News What does Turkey’s currency crisis mean for apparel? ISTANBUL – First the good news: holidaymakers in Turkey this year have received not far off double the amount of Read More »
News Coloreel secures European distribution network STOCKHOLM – A pioneering Swedish tech business which has developed patented technology that provides high quality colouring of textile thread Read More »
News HK facility introduces textile recycling to end consumers STOCKHOLM – A new H&M Foundation-backed technology facility in Hong Kong will allow end consumers to hand in their old Read More »
News 44 cents: the ‘price’ of sustainability LONDON – Consumers would have to pay an extra 44 cents on the cost of a basic T-shirt in the Read More »
News Just 3% of Bangladesh garment factories unionised DHAKA – A survey of almost 4,000 ready-made garment factories in Bangladesh found that 97.5 per cent of them do Read More »
News Accord cuts ties with Sears, Macy’s supplier DHAKA – A Bangladesh textile mill which supplies to US retailers Sears and Macy’s Inc has had its business ties Read More »
News US urged to tread carefully on Uzbek cotton WASHINGTON – The US is being urged to reverse its recent proposal to remove Uzbekistan cotton from a list of Read More »
News Study highlights potential for Australia cotton expansion SYDNEY – New government research has highlighted the potential for increased cotton production in northern Australia. The Northern Australia Water Read More »
News Denim production ditches dirty tag LONDON – Denim manufacture has been undergoing a quiet revolution these past few years. The next issue of Apparel Insider Read More »
US apparel businesses report CEO-worker pay ratios 4th April 2018 No Comments NEW YORK – US-based publicly held corporations are beginning to report typical pay gaps between their CEOs and typical workers for the first time in Read More »
Resale to capture a third of apparel market 4th April 2018 No Comments LONDON – The apparel resale market will hit US$20bn by 2022, according to new research, as a new generation of thrifty, environmentally conscious consumers embrace Read More »