News Egypt plans US$2bn textile park SADAT – Egypt’s Trade and Industry Minister, Tarek Qabil, has announced plans for the construction of the country’s largest ever Read More »
Into Africa Ethiopia is targeting US$30bn in textile exports by 2025, with apparel brands queuing up to test sourcing options from the Read More »
First organic cotton farmers certified in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA – 200 cotton farmers in Ethiopia have become the first ever in the country to receive organic certification. Read More »
News Monkey business STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to Read More »
The demise of the department store It’s carnage on the high street right now. There has been a sense for some considerable time that something has Read More »
Scientists claim recycling breakthrough with cotton-polyester blends Scientists in Sweden are claiming a notable breakthrough in terms of closing the loop in textiles having successfully recycled worn Read More »
Closing the apparel loop: myth versus reality Global fashion giant H&M group recently announced it has partnered with Swedish company re:newcell, whose smart technology recycles used cotton, Read More »
News Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months Read More »
News H&M expands Alibaba collaboration amid sluggish sales STOCKHOLM – H&M has taken a significant step towards increasing its share of the burgeoning Chinese apparel market by expanding Read More »
“Significant risks” remain in Uzbek cotton sector 4th April 2022 No Comments In this guest column written exclusively for Apparel Insider, Lynn Schweisfurth of the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights argues that while the end of systematic Read More »
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector 19th February 2021 No Comments Apparel brands are said to be eyeing Uzbekistan as a potential source of cotton, particularly with Xinjiang cotton now the subject of US sanctions. A Read More »