News US apparel businesses report CEO-worker pay ratios NEW YORK – US-based publicly held corporations are beginning to report typical pay gaps between their CEOs and typical workers Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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 Read More »
News 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, Read More »
News 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 Read More »
Weekday develops closed loop garment 26th November 2019 No Comments STOCKHOLM – H&M Group company, Weekday, has become the first fashion brand to create a garment with the new fabric of Infinited Fiber Company (IFC), Read More »
Oxfam Australia ranks brands on living wages 26th November 2019 No Comments MELBOURNE – A new report by Oxfam Australian has called out leading apparel brands for failing to make credible commitments on living wages. In its Read More »
Tazreen Fashions fire families want justice 26th November 2019 No Comments DHAKA – Campaigners in Bangladesh have called for the death penalty for those found responsible for the deadly fire incident which occurred at Tazreen Fashions Read More »