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The Desktop Revolution: How xTool is Democratizing Industrial-Grade Apparel Printing
| May 1, 2026
In the traditional apparel manufacturing landscape, the bridge between a creative concept and a finished garment has long been guarded by high entry barriers, complex industrial workflows, and prohibitive costs. However, a seismic shift is occurring. xTool, which has rapidly ascended to become the world’s second-largest DTF (Direct-to-Film) brand by GMV, is dismantling these barriers.
Op Hires New President
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S.F. Garment Workers to Collect Severance Pay
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Finding Solitude at JCPenney
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Quiksilver Moves Footwear Facility Inland
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Sports to Sportswear
The next big thing in fashion could be performance fabrics...
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Apparel Companies Waiting as CAFTA Countries Update Laws
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Baby Boom at the CMC
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Jeantex Nixes Merger with Sanatex
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Jeffrey Schwager Comes to CMC
New York showroom owner Jeffrey Schwager opened a Los Angeles branch of his eponymous showroom in the California Market Center in time for the Jan. 13–17 run of Los Angeles Fashion Market....
JH Design Acquires Sledge
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