Posted by kevinbernard31, at 12:50AM 05/31/08 : American men spend approximately US$ 10 billion on their looks
Note: If you are under an impression that women are the one’s who take a lot of time getting ready for the office, you are perhaps not doing justice to the fairer sex.
Today’s metro sexual men devote around 51 minutes every day to personal grooming, which is a mere 4 minutes less than an average female. So folks! Quite an eye opener, isn’t it? Furthermore according to a survey, American men spend approximately US$ 10 billion on their looks, so men are really not behind their beautiful counterparts in taking care of their appearance and presentability. tags: men
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· cosmetics
· beauty groups: in Fashion Jewelry, Fashion, High Fashion 2007
Posted by kevinbernard31, at 08:36AM 05/30/08 : Global apparel industry will reach a value of US $ 1,781.7 billion by the end of 2010.
Note: The global apparel manufacturing industry is expected to grow more than ever in times to come. According to an estimate, the global apparel industry will reach a value of US $ 1,781.7 billion by the end of 2010. The entrepreneurs are now adopting new techniques to increase their trade. New business models and competitive strategies are used to enhance profits and growth. The consumer is more aware and more demanding with the development of media like television and Internet. They have more choices in quality, price and design. This is the reason why apparel chains all over the world are focussing more on improving the quality of the product and offering in fashion unique designs. Apparel manufacturers are developing methods to keep up with the pace of change, as it is important to survive the global competition.
Though the above trend shows a very positive picture but according to some experts, the dilution of MFA (Multi Fiber Agreement) will make a lot of apparel workers to loose their jobs, in many regions of USA, Asia, Central and Latin America and these jobs will shift to China. According to an article published in the Business week magazine, 30 million jobs will be lost to China, the hardest hit countries would be Turkey, Mexico and some African nations. The World Bank report says, this will be one of the largest short-term transfers in history. Despite these developments the apparel industry is estimated to grow at very high pace and will provide employment to a large number of people all across the world. tags: fashion
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· apparel industry
· fashion industry groups: in Fashion Jewelry, Fashion