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Woes continue for J Crew Group
NEW YORK – US apparel retailer J Crew Group has announced a sobering set of financial results for the third
VF Corp backs foam dyeing technology
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
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
Fair play?
Aggressive tax avoidance schemes might make financial sense but for a growing number of consumers, they’re simply not cricket. When
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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
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
Patagonia gets political, backs Democrat candidates
24th October 2018
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CALIFORNIA — US outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has announced it is endorsing Democrat Senate candidates Jon Tester of Montana and Jacky Rosen of Nevada in
Apparel sector giants pledge to tackle forced labour
24th October 2018
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NEW YORK – More than 100 global apparel and footwear companies have pledged to tackle forced labour risks for migrant workers in supply chains. Signatories,
Patagonia raises bar on sustainable wool sourcing
27th June 2018
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CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand, Patagonia, has announced that all its key wool partners will now have to meet its own stringent internal standards for
Patagonia backs new organic standard
9th March 2018
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CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand Patagonia is backing a new agriculture standard aimed ensuring soil health and ecological land management, pasture-based animal welfare, and fairness
Patagonia platform aims to bolster eco-activism
7th February 2018
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CALIFORNIA – In an unprecedented move for the global apparel industry, US outdoor brand Patagonia is to launch a new digital platform connecting the general
