
High street woes continue with JC Penney job losses
TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with

TEXAS – US retailer JC Penney has announced it is to close its Milwaukee distribution and customer care centre with

TEXAS – An apparel industry working group set up to ensure down is produced responsibly lacks transparency and puts industry

AMSTERDAM – German sportswear brand, Adidas, has dismissed claims it should use its leverage to pressure one of its suppliers

GENEVA – Child labour is no longer being used in Uzbekistan’s cotton fields, claims a new report, potentially reopening the

PARIS – A survey of textile and apparel suppliers found more than half have accepted brand and retailer orders that

NEW YORK – Apparel shoppers are switching to Amazon in their droves according to new research, with the convenience and

AMSTERDAM – Almost 90 per cent of waste textile items collected in a recent EU backed study were found to
Apparel businesses are mistaken if they think that shifting to low cost sourcing countries is the key to long term

DHAKA – Researchers from Bangladesh have successfully dyed cotton fabric using seawater. The scientists dyed two batches of cotton fabric,

KANPUR – A new technical centre will aim to revive the leather industry of Kanpur, India by driving best practice in production and improving adherence

WASHINGTON – US-based NGO, the Model Alliance, has written an open letter to John Mehas, CEO of Victoria’s Secret, calling for greater respect and protection

WUHAN – Leading global apparel brands are taking a significant hit in January due to store closures in China as a result of the Coronavirus

PHNOM PENH – Human Rights Watch has urged the European Commission to remove trade benefits from Cambodia, claiming there is “no point insisting on human

SPONSORED CONTENT – As sustainably-made products have become more of a consumer expectation than just an industry trend, brands are relying on strong collaborations with

WASHINGTON – A new study has highlighted the shocking extent of sexual harassment experienced by female workers in Brazil’s textile and shoe factories. The vast

GREENSBORO – US apparel retail group, VF Corporation, which owns brands such as Timberland, The North Face and Vans, will unveil its first-ever Science Based

SINGAPORE – Textile dyes and auxiliaries business, Huntsman Textile Effects has launched a new dyeing auxiliary which, it is claimed, provides the shortest possible processing

BERLIN – A legal challenge is being launched against EU measures which, it is claimed, incentivise trade in forced labour textiles. The Uzbek-German Forum for
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