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Woes continue for J Crew Group
NEW YORK – US apparel retailer J Crew Group has announced a sobering set of financial results for the third
VF Corp backs foam dyeing technology
TEXAS – US denim brands Wrangler and Lee have put their financial weight behind a new foam dyeing process which claims
Europe’s sweatshops uncovered in report on garment production
AMSTERDAM – Bringing garment manufacture closer to home is not necessarily the solution to reducing poor working conditions for employees
China expands footprint in Ethiopian textile sector
ADDIS ABABA – One of China’s largest textile manufacturers, Wuxi Cotton Mill, has become the latest inward investor to head
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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
Fair play?
Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When
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A cry for help?
ISTANBUL — Customers shopping at Zara, the fast fashion retailer owned by the world’s largest apparel company, Inditex, recently found
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
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
If Brazil is better, what’s worse?
16th November 2020
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LONDON – The Better Cotton Initiative’s number one source of cotton, Brazil, has characteristics that make it neither “more sustainable,” “better,” nor “preferred,” claims an upcoming report
Brands under-fire in CCC week of action
16th November 2020
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AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has launched a global week of action in which it is challenging H&M, Primark, and Nike to ensure full payment
Burberry backing for Afghan cashmere
16th November 2020
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LONDON – The Burberry Foundation, in partnership with Oxfam and the PUR Project, has announced a five-year programme which, it says, aims to build resilience within the
