The most-read stories on just-style this week include a report that the former M&S lingerie director could be seeking GBP1m in compensation, the use of virtual 3D design to cut sample production at Adidas, and plans by companies to inspect all of their supplier factories in Bangladesh.
UK: Ex-M&S lingerie head “seeks GBP1m compensation”
Former Marks & Spencer lingerie director Janie Schaffer is reportedly seeking more than GBP1m (US$1.4m) in compensation from the UK retailer.
GERMANY: Adidas saves 1m samples via virtual 3D design
Sporting goods firm Adidas calculates that it has produced 1m fewer physical samples over the past three years by using virtual 3D technology to create and share designs.
BANGLADESH: Safety accord firms to inspect all factories
The group of 70 retailers and brands that have signed up to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh have agreed to inspect all of their supplier factories in the country within the next nine months.
UPDATE: INDIA: Seven killed in Bhiwandi building collapse
Seven people have died and more have been injured after a garment factory collapsed in Bhiwandi, Mumbai.
CHINA: Ban urged after factories found sandblasting
Renewed calls are being made for a global ban on the practice of sandblasting denim jeans, after research by labour rights groups found the finishing process is still widespread in China.
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