News VF Corp chief in anti-racism rallying cry GREENSBORO – Steve Rendle, the chairman, president & CEO of US apparel group, VF Corp, has written to all his Read More »
News C&A delaying payment for orders until 2021 DÜSSELDORF – Many suppliers to European clothing retailer, C&A, will not receive payment for orders they have already completed for Read More »
News 35 brands surveyed on purchasing practices AMSTERDAM – New research has been carried out on 35 global apparel brands to assess what they are doing to Read More »
News US$60bn drop forecast for China’s apparel sector HONG KONG – The Chinese apparel market could see a US$60bn contraction in 2020, with sales forecast to fall by Read More »
News BCI Council member placed on US Entity List WASHINGTON – A business which sits on the council of the Better Cotton Initiative has been placed on the ‘Entity Read More »
News UK leaders slammed over high street confusion LONDON – A leading sports apparel retailer had slammed the UK government for its muddled thinking over when high street Read More »
News PETA targets Prada over animal skin use LONDON – PETA has written to Prada ahead of its annual meeting, held virtually this week, urging the company to stop Read More »
News EWM and BGMEA in bitter public row LONDON – A bitter public row has broken out between billionaire Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill group and Bangladesh Garment Read More »
News Fashion bodies want industry to slow down LONDON – The Council of Fashion Designers of America and British Fashion Council have called for the fashion industry to Read More »
Fashion brands called out for stalling on a new Accord 4th August 2021 No Comments AMSTERDAM – Clean Clothes Campaign has publicly called out fashion brands including H&M, Primark, Inditex, Bestseller and C&A for failing to back the renewal of Read More »
Wood-based fibres degrade within 60 days – study 4th August 2021 No Comments LONDON – A new study found that wood-based cellulosic fibres fell apart within 30 days and fully degraded within 60 days in seawater. In contrast, Read More »