The Textile & Clothing industry is facing systemic and global challenges due both to ecological economic crises. Today, increasing full traceability of supply chain one the key points optimize production but it should also serve inform consumers foster sustainable purchasing decision. We argue that total garment must be constructed enable a transparency for consumer. In this paper, we will star...

The authors in this study have measured and compared the extent of consumer ethnocentrism across different socio-demographic groups; the relationship of consumer ethnocentrism with different demographic variables; and the effect of country of origin on the perceptions, evaluations and likeliness of purchase of foreign products by Indian university students. The findings show that the Indian uni...

A total of 24 German beer brands was analysed for the contents of microplastic fibres, fragments and granular material. In all cases contamination was found. Counts ranged from 2 to 79 fibres L(-1), from 12 to 109 fragments L(-1) and from 2 to 66 granules L(-1). The results show a high variability between individual samples and samples from different production dates. Possible sources of this c...

abstract objectives: while great advances have been made in the field of pediatric dentistry, creating a friendly relationship with pediatric patients and getting them to readily accept dental treatment and cooperate remains challenging. cooperation by children can affect the quality of dental visit and the required time for the treatment. dentists’ attire could be one of the factors that signi...

The article analyzes the export-import flows of goods textiles and clothing in Belarus areas trade: on one hand, with countries - members EAEU, other outside EAEU. results a comparative study dynamics changes structure foreign trade indicators context commodity groups, main partners are presented. author noted factors causes that have negative impact balance development Belarusian clothing. pos...

Purpose This study aims to examine the relationships between online communities’ characteristics and resilience negative information (RNI) mediated by both brand knowledge involvement. Design/methodology/approach According stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) framework, this research postulates that quality, rewards virtual interactivity drive RNI directly indirectly through and/ or A survey of 3...

This paper examines the South African clothing industry’s recent export performance in the light of new trade arrangements with the US and the EU. Performance has been modest, especially in the domestically-owned part of the sector. This reflects forms of path dependency induced by various historical factors as well as by enterprises’ efforts to adjust to recent changes in the domestic market. ...