
M&S profits halved after major cyber attack
LONDON – Marks & Spencer said first-half profits more than halved after a major cyber attack crippled its online business

LONDON – Marks & Spencer said first-half profits more than halved after a major cyber attack crippled its online business

PARIS – France has opened an investigation into Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish after the consumer watchdog found sex dolls

SYDNEY – Australia’s wool benchmark has posted its sharpest monthly rise in three decades, with the Eastern Market Indicator climbing

SHANGHAI – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics opens the spring sourcing season in China in March 2026, focusing on sustainability, performance

STOCKHOLM – H&M Group has signed a multi-year deal with Recover to use the supplier’s mechanically recycled cotton into its

LOS ANGELES – REI Co-op, the US’s largest co-op, has signed a three-year offtake agreement with Ambercycle for its cycora
HELSINKI – Prenatal exposure to PFAS, waterproofing chemicals used in outdoor apparel, was associated with differences in the brains of

SALTAIRE – Europe has its first Responsible Wool Standard supply after H Dawson’s Woolkeepers programme became the inaugural RWS farm

NORTH CAROLINA – Registration is now open for the Textiles Recycling Expo USA, the first dedicated exhibition for textile recycling

NEW YORK – Near-shoring of apparel production is forecast to soar as automation and rising labour costs in Asia mean the economics of producing closer

AMSTERDAM – A group of global institutional investors with combined assets of more than €725bn have called for fairer wages in textile supply chains. The

TOKYO – One of the world’s leading fast fashion brands is to introduce automation in its warehouses which will help it slash staffing levels by

ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank is to launch a project to support Ethiopia in the greening of its rapidly growing textile industry. Apparel Insider

DHAKA – Labour rights groups in Bangladesh are calling for better financial protection for workers in the wake of industrial accidents. The groups point out

CALIFORNIA – 42 institutional investors have now signed a statement urging global home goods and apparel brands and retailers to take action to address exposure

BERLIN – Hudson’s Bay Company and Signa Holding have entered into an agreement to merge Germany’s Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt in a move which will

SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi Strauss has joined the debate on gun violence in the US. In a significant move, the company’s CEO

STOCKHOLM – H&M Foundation has put one million Euros up for grabs as part of its fourth annual innovation challenge. The non-profit is keen to
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