The most read stories on just-style this week include a breakdown in talks to raise Cambodian garment worker wages, clothing leading a surge in UK retail sales, and the announcement that Aurora Fashions will be broken up in a major restructuring.
CAMBODIA: Garment worker pay talks end inconclusively
Cambodian garment and footwear industry unions and businesses have yet to agree a rise in the minimum wage for factory workers despite four rounds of talks, an International Labour Organization (ILO) representative observing the discussions told just-style.
UK: Clothing drives February retail sales surge
Retail sales in the UK registered their strongest growth in three years during February, and clothing led the charge with its best figures in five months.
UK: Aurora Fashions to be broken up in restructuring
Retailer Aurora Fashions is undergoing a major restructure, with plans to spin off its Oasis and Warehouse brands under a new company called Fresh Channel, and operate Coast as a standalone business.
CAMBODIA: Suppliers to pay workers at shuttered factory
Workers at a shuttered apparel factory in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh are set to receive US$200,000 worth of unpaid wages and benefits.
INDIA: Garment exporters welcome new budget
Indian garment exporters have expressed relief after receiving the details of India’s annual central government budget for 2013, after a feared increase in indirect taxes was not proposed.
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