Inside Alpine Group’s people-centred supply chain strategy
Sitting with Just Style in the serene Home House Studio in central London, Woodford speaks with the measured focus of…
All articles by Isatou Ndure
Isatou Ndure
Isatou is a Senior Reporter covering the retail and apparel supply chain industry. She investigates complex industry challenges and how they impact brands, workers, and consumers. When she's not writing, she's interviewing industry experts, attending international events or exploring the latest developments shaping the sector.
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What Starmer stepping down means for fashion supply chains
We're on to the seventh prime minister in just over a decade in the UK as Keir Starmer’s announces his…
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Price rises, not demand, to drive apparel market growth for rest of 2026
According to GlobalData forecasts, the global apparel market is expected to grow 3.4% in 2026, supported largely by higher prices…
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Hot weather helps drive UK clothing sales higher in May
The latest retail sales data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that sales volumes grew in textiles, clothing…
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Cascale: Why environmental performance is now a supply chain risk issue
For years, environmental performance has largely been framed as a sustainability challenge. Brands set targets, suppliers completed assessments, and progress…
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Are apparel shoppers really trading down or just redefining value?
Apparel purchasing behaviour remained broadly stable in Q1 2026, with close to six in ten consumers continuing to shop with…
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Week in Review: You can audit a factory. Can you control it?
Fashion has spent years building systems designed to make supply chains more transparent. There are audits, certifications, supplier codes of…
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Tanzania, Brazil launch joint push against child labour in cotton sector
The two countries recently hosted a three-day conference, according to local news site the Tanzania Insight, which brought together government…
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ASICS to spin off Onitsuka Tiger into standalone business from 2027
The company said its board had approved a simplified absorption-type company split that will see the Onitsuka Tiger business transferred…
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Why footwear remains fashion’s toughest recycling challenge
The global footwear industry produces around 23.8bn pairs of shoes each year, yet approximately 90% of discarded footwear ends up…