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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
Workers at Target supplier win US$6m in back pay
16th June 2026
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WASHINGTON – More than 750 garment workers in Guatemala have received US$6m after labour rights groups uncovered wage theft at a Target supplier factory. The
IAF calls time on cheap sourcing model
16th June 2026
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LONDON – Fashion brands should stop chasing the lowest prices and tackle far bigger losses from overproduction, excess inventory and markdowns. This is the call
Bangladesh opens door to Shein-style selling
16th June 2026
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DHAKA – Bangladesh Bank has opened a formal route for exporters to sell directly to overseas consumers via online marketplaces. The move marks a significant
