Apparel Insider

STOCKHOLM – Top prize for managing to miss the point in spectacular fashion goes to all those who went to…
Read the full story… Monkey business

It’s carnage on the high street right now. There has been a sense for some considerable time that something has…
Read the full story… The demise of the department store

Scientists in Sweden are claiming a notable breakthrough in terms of closing the loop in textiles having successfully recycled worn…
Read the full story… Scientists claim recycling breakthrough with cotton-polyester blends

Global fashion giant H&M group recently announced it has partnered with Swedish company re:newcell, whose smart technology recycles used cotton,…
Read the full story… Closing the apparel loop: myth versus reality

ARTEIXO – Sales jumped by ten per cent at the world’s largest fashion retailer, Inditex, in the first nine months…
Read the full story… Net sales surge as innovation pays for Inditex

STOCKHOLM – H&M has taken a significant step towards increasing its share of the burgeoning Chinese apparel market by expanding…
Read the full story… H&M expands Alibaba collaboration amid sluggish sales

WASHINGTON – US polyester manufacturers have applauded a decision by the US Department of Commerce to apply tariffs to fine…
Read the full story… US ruling protects domestic polyester sector

AMSTERDAM – A campaign led by Human Rights Watch, Clean Clothes Campaign, and International Labor Rights Forum is calling on…
Read the full story… Armani, Primark urged to disclose supplier lists

NEW YORK – Six leading apparel brands, Target, Esprit, New Balance, Puma, Gap Inc and Inditex, have shared their supplier…
Read the full story… New tool links brands to Chinese supplier factories