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Rethinking durability in EU textile strategy
New research challenges the EU’s durability-focused textile policy, and suggests tougher clothes won’t cut consumption without curbing overproduction and marketing-driven
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Dutch textile recycler i-did hits financial buffers
THE HAGUE – Netherlands-based textile recycling enterprise, i-did, has requested a deferral of payment after the Dutch tax authorities refused
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Zalando debuts recycled Circ lyocell range
BERLIN – Fashion retailer Zalando has launched its first garments made with Circ Lyocell, a material derived partly from recycled
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Brands urged to back regenerative claims with proof
TEXAS – Textile Exchange has published a guide to help fashion companies make credible, evidence-based claims around regenerative agriculture. Titled
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New hub offers guidance on microplastic pollution
NORTH CAROLINA – A new digital resource hub will educate people on the environmental impact of microplastic pollution linked to
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H&M posts modest Q2 growth amid currency and cost pressures
STOCKHOLM – H&M reported a modest rise in sales for the second quarter of 2025, as the fashion giant faced
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OECD recognition for GOTS Standard
STUTTGART – The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been assessed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Report slams “false solutions” in fashion supply chains
LONDON – New analysis by the NewClimate Institute found the climate strategies of leading fashion companies lack credibility and fail
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Texaid files for insolvency as textile recycling crisis deepens
ZURICH – One of Germany’s largest textile recycling firms has filed for insolvency, the latest casualty in a waste textiles
The demise of the department store
22nd January 2018
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It’s carnage on the high street right now. There has been a sense for some considerable time that something has to give. Here in the
Closing the apparel loop: myth versus reality
22nd January 2018
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Global fashion giant H&M group recently announced it has partnered with Swedish company re:newcell, whose smart technology recycles used cotton, viscose and other cellulosic fibres
Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex
12th January 2018
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ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months of 2017, to €17.96bn. The
H&M expands Alibaba collaboration amid sluggish sales
12th January 2018
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STOCKHOLM – H&M has taken a significant step towards increasing its share of the burgeoning Chinese apparel market by expanding its collaboration with Alibaba. H&M
US ruling protects domestic polyester sector
12th January 2018
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WASHINGTON – US polyester manufacturers have applauded a decision by the US Department of Commerce to apply tariffs to fine denier polyester staple fibre (fine
Under Armour continues executive shake-up
8th January 2018
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BALTIMORE – US sports brand Under Armour has hired a new finance chief and digital product head as part of a continued restructuring effort to
Luxury brands buoyed by EU online retailer ruling
8th January 2018
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BRUSSELS – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that luxury brands can prevent third party retailers selling their products on platforms such as Amazon
Lululemon builds momentum for holiday season
5th January 2018
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VANCOUVER – Canadian sports and leisurewear business, Lululemon, has reported better than expected third quarter results with net revenues up 14 per cent on a
G-III sales top US$1bn for Q3
5th January 2018
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NEW YORK – G-III Apparel Group, as US-based manufacturer and distributor of apparel under licensed brands, owned brands and private labels, has announced impressive third
