Textiles, apparel and accessories manufacturing
FILE - Woody Kincaid celebrates after winning the men's 10000-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., in this Friday, June 18, 2021, file photo. Nike became a leader because it spearheaded innovation that helped people run faster. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
More than shoes: Nike navigates complicated twists in track

By Eddie Pells Jun. 23, 2021 01:01 PM EDT

A car is driven past a billboard showing machines harvesting cotton outside a Huafu Fashion plant, as seen during a government organized trip for foreign journalists, in Aksu in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking a toll on China's cotton industry, but it's unclear if the pressure will compel the government or companies to change their ways. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China's Xinjiang

By Ken Moritsugu And Dake Kang May. 25, 2021 12:11 AM EDT

FILE - This May 3, 2019 file photo shows a Coach retail shop at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif. Strong sales results from Coach’s parent as well as from the maker of Wrangler and Lee jeans offer the latest evidence that shoppers’ spending on clothing and accessories is rebounding to pre-pandemic levels. Tapestry Inc. on Thursday, May 6, 2021, reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates as spending on luxury goods rebounded from a malaise last year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Strong sales from Tapestry, Lee maker show clothing rebound

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 06, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

Fire causes partial roof collapse at textile factory

Apr. 19, 2021 03:50 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A fire caused extensive damage to a textile manufacturing facility in Portland early Monday, officials said. The...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, a model wears a creation for Fendi's Spring-Summer 2021 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
Fashion industry evolves, as virus forces a rethink

By Thomas Adamson And Francois Mori Apr. 18, 2021 02:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a person looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena, Calif., during the coronavirus outbreak. While most Americans have weathered the pandemic financially, about 38 million say they are worse off now than before the outbreak began in the U.S. According to a new poll from Impact Genome and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research 55% of Americans say their financial circumstances are about the same now as a year ago, and 30% say their finances have improved. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
With layoffs down and spending up, US rebound gains momentum

By Christopher Rugaber And Joseph Pisani Apr. 15, 2021 08:41 AM EDT

Cook Co. aims to disrupt conviction-to-deportation pipeline

By Carlos Ballesteros Of Injustice Watch Apr. 03, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — This story was co-produced by Injustice Watch and Borderless Magazine. —- Alejandra Cano thought she was...

People walk past an H&M clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing, Friday, March 26, 2021. H&M disappeared from the internet in China as the government raised pressure on shoe and clothing brands and announced sanctions Friday against British officials in a spiraling fight over complaints of abuses in the Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash

By Zen Soo And Joe Mcdonald Mar. 26, 2021 06:41 AM EDT

Shafiqul Islam, 67, owner of Arrival Fashion Ltd., stands for a photograph at his factory in Gazipur, on the outskirts of capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Islam was studying business at Dhaka College in 1971 when a bloody and brutal war for independence ravaged Bangladesh. After undergoing guerrilla training in India, he returned to fight against Pakistani soldiers. “In 1971, we jumped in and never looked back because we knew independence had to come. Otherwise, this nation won’t survive,” he said. “But that wasn't the end. We still have a way to go but our heart is always with the motherland.” (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence

By Julhas Alam And Krutika Pathi Mar. 24, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, workers in the Great Forever factory stitch clothes in the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone outside Yangon, Myanmar. Garment workers in Myanmar are urging major international brands to denounce the recent military coup there and put more pressure on factories to protect workers from being fired or harassed - or worse arrested and killed for participating in protests. (AP Photo,File)
Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup

By Anne D'innocenzio And Elaine Kurtenbach Mar. 19, 2021 07:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, vehicles make their ways on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country’s struggling economy any good at all. The country once considered a promising last frontier has languished as the pandemic added to its challenges. (AP Photo/File)
Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy

By Elaine Kurtenbach And Victoria Milko Feb. 05, 2021 02:41 AM EST

This photo provided by Target shows Levi Strauss & Co. home collection on display at Target. The Jeans maker is deepening its partnership with Target Corp. by launching its first-ever home collection at the discount chain. Levi's limited time only 100-item collection of denim-inspired tableware, quilts, pillows and other items will hit Target stores on Feb. 28, 2021. (Target via AP)
Levi's first home collection deepens Target relationship

By Anne D'innocenzio Jan. 26, 2021 02:02 PM EST

FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, Walgreens Boots Alliance lost $308 million in its first fiscal quarter due to a big charge tied to its ownership stake in the drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen. The drugstore chain also saw COVID-19 continue to eat away at its business, particularly in the United Kingdom, but the company’s overall performance topped Wall Street expectations. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Walgreens tops fiscal 1Q forecasts as it fights pandemic hit

By Tom Murphy Jan. 07, 2021 08:30 AM EST

FILE - This June 25, 2019, file photo shows the sign outside a Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. Walgreens Boots Alliance will sell its pharmaceutical wholesaler business to AmerisourceBergen in $6.5 billion cash and stock deal. The drugstore chain says the deal will let it invest in and focus on its retail business, which has been hurt by sales declines during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Walgreens to sell drug wholesale business for $6.5B

By Tom Murphy Jan. 06, 2021 08:06 AM EST

Meredith Hopkins, right, helps fit ski boots on Makenna Houghton at the ski shop at McIntyre Ski Area, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. Over the summer, people looking to get out of the house snapped up boats, bicycles and patio furniture, figuring they were safer socializing and being active outdoors than inside. Now that temperatures are dropping, they're buying snowshoes, skis, boots and winter coats, boosting the beleaguered retail sector. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Consumers still want to get outdoors as temperatures plunge

By David Sharp Dec. 25, 2020 07:32 AM EST

Matefo Litali opens the curtains of her small rented room that she shares with her youngest daughter and a granddaughter, in the town of Ha Thetsane, Maseru, Lesotho, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. While she waited for her final paycheck after being laid off, Litali received no income or support for three months. The family survived off food parcels donated by the local church until her salary arrived. “I got so stressed I thought I was going mad,” she explains. “I would spend the whole day in my house sleeping, not doing anything. It got to a stage where I wouldn’t even try to talk with my daughter. She would ask me: ‘Are you sick? What is the problem?’ and I wouldn’t say anything to her. I didn’t want to speak to anyone or ask for help.” (Neo Ntsoma/The Fuller Project via AP)
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends

By Louise Donovan/The Fuller Project Dec. 22, 2020 10:07 AM EST

Matefo Litali, 53, hangs laundry with her youngest daughter, Refiloe, 20, whom she regards as her best hope for a better future, in the town of Ha Thetsane, Maseru, Lesotho, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Litali's dream is to save money to send her daughter to enroll for a hairdressing course, which she believes will enable her to eventually start her own business and be financially independent. (Neo Ntsoma/The Fuller Project via AP)
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends

By Louise Donovan/The Fuller Project Dec. 22, 2020 10:05 AM EST

AP: Oklahoma spent $87M on medical gear in early virus wave

By Sean Murphy Dec. 19, 2020 09:02 AM EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Oklahoma spent about $87 million on personal protective gear and medical equipment, much...

Malaysia's Top Glove reaps record profit, sees strong demand

Dec. 09, 2020 08:09 AM EST
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest rubber glove maker, said Wednesday it expects a shortage of gloves over the next...

In this Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, a worker inspects disposable gloves at the Top Glove factory in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest rubber glove maker, said Tuesday it expects a delay in deliveries after it was hit by a coronavirus outbreak that affected thousands of workers. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Virus outbreak delays production at world's top glove maker

Nov. 24, 2020 08:52 AM EST