The most-read stories on just-style this week include questions over the safety of Bangladesh’s textile and garment industry after a fire in a fabric mill killed at least nine workers, and the US$195m sale of Juicy Couture to Authentic Brands Group.
BANGLADESH: Factory blaze kills workers at fabric facility
The safety of Bangladesh’s textile and garment industry has been called into question again today (9 October) after at least seven people were killed in a fire at a fabric-making facility at Sreepur in the district of Gazipur, around 40km north of Dhaka.
Juicy Couture sale narrows Fifth & Pacific focus
Fifth & Pacific Companies – perennially subtitled as “the business formerly known as Liz Claiborne” – could soon be a single brand company if the industry rumour mill has it right.
BANGLADESH: Slowdown forecast for garment export growth
An updated assessment of economic trends and prospects in developing Asia forecasts a slowdown in the growth of Bangladesh’s ready-made garment exports in the current fiscal year following a series of deadly industrial accidents in the country.
UPDATE: US: Wolverine to close Dominican Republic factories
US footwear business Wolverine Worldwide has decided to pull out of its facilities in the Dominican Republic, which primarily produce products under its namesake and Sebago brands.
CHINA: Yida jeans factory meets sustainability milestones
In its quest to improve the sustainability of its business, the latest milestones achieved by Crystal Group’s Zhongshan Yida Apparel jeans making facility highlight its progress in reducing the carbon footprint of each garment made.
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