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Levi Strauss replaces people with lasers
SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has announced a major ramping up of its use of lasers as
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UK brands linked to pollution scandal
LONDON – A damning new report claims UK retailers Tesco, Asda and Next are still sourcing viscose from Indonesian factories
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Landmark study measures fashion’s eco-footprint
BOSTON – The global apparel industry is responsible for 6.7 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions according to
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Job cuts on horizon at Missguided
MANCHESTER – It would seem that not even the new breed of rapidly growing apparel etailers are immune from the
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Uniqlo in dispute with NGOs over unpaid workers
AMSTERDAM – Japanese fast fashion brand, Uniqlo, is at loggerheads with a group of labour rights NGOs about its refusal
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Tree bark extract used as fabric water repellent
LONDON – Researchers have successfully used betulin, a tree bark extract, to improve the water repellency of cotton fabrics, offering
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Fast fashion linked to microfibre pollution
BRUSSELS – Wear better quality clothing garments and wash them less often is the key message of a new report
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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
PVH, Kering quiet on issues of board diversity
16th June 2020
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LONDON – US clothing holding company, PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, and French luxury group Kering have both been extremely vocal on the Black Lives
Study claims just 8% of ocean fibres are synthetic
16th June 2020
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LONDON – New research claims that only 8 per cent of ocean fibres are synthetic, while most – 80 per cent – are cellulosic, and
Travel restrictions could hit verified BCI cotton
16th June 2020
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LONDON – Travel restrictions put in place due to Covid-19 could impact the amount of cotton entering global supply chains from standards such as the
