The demise of the department store
It’s carnage on the high street right now. There has been a sense for some considerable time that something has
Scientists claim recycling breakthrough with cotton-polyester blends
Scientists in Sweden are claiming a notable breakthrough in terms of closing the loop in textiles having successfully recycled worn
Closing the apparel loop: myth versus reality
Global fashion giant H&M group recently announced it has partnered with Swedish company re:newcell, whose smart technology recycles used cotton,
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Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months
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H&M expands Alibaba collaboration amid sluggish sales
STOCKHOLM – H&M has taken a significant step towards increasing its share of the burgeoning Chinese apparel market by expanding
US ruling protects domestic polyester sector
WASHINGTON – US polyester manufacturers have applauded a decision by the US Department of Commerce to apply tariffs to fine
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Armani, Primark urged to disclose supplier lists
AMSTERDAM – A campaign led by Human Rights Watch, Clean Clothes Campaign, and International Labor Rights Forum is calling on
New tool links brands to Chinese supplier factories
NEW YORK – Six leading apparel brands, Target, Esprit, New Balance, Puma, Gap Inc and Inditex, have shared their supplier
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What price sustainability?
We’re all ethical shoppers right? Well not quite. New research shows 78 per cent of us base our purchasing decisions
Spandex market soars as women ditch jeans for stretch knits
17th April 2018
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LONDON – New research suggests the global spandex market will grow rapidly thanks to growing consumer demand for stretchable fabrics. The global spandex market is
Sateri viscose earns bio-based product label
17th April 2018
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SHANGHAI – Chinese viscose staple fibre manufacturer, Sateri, has earned the prestigious Bio-based Product Label from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its
New technology cools clothing when user is too hot
17th April 2018
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MUNICH – New patent-pending technology used to treat fabrics automatically cools clothing when the user gets too hot. The smart new solution sees an instant
Anna Gedda: “Large scale fashion can be sustainable”
17th April 2018
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STOCKHOLM – H&M’s head of sustainability, Anna Gedda, has finally addressed the thorny issue of whether fast fashion can ever be sustainable. In an interview
West African organic cotton sector gains momentum
17th April 2018
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TEXAS – US textile industry NGO, Textile Exchange, has announced the launch of a Regional Organic Roundtable to help develop the organic cotton sector in
Scientists chance upon polyester-eating enzyme
17th April 2018
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PORTSMOUTH – Scientists have engineered a bacterial enzyme which can digest some commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest
