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Published by Aroq Ltd.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:43:04 GMTWed, 19 Jun 2013 21:43:04 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Group has launched version two of its Joint Roadmap, aimed at attaining a "new standard of environmental performance for the global apparel and footwear industry".http://www.just-style.com/news/zero-discharge-group-updates-environmental-roadmap_id118150.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsFri, 14 Jun 2013 11:58:00 GMTA total of 44 companies have now signed the new Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in April, which killed more than 1,100 people.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/who-has-signed-the-bangladesh-safety-accord-update_id117856.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsTue, 11 Jun 2013 17:03:00 GMTFast Retailing, the owner of Japanese casual clothing brand Uniqlo, is continuing to review the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.http://www.just-style.com/news/fast-retailing-continues-to-review-safety-accord_id117996.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsThu, 30 May 2013 10:43:00 GMTStruggling fashion business Esprit Holdings has issued a profit warning on the back of one-off charges likely to cost the company up to HK$2.75bn (US$354m).http://www.just-style.com/news/esprit-in-profit-warning-after-q3-sales-dip_id117781.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsWed, 08 May 2013 13:52:00 GMTHong Kong listed Luen Thai Holdings, one of the world's leading apparel manufacturing and supply chain services providers, has completed its US$55m acquisition of Singapore-based Ocean Sky Group.http://www.just-style.com/news/luen-thai-completes-55m-ocean-sky-buy_id117700.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:00 GMTApparel sales in the Asia Pacific region are continuing on a golden growth trajectory despite a slowdown in China. Domestic brands are continuing to hold their own, and foreign brands intent on making further inroads are increasingly focusing on lower-tier cities for growth.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/apparel-sales-in-asia-pacific_id117368.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsWed, 27 Mar 2013 11:31:00 GMTHong Kong-based fashion retailer Esprit has added three more former Inditex executives to its team to lead the company's new corporate strategy as well as develop and implement some of its major projects.http://www.just-style.com/news/ex-inditex-execs-to-lead-esprits-new-strategy_id117333.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsThu, 21 Mar 2013 09:03:00 GMTEuropean activists have been detained by Cambodian police after taking part in a protest outside the E Garment clothing factory near Phnom Penh.http://www.just-style.com/news/european-activists-detained-at-garment-protest_id117223.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsMon, 11 Mar 2013 12:21:00 GMTLeading fashion brands and retailers have joined forces to issue an update on their joint "roadmap" aimed at securing zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in their supply chains by 2020. But the revised plans have already come under fire.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/question-marks-over-new-zero-discharge-roadmap_id117199.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsThu, 07 Mar 2013 14:28:00 GMTEsprit's plans to rejuvenate its brand have been described as a "total calamitous failure" by one analyst after the fashion retailer's turnaround efforts yet again failed to gain traction.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/will-esprit-fail-in-its-turnaround-efforts_id117120.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsThu, 28 Feb 2013 12:45:00 GMTTroubled Hong Kong-based fashion retailer Esprit has swung to a first half loss after reductions in operating costs failed to offset lower sales.http://www.just-style.com/news/esprit-swings-to-h1-net-loss-of-us599m_id117099.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsWed, 27 Feb 2013 11:44:00 GMTDanish clothing firm IC Companys has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), which works to reduce the environmental and social impacts of global apparel and footwear production.http://www.just-style.com/news/ic-companys-joins-sustainable-apparel-coalition_id117048.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsThu, 21 Feb 2013 14:58:00 GMTIndian conglomerate Aditya Birla Nuvo today (14 February) said it has seen its third-quarter profit and revenues increase, boosted by gains in its apparel business.http://www.just-style.com/news/apparel-lifts-aditya-birla-nuvo-q3-profit_id116977.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsThu, 14 Feb 2013 13:03:00 GMTWomen's wear retailer Cache has appointed Jay Margolis as its chairman and chief executive officer, replacing Thomas Reinckens who has stepped down.http://www.just-style.com/news/cache-names-margolis-ceo-as-reinckens-resigns_id116895.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsWed, 06 Feb 2013 13:03:00 GMTTwo campaigns carried out over the past two years by two groups of activists have achieved very different results. Whereas Greenpeace has successfully corralled major brands and retailers into its Detox programme, the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement (BFBSA) campaign has struggled to make a mark. Mike Flanagan looks at what the Bangladesh factory fire row tells us about the future of compliance.http://www.just-style.com/analysis/compliance-campaigns-set-to-take-a-new-direction_id116851.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsFri, 01 Feb 2013 14:50:00 GMTSourcing is influenced by a lot more than wages and fabric prices. Infrastructure, social tension, energy costs, currency rates, power availability and a buyer's ability to control the uncontrollable all make sourcing as unpredictable as ever in 2013, says Mike Flanagan.http://www.just-style.com/comment/hows-sourcing-going-to-be-in-2013_id116566.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsMon, 14 Jan 2013 16:17:00 GMTVida Shoes International, a licensee of fashion footwear brands including Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Esprit and Osh Kosh, has acquired the Andre Assous company.http://www.just-style.com/news/vida-shoes-acquires-andre-assous-footwear_id116592.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsWed, 09 Jan 2013 12:07:00 GMTSingapore-based apparel company Ocean Sky is set to be acquired by Luen Thai Holdings for US$55m. http://www.just-style.com/news/luen-thai-to-buy-ocean-sky-apparel-ops-for-55m_id116570.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsTue, 08 Jan 2013 11:12:00 GMTHong Kong-based clothing brand Esprit has issued a first-half profit warning as the company continues with efforts to restructure its business.http://www.just-style.com/news/esprit-in-first-half-profit-warning_id116480.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsWed, 19 Dec 2012 11:13:00 GMTEnvironmental campaign group Greenpeace has launched a campaign calling on denim giant Levi Strauss & Co to commit to eliminating certain chemical substances from its garments and manufacturing processes.http://www.just-style.com/news/greenpeace-urges-levi-strauss-to-detox-supply-chain_id116393.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=esprit-holdingsTue, 11 Dec 2012 15:25:00 GMT