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
Vestiaire turns resale into carbon credits in fashion first
3rd October 2025
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LONDON – Vestiaire Collective will monetise avoided emissions from second-hand purchases as tradable carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market. The move is a first
Major brands collaborate to push hemp denim
3rd October 2025
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AMSTERDAM – In an industry first, major fashion players have joined forces to push hemp from the margins of novelty blends into mainstream denim. Bestseller,
