VF Corp backs foam dyeing technology TEXAS – US denim brands Wrangler and Lee have put their financial weight behind a new foam dyeing process which claims Read More »
Europe’s sweatshops uncovered in report on garment production AMSTERDAM – Bringing garment manufacture closer to home is not necessarily the solution to reducing poor working conditions for employees Read More »
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 Read More »
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 »
IFC and Levi’s tackle GHGs in supply chains 28th June 2019 No Comments WASHINGTON – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Levi Strauss & Co have signed an agreement that will help Levi’s reduce greenhouse Read More »
BGMEA head champions digital payments 28th June 2019 No Comments DHAKA – Garment factory workers at selected textile mills in Bangladesh will soon be paid digitally, as part of an initiative being driven by Rubana Read More »