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Retailer Anchor Blue has promoted Debi Henningsen to take on the role of vice president of merchandising at the US company. (source: Fibre 2 Fashion) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

US lawmakers have introduced a bill to extend duty-free benefits for some knit and woven apparel products imported into the US from Haiti in an effort to aid reconstruction in the earthquake-torn country. (source: Just-style.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

German fashion group Hugo Boss has decided not to close its last remaining manufacturing plant in the US, after considerable opposition to the proposal. (source: Fibre 2 Fashion) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

The owners of UK fashion chain Republic have hired investment bank Rothschild to explore options that might eventually lead to a sale. (source: Fibre 2 Fashion) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

German fashion group Hugo Boss has decided not to close its last remaining manufacturing plant in the US, after considerable opposition to the proposal. (source: Just-style.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Sporting goods firm Adidas Group has announced preliminary growth in sales and profits in the first quarter. (source: Fibre 2 Fashion) - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Here is a roundup of the top five most-read stories on just-style this week. Click on each headline for the full story. (source: Just-style.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

UK retail sales grew 2.2% year on year in March, figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown, fuelled by non-food sales. (source: Fibre 2 Fashion) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

"Health-improving" socks that claim to improve the flow of oxygen in the blood have been launched by compression apparel specialist Equmen. (source: Fibre 2 Fashion) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

State science company AgResearch is to stop carrying out wool research, lay off scientists and sell its Textiles Testing Unit due to a lack of funding in this area. (source: Just-style.com) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com