UK stores see sluggish growth in post-Christmas week
UK retail stores witnessed a 24.5% drop in footfall during the days immediately after Christmas...
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Bangladesh committee formed for fair pricing
A joint committee to benchmark minimum prices and manufacturing costs of readymade garments (RMG) in...
M&S introduces rewards for recycled clothes ‘Shwopping’ scheme
Apparel retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is giving shoppers rewards for taking part in its...
Frasers Group makes a play for Footasylum?
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has reportedly tabled an offer for Footasylum, the sportswear retailer that...
LT Apparel Group expands US production
Childrenswear maker LT Apparel Group is expanding operations in North Carolina, US with an investment...
Myanmar political disruption pushes apparel orders to Cambodia
Cambodia and Myanmar apparel industry leaders have confirmed a shift in manufacturing orders from Myanmar to Cambodia, caused by the economic and political disruption within Myanmar, since the 1 February 2021 coup.
US President signs bill banning all products from Xinjiang
On Thursday (23 December). US President Joe Biden signed a bill that bans the import of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China, following claims of forced labour in the region.
Mango publishes inaugural tier 2 supply chain factory list
Spanish retailer Mango has announced that it has published an update to its tier 1 supply chain factory list and shared its tier 2 supply chain factory list for the first time and plans to...
Teijin Limited names Akimoto Uchikawa CEO
Akimoto Uchikawa will take up the role in April after being elected to the position by the company's board of directors.
H&M Foundation highlights planet-positive solutions
The latest collaboration from the non-profit H&M Foundation aims to raise awareness of the impact sustainable fashion innovation can achieve if given the opportunity to scale.
Five sustainable themes to help fashion companies thrive
The fashion industry looks somewhat different as we enter 2022 with an increasing focus on cutting out unsustainable business practices such as mass production of clothing.
