A&E opens new manufacturing facility in Bangladesh

June 2nd, 2025

Image: A&E® American & Efird® (A&E), Mount Holly, N.C., has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The facility will create more than 350 job positions for local workers. The new facility will complement A&E’s existing operation in Gazipur, further solidifying the company’s commitment to the region. With this expansion, A&E […]

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Consumer confidence partially rebounds in May

May 29th, 2025

Image: Dreamstime.com/ © Apartura The Conference Board released the May 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence increased by 12.3 points in May to 98.0, up from 85.7 in April. The cut-off date for preliminary results was May 19, 2025, and about half of the responses were collected after the May 12 announcement of […]

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The Mitchell Group EVP Ann Brunett shares thoughts on tariffs in Washington Post op-ed

May 28th, 2025

Ann Brunett, The Mitchell Group's EVP and COO. Image: The Mitchell Group Ann Brunett, the executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Mitchell Group, and her thoughts on the U.S.'s tariff policy were included in a Letter to the Editor published in The Washington Post May 5. The piece, entitled "Makers of clothes, […]

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