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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
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French Connection to sell Toast stake
LONDON – Shares of British fashion chain, French Connection, rose by 20 per cent – to their highest value since
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Shein exploits tax perks to undercut rivals
26th October 2021
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LONDON – A new report by investment bank Morgan Stanley claims Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein is exploiting numerous tax perks to drastically undercut rivals such
Ralph Lauren launches US$5m regenerative cotton grant
26th October 2021
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NEW YORK — The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation and the Soil Health Institute have announced a new US$5m grant to fund research into the production
China harvests first Xinjiang cotton under new standard
26th October 2021
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BEIJING – China has announced the first batch of cotton from Xinjiang harvested under its new ‘sustainable’ cotton standard. China officially launched its own rival
Performance Days returns to live events
26th October 2021
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MUNICH – Performance Days, one of the most popular textile and fashion exhibitions in the calendar, has announced a welcome return to live events. It’s
