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Just Style Excellence Awards 2023: HKRITA
HKRITA - The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel is a body established in 2006 to provide applied …
Retail stores of the future will be more about entertainment by 2030 predicts analysts
Social media and the culture around influencers will lead the future of retail as brick and mortar stores move to …
Huue secures funding for “world’s first” clean indigo dye
Biotech start-up Huue has secured $14.6m in funding to launch what it claims is the world’s first clean and scalable …
China’s resilience shines through in index of world’s most vulnerable apparel supply chains
China has come out on top as having the most self-sufficient apparel and textile supply chains in the world in …
Sycamore Partners to take Chico’s private in a $1bn deal
Chico's shareholders will receive $7.60 in cash per share, which stands at a 65% premium when compared to the company's …
US retailer argues fast fashion must become as ‘taboo as smoking’
During a panel discussion on how luxury fashion retailers and brands can promote sustainability action at the Global Fashion Summit, …
Mixed response to Cambodia garment worker minimum wage rise in 2024
Cambodia news publication The Phnom Penh Post has reported the National Council for Minimum Wage’s (NCMW) decision came after 20 …
Sportswear giant Nike’s flat Q1 2024 sales highlight risks for wider sector
Revenue at the US sports brand totalled $12.9bn in the first quarter of 2024 (ending 31 August 2023), up just …
Russia clothing market withstands impact of Ukraine invasion
The rebranding and sales of western labels have also changed the Russian clothing market since the Russia-Ukraine war. Initially, western sanctions …
Just Style Excellence Awards 2023: HKRITA
HKRITA - The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel is a body established in 2006 to provide applied …
Retail stores of the future will be more about entertainment by 2030 predicts analysts
Social media and the culture around influencers will lead the future of retail as brick and mortar stores move to …
Huue secures funding for “world’s first” clean indigo dye
Biotech start-up Huue has secured $14.6m in funding to launch what it claims is the world’s first clean and scalable …
China’s resilience shines through in index of world’s most vulnerable apparel supply chains
China has come out on top as having the most self-sufficient apparel and textile supply chains in the world in …
Fashion’s future hangs on ESG goals aligning with financial profit
A Global Fashion Agenda panel discussion titled 'Exploring Fashion's ESG concept' revealed fashion companies can no longer focus solely on …
Signal: Is Target closing stores due to retail theft or inventory mismanagement?
US retail behemoth Target announced on Tuesday (26 September) that it would shut nine stores on 21 October, citing the …
Recover names former H&M Group exec Sjoblom as CEO
After spending a decade with H&M Group and most recently as global managing director for H&M lifestyle brands, Sjoblom is …
Three textile firms added to US Entity List update in Xinjiang forced labour link fears
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), chaired by US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added Xinjiang Zhongtai Group …
Shanghai CHIC autumn repositions itself as platform for fashion supply chain solutions
CHIC points out that it serves as an important international business platform for both the fashion industry and fashion trade …
Start-Rite shoes welcomes ‘agile’ investor to support growth ambitions
This funding by Reward will catalyse business transformation and drive revenue growth for Start-Rite along with aiding the shoe-maker in …
Tunisia clothing sector prospers in 2023 despite political discord
Since 2019 Tunisia President Kais Saied has suspended parliament, dismissed governments, imprisoned opposition leaders, undermined judicial independence and helped fuel …
EU ‘few steps ahead’ but stands ready to help US on green fashion legislation
During the Global Fashion Agenda in Boston, the head of global issues and innovation at the European Union Delegation to …
Global Fashion Agenda sets five key 2030 targets for fashion brands
Denmark-based Global Fashion Agenda has set targets for fashion brand directors for the next seven years in its new Fashion …
Signal: Can mass customisation stop fashion overconsumption?
A team of researchers from Penn State Smeal College of Business published the Journal of Operations Management report, noting that consumers …