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US apparel sales drop in 2017
WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce
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High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses
TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with
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PETA slams Responsible Down group
TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry
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Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers
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Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields
GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the
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Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts
PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that
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Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales
NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and
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Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled
AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term
Adidas refutes allegations over Indonesian supplier
12th February 2019
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AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand adidas has refuted claims that it has behaved unfairly in a protracted row related to a group of Indonesian workers
Study outlines tannery worker health problems
12th February 2019
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DHAKA – A new study claims most workers in Bangladesh’s export-oriented leather industry suffer from extreme health hazards due to unsafe working conditions. The Occupational
Union fears over South Africa’s largest clothing retailer
12th February 2019
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JOHANNESBURG – A leading union claims South Africa’s largest clothing and textile retailer could be on the brink of collapse with the loss of 140,00
EU launches EBA withdrawal procedure in Cambodia
12th February 2019
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BRUSSELS – The EU has started the process that could lead to the suspension of Cambodia’s preferential access to the EU market under the Everything
