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 »
Fair play? Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When Read More »
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 »
Better Cotton “unlikely” to hit its 2020 targets 29th June 2020 No Comments LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative says it is “unlikely” to meet its target of having 10 per cent of global cotton production being sourced Read More »
New US consultancy wants end to ALL animal-derived fibres 29th June 2020 No Comments SAN FRANCISCO – A new US-based consultancy wants to see an end to the use of all animal-based materials in the fashion industry – and Read More »