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
Inditex puts €400,000 into textiles from marine waste pilot
12th July 2018
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VIGO – The world’s largest apparel business, Inditex, has commenced a pilot project with the Port Authority of Vigo in Spain which aims to one
New report warns of automation’s “dark side”
12th July 2018
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LONDON – Garment supply chains in South East Asia are set for drastic job losses as automation and sewbots come of age in the next
Polyester is ‘Achilles heel’ of fashion says Greenpeace
12th July 2018
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AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace has labelled polyester the “Achilles heel of fast fashion,” in a new report which reflects on the impact of its Detox campaign.
