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M&S unveils resale initiative with eBay
LONDON – Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched its first dedicated resale initiative in partnership with eBay. The company said
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Shein explores greener logistics with Lufthansa Cargo
BEIJING – Shein has signed a deal with Lufthansa Cargo to look at ways to cut the carbon footprint of
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Manchester Fashion Week returns after decade away
MANCHESTER – Manchester Fashion Week returns this September after ten years with a three-day programme focused on sustainable fashion and
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Study: half of fashion ecolabels ignore climate change
COPENHAGEN – A new study has found ecolabels in fashion are hampered by inconsistent standards, weak transparency, and limited impact
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Allbirds launches shoe using Circ’s recycled fibres
SAN FRANCISCO – US luxury brand Allbirds has launched a new footwear line using recycled fibres from textile-to-textile innovator Circ.
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Research suggests second-hand displaces new fashion
LONDON – More than three in five purchases on resale platform Depop replace new fashion purchases, claims research carried out
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Shanghai set for Intertextile Apparel Fabrics autumn fair
SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics will return from 2–4 September 2025, bringing together leading names from across the global
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Waterless breakthrough in poly-cotton recycling
SINGAPORE – A new study has unveiled a waterless chemical recycling method separates and recovers cotton from highly pigmented 50/50
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US$5.6bn to decarbonise India’s textile sector
NEW DELHI – India’s textile sector could slash its CO2 emissions to near zero by mid-century by switching to electric
Fashion bodies want industry to slow down
22nd May 2020
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LONDON – The Council of Fashion Designers of America and British Fashion Council have called for the fashion industry to slow down as part of
Bestseller owner enters Sunday Times rich list
21st May 2020
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COPENHAGEN – The owner of Danish fashion retailer Bestseller, which is refusing to pay supplier bills and has been demanding huge discounts for completed orders,
The face of a broken industry?
19th May 2020
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LONDON – A denim manufacturer from Bangladesh has taken to social media to express his despair at being unable to pay his 2,000 staff bonuses
ETI dithers over poor conduct of members
14th May 2020
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LONDON – The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has hidden behind “internal processes” in response to calls for it to expel members over their refusal to
Zalando set to buck market in 2020
8th May 2020
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BERLIN – German online fashion retailer Zalando said it expects to buck broader market trends and achieve double-digit growth in 2020. The business said it
“Nowhere to go” for used clothing as markets dry up
6th May 2020
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LONDON – Mountains of used clothing is heading to landfill and incineration as global second-hand clothing markets grind to a halt. As fears about Covid-19
Levi’s exec bemoans anti-Chinese sentiment
5th May 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO – A Chinese-American board member of US denim brand Levi’s has hit out at anti-Asian sentiment which, she claims, has spread almost as
Next warns of potential 40% drop in sales
29th April 2020
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LONDON – UK fashion retailer Next has warned that full-price sales in-store and online could drop by up to 40 per cent on an annual
Calls for EU laws to end poor purchasing practices
23rd April 2020
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AMSTERDAM – New EU-wide laws are needed to end the culture of unfair purchasing practices by apparel brands, which at present allows them to cancel
