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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
Esquel files US lawsuit over inclusion on Entity List
6th July 2021
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WASHINGTON – Esquel Group, the Hong Kong-based textile and apparel manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Commerce over its inclusion on the
Sateri extends funding in Infinited Fibre Company
6th July 2021
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SINGAPORE – Sateri, the world’s largest viscose producer and a member of the RGE group of companies, has expanded its collaboration with textile recycling group Infinited
Study probes options for scaling fashion from food waste
6th July 2021
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AMSTERDAM – A major new study claims there are enough usable agricultural residue streams from farming in South and Southeast Asia for the production of natural fibre textiles
UK government accused of fast fashion failings
6th July 2021
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LONDON – The UK government has been accused of dragging its heels in tackling the the environmental damage and human rights issues associated with the fast
Sri Lanka apparel sector in vaccination drive
6th July 2021
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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) says almost a third of its apparel industry workforce has now been vaccinated against Covid-19 after
