News 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 Read More »
News PETA slams Responsible Down group TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
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 Read More »
News Seawater used to successfully dye cotton fabrics DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric, Read More »
VF Corp to announce Science Based Targets 12th November 2019 No Comments 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 Read More »
Unsold clothing dilemma rife in Germany 12th November 2019 No Comments BERLIN – A study of the German clothing market suggests 10 to 20 per cent of clothing items remain unsold despite the best efforts of Read More »
Adidas to cease production at Speed Factories 12th November 2019 No Comments HERZOGENAURACH – Adidas has announced it will cease production at the two ‘Speedfactories’ it built in Germany and the US by April. The move comes Read More »