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Resale to capture a third of apparel market
LONDON – The apparel resale market will hit US$20bn by 2022, according to new research, as a new generation of
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M&S signs 2018 Bangladesh Accord
LONDON – UK retailer, Marks & Spencer, has finally signed the 2018 Bangladesh Accord amid growing public pressure. M&S follows
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Leading brands to ban Mohair after peta exposé
NORFOLK – Several leading global apparel brands, including Zara, H&M, Gap and Topshop, have said they will stop selling mohair
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Supplier squeeze hampers CSR efforts in Bangladesh
NEW YORK – Aggressive sourcing practices by apparel brands and retailers are squeezing suppliers in Bangladesh, hitting margins and leading
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GFA outlines sustainability priorities for fashion
COPENHAGEN — The need to address the dominant, wasteful and eminently unsustainable fast fashion business model is a point which
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Nike tops list of most valuable apparel brands
OREGON – Nike remains the most valuable apparel brand in the world according to new research which ranks the US
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JD Sports’ US$400m purchase of Finish Line investigated
SAN DIEGO – The proposed sale of US-based exclusive sports shoe supplier, The Finish Line, to UK-sportswear retailer, JD sports,
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Next chief: 2017 toughest trading for 25 years
LONDON – UK apparel retailer, Next, claimed 2017 was the toughest year for a quarter of a century as it
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Lenzing adopts bold sustainability targets
LENZING – Austrian speciality fibre maker, The Lenzing Group, has confirmed its position as a sustainable frontrunner in the wood-based
VF Corp to announce Science Based Targets
12th November 2019
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GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, will unveil its first-ever Science Based
Unsold clothing dilemma rife in Germany
12th November 2019
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BERLIN – A study of the German clothing market suggests 10 to 20 per cent of clothing items remain unsold despite the best efforts of
Adidas to cease production at Speed Factories
12th November 2019
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HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas has announced it will cease production at the two ‘Speedfactories’ it built in Germany and the US by April. The move comes
