TEXAS – US denim brands Wrangler and Lee have put their financial weight behind a new foam dyeing process which claims …
Europe’s sweatshops uncovered in report on garment production
AMSTERDAM – Bringing garment manufacture closer to home is not necessarily the solution to reducing poor working conditions for employees …
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China expands footprint in Ethiopian textile sector
ADDIS ABABA – One of China’s largest textile manufacturers, Wuxi Cotton Mill, has become the latest inward investor to head …
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VF Corp buys natural fibre specialist Icebreaker
GREENSBORO – US-based apparel and lifestyle retail brand VF Corporation has purchased New Zealand-based Icebreaker as it looks to increase …
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Fair play?
Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When …
A cry for help?
ISTANBUL — Customers shopping at Zara, the fast fashion retailer owned by the world’s largest apparel company, Inditex, recently found …
Further growth for Cambodia garment exports
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s heavily export-orientated garment industry continues to show signs of upturn despite ongoing challenges around social compliance …
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Amazon threat looms large for retailers
Amazon’s continued encroachment into the apparel retail space will step up a gear in 2018, with traditional department stores facing …