News Investors head to Kenya for apparel expansion DUBAI – The continued investor interest in Africa as the Next Big Thing in apparel sourcing appears to be showing Read More »
News French Connection to sell Toast stake LONDON – Shares of British fashion chain, French Connection, rose by 20 per cent – to their highest value since Read More »
News Oeko-Tex launches GM cotton test ZURICH – Leading Swiss standards organisation, Oeko-Tex, has developed a new testing procedure to help companies in the global textile Read More »
News Next, M&S, Debenhams post gender pay gap LONDON – The gender pay gap at rapidly growing UK ultra fast fashion business, Missguided, is 46.3 per cent, while Read More »
News Consumers back natural fibres in sustainability survey NORTH CAROLINA – Cotton and wool are perceived by consumers as the most sustainable fibres according to a new environmental Read More »
News Bangladeshi PM advisor calls for Myanmar sanctions DHAKA – The Bangladeshi Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser has called for the re-imposition of sanctions against Myanmar in the Read More »
News US apparel businesses report CEO-worker pay ratios NEW YORK – US-based publicly held corporations are beginning to report typical pay gaps between their CEOs and typical workers Read More »
News Resale to capture a third of apparel market LONDON – The apparel resale market will hit US$20bn by 2022, according to new research, as a new generation of Read More »
News M&S signs 2018 Bangladesh Accord LONDON – UK retailer, Marks & Spencer, has finally signed the 2018 Bangladesh Accord amid growing public pressure. M&S follows Read More »
Study: garment suppliers hardest hit by Covid 28th January 2021 No Comments LONDON – New supplier data from Sedex has found the global garment sector – and particularly its supplier chain – have been hardest hit by Read More »
40% of green claims misleading, review finds 28th January 2021 No Comments LONDON – 40 per cent of green claims made by businesses could be misleading, a major review of randomly selected websites has found. Clothing was Read More »
US retailers want “forced labour free” certification 28th January 2021 No Comments WASHINGTON – US apparel and retail trade bodies are calling on the country’s lawmakers to adopt the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act on a Read More »