Cottonweek entries

QUEENSLAND:Entries for the Young Designer in Cotton award close on February 24. Now in its fourth year, the award program is held in Dalby, Queensland during the Australian Cottonweek Festival and offers tertiary fashion students the chance to win an internship with a prestigious fashion house in Italy. For more call 1800 680 303 or visit cottonweek.com.au

:All systems go
SYDNEY: Motorcycle clothing and accessories supplier McLeod Accessories is investing around $500,000 in a new enterprise application solution from software company Intentia Australia. The application will cover finance, sales, procurement, warehousing and distribution.

:Offer withdrawn
BRISBANE:Queensland Cotton has formally withdrawn its proposal to merge with Namoi Cotton Co-operative. The merger proposal offered $0.71 for each Namoi capital unit and $2.70 for each grower share. An additional premium of at least $30,000 for each eligible grower was offered in recognition of the value attributable to future grower rebates. The proposal was originally submitted to Namoi's board in July 2005.

:On the lookout
SYDNEY: Pretty Girl Fashion Group is on the hunt for a communications agency to drive its marketing and brand strategies for its retail division. The group's retail brand portfolio includes Rockmans BeMe, Wombat and Table Eight.The search for an agency partner will be facilitated by The Agency Register. For more: (02) 9957 2220.

:Clarification
SYDNEY: In the last issue of Ragtrader an article appeared under the headline "Tsubi joins Jeans West". The story was about Tsubi designers Dan Single and George Gorrow creating a high-end diffusion line for the high street brand. Tsubi wish to make it known the agreement with Jeans West is between Single and Gorrow and not the Tsubi label.