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Patagonia backs new organic standard
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Trump is trumped in a trade war
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New Look plans to cut 980 jobs
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US apparel groups press for Myanmar labour reform
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EU aims to bolster textile chemical safety
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Gap posts slight increase in net sales
18th November 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO – US fashion retailer Gap has posted its latest financial results. In a trading statement, the company said third quarter net sales of
On the front line at fashion’s final dumping ground
18th November 2022
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NAIROBI – The chaotic used clothing markets in the towns and villages in and around Kenyan capital Nairobi could not seem further removed from the
