News US$60bn drop forecast for China’s apparel sector HONG KONG – The Chinese apparel market could see a US$60bn contraction in 2020, with sales forecast to fall by Read More »
News BCI Council member placed on US Entity List WASHINGTON – A business which sits on the council of the Better Cotton Initiative has been placed on the ‘Entity Read More »
News UK leaders slammed over high street confusion LONDON – A leading sports apparel retailer had slammed the UK government for its muddled thinking over when high street Read More »
News PETA targets Prada over animal skin use LONDON – PETA has written to Prada ahead of its annual meeting, held virtually this week, urging the company to stop Read More »
News EWM and BGMEA in bitter public row LONDON – A bitter public row has broken out between billionaire Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill group and Bangladesh Garment Read More »
News Fashion bodies want industry to slow down LONDON – The Council of Fashion Designers of America and British Fashion Council have called for the fashion industry to Read More »
News Bangladesh threatens to blacklist non-payers DHAKA – Peacocks, Jaeger and other brands of British billionaire businessman Philip Day will be blacklisted from Bangladesh unless they Read More »
News Bestseller owner enters Sunday Times rich list COPENHAGEN – The owner of Danish fashion retailer Bestseller, which is refusing to pay supplier bills and has been demanding Read More »
News Boohoo boss to launch Covid-19 test LONDON – The billionaire co-founder of online fashion business, Boohoo, has struck a deal with Cambridge tech business Avacta to Read More »
Patagonia hides anti-Trump tags in clothing 17th September 2020 No Comments CALIFORNIA – US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia admitted to hiding the phrase ‘Vote the a**holes out’ on a tag inside its latest line of shorts. The Read More »
Study estimates historic amount of synthetic microfibres 17th September 2020 No Comments CALIFORNIA – Researchers from the US have calculated that the total amount of synthetic microfibres which have entered the wider environment as we wash our Read More »