The most-read stories on just-style this week include news that the Philippines is set to be granted GSP+ status by the EU, Primark ploughs on with sales growth and US expansion plans, and China and Vietnam continue to see gains in US apparel imports in July. 

PHILIPPINES: Garment exports to be duty-free under EU GSP+
The European Commission has given the green light to the Philippines’ GSP+ application, in a move that will lead to the removal of import duties on products including textiles and garments shipped to the 28-nation European Union. 

UK: Primark ploughs on with sales growth and US plans
Primark has been “undeterred” by the various obstacles which have slowed parts of the fashion market, one analyst said today (8 September), after the group forecast strong full-year sales growth and updated its plans for US expansion. 

ANALYSIS: China and Vietnam lead US apparel imports in July
US retailers ramped up stocks for the start of the back-to-school season in July, pushing apparel imports for the month up by 13.4%, according to the latest data. But while China and Vietnam were the biggest beneficiaries of these gains, shipments from Bangladesh, Indonesia and Cambodia tumbled. 

COSTA RICA: Hanesbrands axes 1,200 jobs in Vietnam move
After 40 years in Costa Rica, Hanesbrands has decided to move its men’s boxers production to Vietnam and will dismiss 1,250 workers in the process. 

UZBEKISTAN: Campaigners call for change as cotton harvest begins
As the annual cotton harvest gets underway in Uzbekistan, industry stakeholders from around the world have set out a number of steps they want the country’s government to take to end the use of forced and child labour in the sector. 

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