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Outlook bright as Gap hails product progress
21 May 2012
One of the bright spots - quite literally - in the first three months of Gap Inc's new financial year has been the success of its spring collection, which helped lift sales by 6% and prompted CEO Glenn Murphy to say the firm now has a "small win" to celebrate.
SWEDEN: H&M April sales in biggest fall since August 2009
15 May 2012
Swedish fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz has today (15 May) reported a drop in April sales, blaming "unfavourable" weather for dampening demand for its spring fashions.
SOUTH EAST ASIA: Migrant workers face factory exploitation
14 May 2012
Migrant garment workers in factories in Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia making clothes for western fashion brands are facing state oppression and exploitation by their employers, according to claims in a new report released today (14 May).
US: Avery Dennison joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
10 May 2012
The group working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear production around the world has added labelling and RFID supplier Avery Dennison as its first "solution provider" member.
SWEDEN: Anna Dello Russo joins forces with H&M
3 May 2012
Swedish fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz has today (3 May) teamed up with Vogue Japan's fashion director Anna Dello Russo, to launch an affordable accessories collection.
US: Gap taps H&M's Larsson to lead Old Navy business
1 May 2012
Speciality clothing retailer Gap Inc has named H&M executive Stefan Larsson as the new global brand president of its Old Navy unit, tasked with growing its domestic and international business and replacing Tom Wyatt who resigned in February.
SWEDEN: H&M brands all eco-friendly efforts as Conscious
23 April 2012
Fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz is to brand all of its eco-friendly or green projects under the 'Conscious' banner to reflect its growing focus on sustainability and fashion using greener materials such as organic cotton and hemp and recycled polyester.
SWEDEN: H&M to open first Cos store in Austria
18 April 2012
H&M Hennes & Mauritz has today (18 April) announced plans to open its first Cos store in Austria.
The Flanarant: A reality check about "uncompetitive China"
16 April 2012
Towards the end of 2011, apparel imports into the US and EU suddenly collapsed. But this had less to do with falling consumer demand and more to do with Asian producers raising their prices, says Mike Flanagan. But many manufacturers still mistakenly believe there is some substantial alternative to Europe and North America as a source of orders.
SWEDEN: Warm weather helps H&M March sales jump 26%
16 April 2012
Swedish fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz today (16 April) reported that its March sales shot up by 26%.
Top stories on just-style this week...
13 April 2012
Top stories on just-style last week included the numbers of retailers collapsing into administration increased by 15%, JCPenney cutting 600 jobs at its headquarters and 48 apparel brands and retailers have been accused of purchasing clothing from suppliers who illegally discharge polluted water in China.
SWEDEN: H&M commits to sustainable cotton by 2020
12 April 2012
Fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz has reiterated its commitment to buying 100% of its cotton from more sustainable sources by 2020.
CHINA: Global brands hit by new claims of textile pollution
11 April 2012
Some 48 apparel brands and retailers including H&M, Nike, Wal-Mart, Levi's, Adidas, Gap and Marks & Spencer have been accused of purchasing clothing from suppliers who illegally discharge polluted water in China.
Top stories on just-style last week...
10 April 2012
Top stories on just-style last week included H&M unveiling the name of its new chain, Wal-Mart revealing details of its Women in Factories programme, and PVH being included among companies receiving top marks in a child labour risk report.
GAFTI gets tough on audit fatigue
4 April 2012
With increasing numbers of apparel and footwear brands, retailers and manufacturers weighed down by so-called "audit fatigue" - an estimated $2bn is spent by the industry each year on audits - it is no wonder that steps are being taken to work towards a common platform that will enable firms to share data and reduce the number of audits carried out across the supply chain.
SWEDEN: H&M plans to call new brand "& Other Stories"
3 April 2012
Fashion retailer H&M Hennes & Mauritz confirmed to just-style today (3 March) that the new chain it is planning to launch next year will be called "& Other Stories".
just-style management briefing: Closing the loop on recycled textiles
3 April 2012
With fast fashion and quick turnover key commercial ingredients of today's garment and apparel industry, excess textile production is prompting the sector to gravitate towards more recycling and re-use of materials, to conserve energy, increase sustainability and lower raw material costs.
Spotlight on...Brands deny claims of continued sandblasting
3 April 2012
Diesel has slammed a report in which it is accused of continuing to source its products from Bangladeshi suppliers that use sandblasting, despite the denim brand banning the practice.
GLOBAL: Brands receive top marks in child labour risk report
3 April 2012
PVH, Adidas, Gildan Activewear, Next, Gap and H&M have received top marks in a report ranking companies on how they manage and disclose risks of child labour use and children's rights violations in their operations and supply chains.
In the money: H&M coy around details of new brand
30 March 2012
While H&M Hennes & Mauritz confirmed plans to launch a new brand yesterday (29 March), it has remained cagey about what form that brand will take, and what its plans are for the chain.
Top stories on just-style this week...
30 March 2012
Top stories on just-style this week included the effects of economic santions on Turkey's apparel industry, H&M plans to launch a new brand following first-quarter profit and the latest news from this year's Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong.
SWEDEN: H&M profit up, but gross margin hit by higher costs
29 March 2012
H&M Hennes & Mauritz has recorded first-quarter profit growth, but admitted that gross margins were hit by higher costs and increased markdowns.
SWEDEN: H&M to enter luxury market - reports
27 March 2012
H&M Hennes & Mauritz is rumoured to be preparing to enter the luxury market, with the launch of a clothing brand.
Comment: Strategies for success (Part III) - the retailer's road to failure
23 March 2012
In the third of a series of articles looking at strategies to succeed in a period of industry decline, David Birnbaum looks at the reasons why so many fashion brands and retailers are doomed to fail.
EU: Domestic laundering releases toxic clothing chemicals
20 March 2012
Environmental pressure group Greenpeace is continuing its campaign against toxic chemicals in the apparel supply chain with the release of new research that suggests traces of hazardous substances in clothing from brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, G-Star and Calvin Klein are being released into public waterways when they are washed by consumers.
POLAND: H&M to enter market with Warsaw store
19 March 2012
H&M Hennes & Mauritz has announced plans to open its first Cos store in Poland.
Top stories on just-style this week...
16 March 2012
Top stories on just-style this week included news that a coalition of industry groups is calling for an to end violent unrest in Cambodia, the Indian government's plans to partially roll back its cotton export ban, and Marks & Spencer's launch of a tailoring line in collaboration with Richard James.
UK: Women's wear retailers urged to rethink sourcing strategies
15 March 2012
Rising costs and pressure on margins will force women's wear retailers to rethink their pricing and sourcing strategies this year, according to new research, with British manufacturing poised to make a comeback.
SWEDEN: H&M sales receive a leap year boost
15 March 2012
Sales at Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz rose for the third month in a row in February, largely due to the month's extra leap year day.
CAMBODIA: Apparel coalition calls for end to violent unrest
12 March 2012
Brands and retailers including Puma, H&M, Gap Inc, Columbia Sportswear, American Eagle Outfitters, The Jones Group, Warnaco Inc and Lululemon Athletica have joined a coalition of industry groups calling for an end to the violent unrest that continues to plague Cambodia's garment sector.
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