Top stories this week on just-style include a look at the new normal in the apparel factory auditing process, why technology is at the heart of the industry’s emergence from post-Covid lockdown, and Next and Asos are among a number of online retailers that have dropped the Boohoo Group’s brands from their websites over claims of exploitation one of its UK supplier factories. Elsewhere, Brooks Brothers has become the latest company to file for bankruptcy protection.
Adapting to the new normal in factory auditing
The apparel factory auditing process has been impacted on numerous fronts by the coronavirus pandemic – from travel bans limiting on-site access, to a possible surge in violations as factories reopen. It could also give way to innovation in self-inspection methods.
Technology key to navigating post-Covid fashion system
Technology is at the heart of the apparel and textile industry’s emergence from post-Covid lockdown, with digitalisation now key to helping brands navigate the fragile system the pandemic has exposed.
Brands bail on Boohoo as it launches supplier investigation
A number of major online fashion retailers, including Next and Asos, have dropped the Boohoo Group’s brands from their websites over claims of exploitation and unsafe conditions at one of its UK supplier factories.
Brooks Brothers latest to file for bankruptcy
US men’s wear retailer Brooks Brothers has become the latest company to file for bankruptcy protection after being hit by falling sales and declining demand for its business attire.
China apparel exporters hit hard by Covid-19 demand shocks
China’s apparel and footwear exporters have been hit the hardest by coronavirus-led demand shocks, a new report has found, with the two sectors having shown no signs of recovery.
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