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 »
News Leading brands to ban Mohair after peta exposé NORFOLK – Several leading global apparel brands, including Zara, H&M, Gap and Topshop, have said they will stop selling mohair Read More »
News Supplier squeeze hampers CSR efforts in Bangladesh NEW YORK – Aggressive sourcing practices by apparel brands and retailers are squeezing suppliers in Bangladesh, hitting margins and leading Read More »
News GFA outlines sustainability priorities for fashion COPENHAGEN — The need to address the dominant, wasteful and eminently unsustainable fast fashion business model is a point which Read More »
News Nike tops list of most valuable apparel brands OREGON – Nike remains the most valuable apparel brand in the world according to new research which ranks the US Read More »
News JD Sports’ US$400m purchase of Finish Line investigated SAN DIEGO – The proposed sale of US-based exclusive sports shoe supplier, The Finish Line, to UK-sportswear retailer, JD sports, Read More »
News Next chief: 2017 toughest trading for 25 years LONDON – UK apparel retailer, Next, claimed 2017 was the toughest year for a quarter of a century as it Read More »
EU opens Product Environmental Footprint consultation 13th July 2021 No Comments BRUSSELS – The wool industry is encouraging natural fibres proponents to make their voices heard to ensure new EU regulations on textiles accurately and fairly Read More »
UK MPs call for incentives for fashion reshoring 13th July 2021 No Comments LONDON – MPs in the UK have called for tax incentives and other funding to support the reshoring of fashion production. The recommendations are made Read More »