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ICAC forecasts 11% fall in cotton consumption
WASHINGTON – Global cotton consumption is forecast to fall by 11 per cent while the total cotton area under production
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Supply chain transparency: your FREE white paper
NEW YORK – Apparel Insider is delighted to share with all our readers a FREE white paper on how molecular
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Rose Marcario steps down as Patagonia CEO
CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand has announced that after 12 years with the company, Rose Marcario is this week stepping
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H&M supplier accused of union busting
MYSORE – An Indian garment manufacturer, which supplies to Gap, H&M and Adidas, has been accused of union busting. Last
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Inditex online sales up 95% in April
LA CORUÑA – Inditex, the owner of Spanish brand Zara, has announced that online sales rose by 95 per cent
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MEPs call for new laws on purchasing practices
BRUSSELS – More than 53 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) have backed calls to ensure apparel brands are legally
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Li & Fung staff bemoan severance pay
HONG KONG – Sacked employees of apparel supply chain giant Li & Fung claim the company has not followed employment
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Peta and the SAC: an unlikely alliance
NEW YORK – Animal rights group Peta is using flawed data provided the Sustainable Apparel Coalition as justification for attempting
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Sateri launches recycled fibre products
SHANGHAI – Chinese viscose fibre giant Sateri has launched its first product containing recycled content following a recent breakthrough in
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
