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
Nitin Passi resumes role as Missguided CEO
15th June 2022
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MANCHESTER – Frasers Group has hired Missguided founder Nitin Passi as its CEO just two weeks after it bought the online fashion retailer out of
Better Cotton volumes down, membership up
15th June 2022
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ZURICH – Total volumes of Better Cotton fell to 4,691MT for the 2020-21 season, the lowest level of output since 2016-17. However, membership continues to
HeiQ and Patagonia partner on odour-control solution
15th June 2022
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ZURICH – Swiss textile technology business HeiQ has announced a partnership with US outdoor apparel brand Patagonia. The pair have launched a new mint oil-based
