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Article: ANXIETIES AIRED AT INTERSTOFF.(business is slow, economy uncertain)(Brief Article)
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- WWD
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- April 3, 2001
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HONG KONG -- Worries over the world economy lent an air of uncertainty to Interstoff Asia's spring-summer 2002 show.
Some vendors said that business is getting off to a slow start this year, a phenomenon they attribute to economic uncertainties. But nonetheless, they hoped that the trends they were pushing at the show, in particular high-performance bonded fabrics, would put some kick into the business.
Jennie Huang, of Taiwan-based knitwear manufacturer Hsin Hsen Industrial Co. sounded a note of caution.
"The cotton-poly blends are popular, especially in stripes, but we think woven is better than knit this year," said Huang, who like many ...