News Zalando uses contentious AI tech to help shoppers BERLIN – Zalando, an European online platform for fashion and lifestyle, is to launch a first beta version of a fashion Read More »
News AFWA backs calls for Bangladesh wage hike DHAKA – The Bangladesh arm of the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) has backed demands by trade unions to increase Read More »
News Fast fashion purchasing practices ‘worsening’ in EU AMSTERDAM – Fast fast fashion purchasing practices are worsening in the EU, a new report claims. Researchers uncovered a trend Read More »
News Soundwaves used to tackle microplastics HONG KONG – Breakthrough technology developed by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) with the support Read More »
News Court rules against G-Star in supplier dispute AMSTERDAM – A Dutch court has ordered fashion brand G-Star to compensate a Vietnamese supplier for a breach of contract Read More »
News WRAP shelves its Love Your Clothes campaign LONDON – The UK’s Waste & Resources Action Programme – WRAP – has shelved its Love Your Clothes campaign after Read More »
News Will independent fashion brands soon disappear? NORTH CAROLINA – Recently, I saw the news that American-made outdoor apparel brand Kitsbow was closing down. Kitsbow was an Read More »
News Fashion resale market forecast to double by 2027 NEW YORK – A new report claims the global second-hand apparel market will nearly double by 2027, hitting US$350bn. The Read More »
News Are Better Cotton’s climate targets realistic? LONDON – Better Cotton recently announced it has launched four new impact targets covering soil health, women’s empowerment, pesticides and Read More »
Should garment factory audits be publicly disclosed? 17th October 2018 No Comments AMSTERDAM – There are fresh calls for the results of garment factory audits to be publicly disclosed. Talking to Apparel Insider at a time when Read More »