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Uniqlo to keep Russian stores open amid global backlash
TOKYO – Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo has announced it will keep its 49 Russian stores open. The decision makes
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Lenzing opens world’s largest lyocell plant in Thailand
PRACHINBURI – Wood-based speciality fibre business, Lenzing Group, has opened the world’s largest lyocell plant in Thailand. The Є400m plant,
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ILO outlines forced labour progress in Uzbek cotton
GENEVA – Uzbekistan’s cotton sector appears to have taken another step towards coming in from the economic cold. The latest
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Nike halts online sales in Russia amid Ukraine crisis
OREGON – Nike has announced it is suspending online sales of its products in Russia because it says it cannot
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Bestseller calls halt to sales in Russia
COPENHAGEN – Danish fashion retailer Bestseller has announced a halt to all apparel sales in Russia amid the country’s ongoing
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Details emerge of Bangladesh fire which killed 3
DHAKA – More details have emerged about the recent show factory fire in Bangladesh which saw three people killed and
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Zalando revenues grow 30 per cent in 2021
BERLIN – German online fashion brand Zalando has reported GMV (gross merchandise value) growth of 34.1 percent to €14.3bn for
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Bluesign shares progress of manufacturing partners
ST GALLEN – For the first time ever, textile chemical management business Bluesign has released figures on energy, water and
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Draft EU due diligence laws criticised by rights groups
BRUSSELS – Long-awaited due diligence laws by the European Union aimed at making multi-nationals accountable for social and environmental transgressions
Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
12th January 2018
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ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months of 2017, to €17.96bn. The
H&M expands Alibaba collaboration amid sluggish sales
12th January 2018
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STOCKHOLM – H&M has taken a significant step towards increasing its share of the burgeoning Chinese apparel market by expanding its collaboration with Alibaba. H&M
US ruling protects domestic polyester sector
12th January 2018
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WASHINGTON – US polyester manufacturers have applauded a decision by the US Department of Commerce to apply tariffs to fine denier polyester staple fibre (fine
Armani, Primark urged to disclose supplier lists
12th January 2018
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AMSTERDAM – A campaign led by Human Rights Watch, Clean Clothes Campaign, and International Labor Rights Forum is calling on Armani, Primark, Urban Outfitters, Forever
New tool links brands to Chinese supplier factories
12th January 2018
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NEW YORK – Six leading apparel brands, Target, Esprit, New Balance, Puma, Gap Inc and Inditex, have shared their supplier lists with two NGOs, the US-based
What price sustainability?
12th January 2018
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We’re all ethical shoppers right? Well not quite. New research shows 78 per cent of us base our purchasing decisions mainly on price. The EY
