 per cent rise in productivity, and VectorAuto iX6, which specializes in synthetic fabric cutting for seats and car interiors.

Also Read – Sales of Lectra’s latest Generation Vector Reaches 1000 and is Still Growing…

“A pioneering solution in the Internet of Things, Vector was the first cutting solution on the market connected to the Internet and which used a system of predictive maintenance. The Vector range fully answers Industry 4.0 concepts and its innovative services are a major asset for the cutting room of the future,” underlines Daniel Harari, CEO, Lectra.

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Apparel Brand Celio ropes in new CEO

Apparel ResourcesMarch 14, 2017

Celio Store — Image Courtesy: groupelindera.com

French clothing retailer, Celio, has announced Satyen P Momaya as the new CEO of the company. He has 20 years of experience in working with retail, telecommunications and consumer durables industries.

Momaya has a successful track record in building a strong profitable business and achieving market objectives. In his current role at Celio, he will head the retail business, from operations and management to marketing related activities and revenue generation. Also, he will be responsible for the growth and development of the brand to make it a premier menswear label in the country.

Previously, for 9 long years he was associated with Levi Strauss India.

Also Read – Fashion brand New Look appoints CFO

Celio is a European menswear brand which has 1,000 stores across 60 countries. It deals in international range of casual wear, denim wear and smart work wear to India through its exclusive 40 standalone stores and 128 shops in leading departmental stores.

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LVMH likely to launch new digital platform in May

Apparel ResourcesMarch 14, 2017

If reports are to be believed then European multinational luxury goods conglomerate LVMH is mulling to start a new digital platform to host all of its brands in May this year. It is believed that French luxury group will launch an e-commerce website called Le Bon Marché with an aim to capitalize on fast-growing online sales of luxury goods. Brands of competitors are also expected to be featured on its website.

It may be noted that LVMH recorded an unexpected revenue and profit in 2016 due to higher sales in US and Europe, coupled with a pick-up in demand in Asia region as well. It has recorded revenue of Euros 7.03 billion in 2016, registering an increase of 6 per cent over last year.

Also Read – LVMH records revenue growth in 2016

The Group, which employs over 83,000 people and operates about 2,400 stores worldwide, is prepared to continue growth in 2017 also.

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French fashion house Emanuel Ungaro names new Creative Director

Apparel ResourcesMarch 7, 2017

Emanuel Ungaro, a French fashion house which is restructuring its women’s ready-to-wear division, has announced appointment of Marco Colagrossi as the new Creative Director for the segment. He is succeeding Fausto Puglisi, who is reportedly leaving the label to start his own women’s, men’s and accessories lines.

Colagrossi, a 43-year-old Milanese designer, has the prior experience of working with Giorgio Armani, where he was responsible for women’s wear. Previously, he was associated with Dolce & Gabbana as a Collection Coordinator, and went on to become the Senior Fashion DesignerIn-Charge of ready-to-wear and special celebrities’ projects.

Also Read – Fashion brand New Look appoints CFO

Marie Fournier, Managing Director, Emanuel Ungaro said, “We look forward to showing Marco Colagrossi’s vision for the brand. He has a great sense of colour, femininity and luxury and the incredible expertise of Cieffe will certainly help us to propel Emanuel Ungaro into its fullest potential.”

The designer will make his debut in Paris in June this year with the demonstration of the brand’s cruise assortment.

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Lectra gears up for ‘Industry 4.0’ era

Apparel ResourcesMarch 3, 2017

Lectra, a leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, has revealed a new strategy dedicated to empower fashion and apparel, automotive and furniture companies to succeed as the company steps into the ‘Industry 4.0’ era.

Reflecting Lectra’s new strategy is the launch of a ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) offer which, capitalizing on data analyses and exploitation, will translate into even smarter, connected equipment and finely tuned integration between equipment, software and services.

It may be noted here that Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies which is creating a new organization of factories’ ecosystems anchored in the digitalization of industrial processes, from creation to production with optimized resources to propel a new digitalized life-cycle for products. This whole concept will finally be beneficial for the end-consumers.

Also Read – Lectra introduces new supply chain program

Furthermore, as per Lectra, mass production is leaving increasing room for large-scale customised production, as well as providing quick-to-market, quality products expected by increasingly demanding customers. Thus new industry-specific services, through SaaS, will reinforce the offer, enabling Lectra to continually improve customer processes. Initially tested in 2017 with selected customers, the new offer will be commercialised from 2018.

“To meet new challenges, our customers can depend on our software and equipment offer, already compatible with Industry 4.0 principles, our deep knowledge of the industrial Internet of Things since 2007, and our teams’ expertise in specific industries,” explained Daniel Harari, CEO, Lectra, adding, “Thanks to these strong fundamentals, we are massively enriching our offer, leveraging the latest technologies and integrating best practices, to entrench Lectra’s position as an Industry 4.0 visionary.”

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Porcher announces € 50 million expansion

Apparel ResourcesMarch 1, 2017

Porcher Weaving — Image Courtesy: lesechos.fr

Porcher Industries, a France-based manufacturer of technical textiles and thermoplastic composites, has announced a growth and restructuring programme worth € 50 million. The investment will be used to increase Porcher’s weaving capacity and to develop more quality control technology at sites in the US, Europe and China.

According to Porcher, the growth programme will also help significantly increase output in its key automotive airbag and aerospace interiors markets, as well as help boost its role in thermoplastic pre-preg production.

Also Read – Technical textile manufacturer Porcher Industries acquires Cordtech International

As part of the restructuring, the company’s five business units – Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Building, Industrial and Sport & Leisure – will be unified across a single system, with recruitment currently underway for management, operational and technology roles with in these sectors.

Porcher claims, as textile specialists, its understanding of fibre and yarn surface treatments, 2D and 3D weaving, cabling and the non-woven scrim and impregnation processes is backed up by a strong technology development team thus this expansion will bring the results as per the company’s expectations.

Porcher’s Executive Management Board Chairman, André Genton, says, “With fibres and chemistry you can create magic. That’s exactly what Porcher Industries will do as we expand our unique chemistry and technology capability to consistently offer our customers better solutions.”

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COTTON USA presents ‘quality’ cotton at Texworld & Premiere Vision in Paris

Apparel ResourcesFebruary 28, 2017

COTTON USA, a promoter of US cotton fibres and manufactured cotton products around the globe, recently showcased quality cotton at Texworld and Premiere Vision trade shows in Paris. At the trade shows, COTTON USA offered sourcing support to major apparel industry players and provided information on responsibly-produced US cotton and global cotton market developments.

At Texworld, COTTON USA exhibited with Supima, whereas it jointly demonstrated with Cotton Incorporated at Premiere Vision. Both the shows, representing the largest combined exhibition of the world’s apparel manufacturers, provided a platform for COTTON USA to promote the findings of current market, consumer studies and its ongoing licensing and marketing and sourcing programs. Thirteen companies from China, India, Turkey, and Bangladesh are said to have taken interest in becoming COTTON USA licensees.

Also Read – CCI to host COTTON USA event in Hong Kong, China

Additionally, 20 COTTON USA-licensed mills from China, India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Turkey displayed their products at Texworld. In addition to promote and provide sourcing programs and licensing, COTTON USA also enabled the visitors to gather information on how the Cotton LEADS™ programme, initiated by Australia and the United States, offers manufacturers, brands and retailers a reliable cotton supply chain solution and confidence that the raw material used from these countries is responsibly produced and identified.

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Lectra introduces new supply chain program

Apparel ResourcesFebruary 23, 2017

Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, has unveiled its new, finely-tuned supply chain program.

The program guarantees data integrity across digital exchanges to cut development time, boost productivity, improve product quality and fit, reduce time to market, and heighten consumer satisfaction. It ensures a robust and connected supply chain, essential for fashion players to operate efficiently in a high-speed fashion market, with new consumer demands and their need to feed online and in-store channels rapidly and regularly.

In addition, it provides in-depth analyses of current co-development processes, offers a customized action plan to reduce the cost of product development, share fashion industry best practices, eliminate non value-added activities and ultimately improve product quality and lead times.

Also Read – Lectra’s latest Fashion PLM solution reaps highest score in WhichPLM evaluation

Current trends are moving the fashion industry towards full digitalization propelling the continual exchange of large volumes of digital data along the supply chain. Usually, contractors and their suppliers do not always use the same versions of software applications, or entirely different solutions. As a result, valuable information created up front is frequently compromised, only partially transferred which often generates costly errors and confusion in product development and production, resulting in lost time, efficiency and productivity.

“For contractors and suppliers, keeping in step with the fast-paced fashion industry has accelerated the mutual need for digital data along the supply chain. But the quality of data exchange has not evolved at the same momentum. Lectra’s program expertly fills this gap to support our customers as they compete in this rapid market,” underlines Céline Choussy Bedouet, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Lectra.

Events News

Première Vision Paris closes door with 2.3% surge in visitation

Apparel ResourcesFebruary 20, 2017

Première Vision Paris, a recently held textile and apparel trade show, witnessed a surge of 2.3 per cent in its visitation to 56,250.

Foreign visitation reached 73 per cent with Italy having the highest visitors i.e. 6,488 visitors ahead of the UK (6,097). Following them were the visitors from Spain, Turkey, Germany, the US, Japan, Belgium and the Netherlands. Organizers also reported an increase in numbers from Portugal (6 per cent) and South Korea (19 per cent).

Visitors like buying houses, buying agents, garment exporters and manufacturers, apparel brands, local and international retail chains, wholesalers, importers, fashion designers, merchandisers, distributors, importers, trade body representatives, design studios, etc. attended the show.

Also Read – Première Vision Paris to kick off next month

“In a complex and changing global context, this positive performance reflects the attractiveness and solidity of Première Vision Paris. Driven by a creative and selective offering, innovative and inspirational information and the effectiveness of an event that unpacks industries and the synergies among professions, this latest edition also owes its success to a program particularly rich in newness and innovations,” said the organizers of the event.

The next edition will take place on 19th-21st September, 2017.

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Lectra equips Cache Cache with Modaris® 3D

Apparel ResourcesFebruary 16, 2017

Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, has equipped French women’s brand Cache Cache of Beaumanoir group with Modaris® 3D to ramp up product development and facilitate exchanges between sub-contractors.

The brand was already using the expert version of Modaris and has now acquired the 3D version for its design offices located at the Group’s head office in St. Malo, France, and for Shanghai, China. “Our design office in St. Malo is responsible for creating and developing products. We are leveraging Modaris 3D to react rapidly to evolving demand. With this solution, our stylists and product managers can easily make choices, organized around the same screen, based on prototypes developed in 3D. The decision-making process starts as early as possible and is much quicker,” explains Camille Dupont, Director for Offer, Cache Cache.

Also Read – Lectra endows High Rock with smart solutions

Extending the solution across all of its collections was driven by the reduction in the number of prototypes possible.

“Cache Cache sub-contracts manufacturing to a vast network of suppliers. By replacing a portion of the physical prototypes with virtual prototypes, Lectra’s 3D technology will simplify the exchanges between the design office and sub-contractors, generating many advantages, including saving time, savings on materials, and reducing stocks,” comments Karen Elalouf, Managing Director, Lectra France.

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Kering’s revenue up 6.9% in FY ’16; Gucci bangs

Apparel ResourcesFebruary 15, 2017

Kering, the French holding Group of labels like Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Gucci, Puma, Volcom, Saint Laurent Paris, and other luxury, sport & lifestyle brands, has announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2016. The company’s revenue noted a jump of 6.9 per cent to Euro 12,385 million compared to previous year’s Euro 11,584 million.

In the mentioned period, recurring operating income reached a record high at Euro 1,886 million, up by 14.5 per cent from Euro 1,646.7 million. In terms of net income, Group share climbed 16.9 per cent to Euro 814 million.

Overall revenue generated by Luxury Activities totalled Euro 8,469 million, rose by 7.7 per cent as reported. The Y-o-Y revenue rise was driven by a 10.3 per cent increase in sales at directly operated stores. Online sales also advanced more than 20 per cent Y-o-Y. Altogether, sales generated at directly operated stores and online represented 72.3 per cent of the Luxury Activities’ total revenue in the reporting fiscal. Also, recurring operating income for Luxury Activities surged sharply by 13.3 per cent to Euro 1,936 million.

Also Read – Kering to cut 50% of its greenhouse emissions by 2025

Gucci was one of the sector’s leading performers, with revenue up 12.3 per cent as reported to Euro 4,378.3 million. Recurring operating income for the fashion brand amounted to Euro 1,256.3 million climbing 224 per cent from prior year. Another major fashion label, Yves Saint Laurent also enjoyed a jump of 25.3 per cent in revenue to Euro 1,220.2 million. Its recurring operating income amounted to Euro 268.5 million in the reporting period. However, Bottega Veneta’s revenue was down 8.7 per cent to Euro 1,173.4 million. It also suffered a major loss in recurring operating income with 77.1 per cent decline to Euro 297.4 million.

In Sports and Lifestyle Activities (segment of Kering), Puma generated revenue of Euro 3,642.2 million, up by 7 per cent. The recurring operating income of the brand totalled Euro 126.6 million, witnessing a jump of 34.2 per cent.

“In a sector undergoing far-reaching transformation, our foresight and the quality of execution of our strategy enabled us to outperform our peers and deliver outstanding operating and financial performances. Rewarding our vision of luxury, grounded in powerful creative content and long-lasting stylistic codes, we continue to gain market share, as witnessed by the spectacular performances of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent last year. In 2017, in an uncertain macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, we will keep concentrating on the organic growth of our Houses and on value creation, so as to intensify our current momentum,” said François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kering.

Business Retail News

Decathlon’s revenue zooms 12%

Apparel ResourcesFebruary 14, 2017

French sports goods retailer Decathlon has announced its financial report for full year 2016. The retailer’s revenue increased by 12 per cent to Euros 10 billion, excluding taxes.

In the period under review, Decathlon noted a sales growth of 2.2 per cent in France where it opened eight additional domestic outlets. Online sales also zoomed from 3.1 per cent in 2015 to 4.1 per cent in 2016. The company revealed that international sales represented 67 per cent of total group revenue.

Also Read – Sportswear giant Under Armour’s revenue soars 12%

The world’s largest sporting goods retailer is now planning to expand its reach in Israel, Canada and Philippines in the current year. It forayed into Mexico, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Singapore and Slovenia market in 2016. France however remains Decathlon’s biggest retail market by far with 301 stores, followed by China and Taiwan (214) and Spain (149).

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