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
US researchers in green DWR breakthrough
17th July 2018
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MASSACHUSETTS – Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed patent-pending technology which applies short-chain polymer water-repellents using a pioneering application process which does
Puma wants more research to close polyester loop
17th July 2018
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HERZOGENAURACH – German sportswear giant Puma has confirmed to Apparel Insider it will launch its first collection made primarily from recycled polyester later this year.
Global call for shift to wood-derived fibres
17th July 2018
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GENEVA – A new global initiative is encouraging a shift in textile production from fossil fuel-based synthetic fibres to renewable, biodegradable textiles, made from wood.
New proposals to harmonise screening for GMO in organic cotton
17th July 2018
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AMSTERDAM – A new initiative aims to create a universally accepted screening method to test for the presence of GMOs in organic cotton and related
Bangladeshi workers on brink of revolt over pay snub
17th July 2018
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DHAKA – Bangladesh garment factory workers appear on the bring of major revolt after factory owners offered them a Tk 6,360 (US$75) monthly wage –
