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
Cellulose ‘powder’ boosts cotton yields in pilot
8th December 2020
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STOCKHOLM – Cellulosic powder generated during the separation of polyester-cotton blends by Hong Kong researchers has been found to increase cotton yields by 20 per
How can we fix a broken industry?
8th December 2020
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GENEVA – Last week we reported on research by the Worker Rights Consortium which showed that cancelled orders have left garment workers facing chronic food
