News US apparel sales drop in 2017 WASHINGTON – US apparel sales fell by two per cent in 2017 to US$215bn, according to new research. While e-commerce Read More »
News High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with Read More »
News PETA slams Responsible Down group TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry Read More »
News Adidas dismisses NGO claims over unpaid workers AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers Read More »
News Uzbekistan finally ends child labour in cotton fields GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the Read More »
News Faster fashion hits supply chain CSR efforts PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that Read More »
News Amazon’s Prime service drives record apparel sales NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and Read More »
News Millions of tonnes of re-usable textiles landfilled AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to Read More »
Cost no longer king in apparel sourcing Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term Read More »
H&M, Amazon to trial Higg ‘sustainability’ product profiles 27th May 2021 No Comments SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon and H&M will publicly share data on a product’s alleged environmental impact as part of a new programme with the Sustainable Read More »
Brands in dark over destination of unsold goods 27th May 2021 No Comments TEXAS – Almost a quarter (23 per cent) of fashion brands and retailers surveyed did not know the destination of their unsold finished goods, according Read More »