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AMMAN — Clothing stores in the Kingdom are on edge, with tens of thousands of employees losing their jobs amid the rise of online shopping and the impact of other crises, according to sector representatives. Asad Qawasmi, the clothing, footwear and jewellery sector representative at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC), told The Jordan Times that the local apparel sector is in

AMMAN — Reducing the customs duty to five per cent on clothes and footwear positively affects consumers’ purchasing power, according to Jordan's Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate.In a statement sent to The Jordan Times, the syndicate also pointed out that “the decision is a step in the right direction, due to reviving relevant sectors such as tourism, transport and

AMMAN — Reducing the customs duty to five per cent on clothes and footwear positively affects consumers’ purchasing power, according to Jordan's Textile and Readymade Clothes Syndicate.In a statement sent to The Jordan Times, the syndicate also pointed out that “the decision is a step in the right direction, due to reviving relevant sectors such as tourism, transport and

According to the country's Shoe Manufacturers Association, there used to be over 250 shoe workshops and factories in Jordan, employing about 5,000 people.

By Kamal TahaAgence France-PresseAMMAN — He was once dubbed the “King of Shoes”, but after decades of fashioning footwear for kings, queens and presidents, 90-year-old Jamil Kopti fears cheap imports are killing off his craft.“We started losing customers one after another, and we kept losing stores until we closed down three shops,” said Kopti, believed to be Jordan’s oldest

He was once dubbed the "King of Shoes", but after decades of fashioning footwear for kings, queens and presidents, 90-year-old Jamil Kopti fears cheap imports are killing off his craft.

He was once dubbed the “King of Shoes”, but after decades of fashioning footwear for kings, queens and presidents, 90-year-old Jamil Kopti fears cheap imports are killing off his craft.