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US retailers urge caution over China trade
WASHINGTON – A raft of leading US apparel retailers with combined revenues of US$1.5 trillion, including Gap, Target Corp, Levi
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Performance meets sustainability in Primaloft insulation
NEW YORK – Leading materials science company, Primaloft, which manufactures high performance insulations and fabrics, has launched what it says
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VF Corp agrees to sell Nautica
GREENSBORO – US apparel retailer, VF Corporation, which owns brands including Wrangler, The North Face and Timberland, has entered into
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Bangladesh launches viscose from jute study
DHAKA – Government agencies in Bangladesh are working with researchers from Scandinavia on a new feasibility study into producing viscose
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Report urges injury insurance in garment hubs
LONDON – Workers who are injured in garment factory disasters should not have to depend on charity to compensate them,
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Online sales surge 41 per cent for Inditex
ARTEIXO – Spanish apparel retail giant, Inditex, has announced a 41 per cent jump in online sales for 2017. The company,
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100 lawyers back action against polluting textile mill
JAVA – An Indonesian textile mill which allegedly polluted communities close to its site in Surakarta, Central Java is facing
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Microplastic problem way worse than feared, claims study
MANCHESTER – New research suggests the amount of microplastics polluting the world’s oceans could be much greater than thought. A
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Vietnam textiles to profit from revived TPP deal
HANOI – Vietnam’s textile and footwear sectors are among those which will benefit from lower tariffs thanks to the Comprehensive
China expands footprint in Ethiopian textile sector
5th January 2018
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ADDIS ABABA – One of China’s largest textile manufacturers, Wuxi Cotton Mill, has become the latest inward investor to head into Ethiopia’s textile industry. Wuxi’s
VF Corp buys natural fibre specialist Icebreaker
5th January 2018
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GREENSBORO – US-based apparel and lifestyle retail brand VF Corporation has purchased New Zealand-based Icebreaker as it looks to increase the use of natural fibres
Fair play?
5th January 2018
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Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When does aggressive tax avoidance become
A cry for help?
5th January 2018
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ISTANBUL — Customers shopping at Zara, the fast fashion retailer owned by the world’s largest apparel company, Inditex, recently found something unusual in their purchases
