China expands footprint in Ethiopian textile sector
ADDIS ABABA – One of China’s largest textile manufacturers, Wuxi Cotton Mill, has become the latest inward investor to head
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VF Corp buys natural fibre specialist Icebreaker
GREENSBORO – US-based apparel and lifestyle retail brand VF Corporation has purchased New Zealand-based Icebreaker as it looks to increase
Fair play?
Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When
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A cry for help?
ISTANBUL — Customers shopping at Zara, the fast fashion retailer owned by the world’s largest apparel company, Inditex, recently found
Further growth for Cambodia garment exports
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s heavily export-orientated garment industry continues to show signs of upturn despite ongoing challenges around social compliance
Amazon threat looms large for retailers
Amazon’s continued encroachment into the apparel retail space will step up a gear in 2018, with traditional department stores facing
Industry calls for uniformity on hazardous chemicals
9th May 2018
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HERISAU – Many of the world’s leading textile dye and chemical companies have signed an open letter to the Stichting ZDHC Foundation calling for a
Apparel sustainability edging upwards
9th May 2018
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COPENHAGEN – The global fashion industry has improved its sustainability performance in the past 12 months, but much more work is still needed, claims new
Brand interest grows in bio-polyester
9th May 2018
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SAN FRANCISCO – A ‘biopolyester’ pilot plant in the US is looking to scale after significant interest from apparel brands. The facility, at a wastewater
