Fashion retailers join new partnership to drive sustainable business models
The retailers – including Ted Baker, Farfetch and soon-to-launch outdoor brand FW – “will be exploring more sustainable ways of operating through the Circular Fashion Fast Forward project.”LWARB…
As U.S. protests against racial injustice continue, more brands speak out and donate
The Council of Fashion Designers of America The CFDA showed its support for protestors in an announcement posted last week, sharing additional messages of empathy from Tory Burch;…
Global jeans market set to grow to $60 billion by 2023
According to the report, produced by apparel sourcing publisher just-style.com, this increase is equal to over 2 billion pairs of jeans sold. The publisher anticipates that the jeans retail…
Boohoo admits it could do more to tackle fashion’s throwaway culture
The Manchester-based e-tailer came under fire on Tuesday at a session led by the Environmental Audit Committee to discuss the social and environmental impact of disposable fast-fashion and…
First partners sign up to collaborate with Fairtrade
The German brands 3Freunde, Shirts for Life and Melawear are the first textiles manufacturers to partner with Fairtrade.“These first partners take on an important pioneering role and serve…
Labour pledge to abolish business rates questioned by property specialist
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the reforms plan to the party’s conference this week saying: “Labour will level the playing field. We will abolish business rates and replace…
Japan’s Fast Retailing enlists robotics startups to automate warehouses
Asia’s biggest fashion retailer by sales, and the world’s second-biggest after Zara owner Inditex , last year said it would invest 100 billion yen (716.3 million pounds) to…
Spain drops false advertising probe into jeweller Tous
In a statement, a judge from the court said it was not possible to say “the facts in the case could be considered a crime” as claimed by…
Sources say LVMH chief Bernard Arnault to visit China in June
One of the sources close to the matter said Arnault’s visit to the all-important Chinese market, which comes after high-profile visits to the country this week by JPMorgan…
Inditex, H&M, Mango, Primark and Uniqlo form ARTE to represent the Spanish textile sector
These textile firms, which account for a third of the sector, have formed a new fashion employers’ association to give voice to the industry’s views on the challenges…