2012: A year in review

2012: A year in review – The unusual and unpredictable

From toxic T-shirts to virtual fitting rooms, defamatory garments and compostable shoes, the clothing and textiles industry in 2012 was…

2012: A year in review – Sourcing winners and losers

Textile-making countries came up against a range of labour, economic and environmental issues in 2012, including the worsening Eurozone crisis…

2012: A year in review – Manufacturing winners and losers

Weak consumer spending, difficulties in securing credit, competition from China and the Far East resulted in factory closures and subsequent…

2012: A year in review – Retail winners and losers

Faced with continuing challenging trading conditions in 2012, retailers responded with a number of different strategies to try to grow…