News 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 Read More »
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News A cry for help? ISTANBUL — Customers shopping at Zara, the fast fashion retailer owned by the world’s largest apparel company, Inditex, recently found Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
Mud commits to 100% recycled cotton jeans 12th March 2019 No Comments LAREN – Dutch denim business Mud Jeans says it is confident it will soon be able to offer customers jeans which are made out of Read More »
Major survey highlights chronically low wages in Ethiopia 12th March 2019 No Comments ADDIS ABABA – A survey of more than 1,000 textile and apparel workers across 52 factories in three regions of Ethiopia found 65 per cent Read More »