NEW YORK – Luxury US apparel retailer, the RealReal, has been forced to issue an apology to consignors and customers …
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Gap to save 3 billion litres of water by end of 2020
AHMEDABAD – US apparel retailer Gap and global textile manufacturer Arvind have unveiled a new water treatment facility that will eliminate the …
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Profits stumble again at Lenzing
LENZING – Profits for Austrian wood-based fibre business, Lenzing, slid by 15.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2019. …
US brands oppose Paris Accord withdrawal
WASHINGTON – Members of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), including The North Face, Columbia Sportswear and Patagonia have expressed dismay …
ISKO tackles cotton waste with new collection
BURSA – The world’s largest denim mill, ISKO, has launched a new collection of fabrics containing a combination of recycled …
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Ralph Lauren digital tags to combat fakes
NEW YORK – Luxury US apparel brand, Ralph Lauren, has announced new ‘digital product identities’ for millions of its products …
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Japanese brands still marketing ‘Xinjiang cotton’ apparel
XINJIANG – Research by ABC News has found Japanese clothing brands Muji and Uniqlo are continuing to market clothing made …
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Ignoring manure means organic cotton impact understated
LONDON – The exclusion of manure’s upstream impact from cotton studies means the environmental impact of organic cotton, in terms …
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Gap and HKRITA partner on recycling research
HONG KONG – US retailer Gap has partnered with the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) on …
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