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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
Study calls for ‘step-change’ on living wage issue
30th May 2019
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SHEFFIELD – Just 3 out of 20 leading global apparel brands investigated were found to have measures in their supply chains to pay garment workers
‘We can’t turn a deaf ear to farmers’
30th May 2019
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LONDON – What’s the best cotton production method for farmers? Organic? Conventional? Better Cotton? We recently published research where we put the case that apparel
Trump targets undervalued currencies with tariffs
30th May 2019
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has proposed tariffs on products from countries which are found to have undervalued currencies. The move is seen by many
Ted Baker, Farfetch trial circular fashion concepts
30th May 2019
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LONDON – Luxury brand, Ted Baker, tech specialist, Farfetch, and outdoor brand FW will pilot circular business models as part of a new initiative led
Why green doesn’t mean higher prices
30th May 2019
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NEW YORK – New figures show Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has the most green factories in the world – but factory owners are disappointed that
