Climate action in fashion, as big clothing brands back Bangladesh recycling scheme
The Circular Fashion Partnership, announced this week, brings together more than 30 international brands, Bangladeshi recycling firms and garment manufacturers in a push to reuse textile waste from…
Chinese firms eye Pakistan, new trade route on the cards
Analysts say the interest shows Chinese firms are using Beijing’s “One Belt, One Road” project – a global trade network of which Pakistan is a key part –…
OleHenriksen relaunches brand
Each franchise: the Truth Collection (anti-aging, brightening and all-day hydration), the Transform Collection (combats uneven skin tone and texture), the Nurture Collection (dry skin care issues) and the…
Review suggests ‘tourist tax’ end might be a step closer
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is understood to have asked the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to look at whether VAT-free shopping for tourists should be brought back.If successful, it…
UK e-sales growth is weak again but at least fashion stays positive
However, against that is the fact that the market is maturing and so explosive growth is likely to be much harder to come by. Plus the January figure…
UK consumers trash 235m items of clothing, lack recycling awareness
A new study from retailer Sainsbury’s and charity Oxfam showed that 49 million people expect to throw clothes away this spring with 49% believing that if they are…
Peta acquires Boohoo shares to push for wool ban
The fashion group, whose portfolio of brands includes Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal, announced plans to enforce a wool ban last month, but changed its mind hours later…
US should not withdraw from NAFTA, but improve it, says VF
In his testimony, Price recommended the US Administration use caution as they explore potential changes to aspects of the NAFTA textile and apparel rules and flexibilities. He also…