Bloomberg Apparel giant Gildan Activewear Inc is building a new manufacturing hub in Bangladesh, aiming to supply both Europe and a Chinese market that it described as “on fire.” The Montreal-based manufacturer of T-shirts and innerwear spent $45 million to buy land in the South Asian country, where it’s been since 2010 and currently employs 3,500 people. Gildan expects the …

Bloomberg Neiman Marcus Group Inc is working with Lazard Ltd on the sale of luxury apparel platform MyTheresa, which may fetch more than 500 million euros ($560 million), people familiar with the matter said. Neiman said that it was evaluating options for MyTheresa, which has been at the centre of a dispute with creditors since the unit was effectively transferred …

Bloomberg One of the last vestiges of traditional shopping habits is being laid to rest. Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz AB said it ceased publication of its print catalogue after 39 years with immediate effect. The move follows dwindling interest from customers in flipping through glossy pages of inventory when they can find the latest deals with their mobile …