Cambodia to witness slower growth for garment exports in 2017
As the base number gets bigger, the same rate of percentage growth cannot be maintained forever, Ken Loo, secretary general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia…
Read moreBoohoo calls halt to UK suppliers sub-contracting from next month
Last year, it emerged that some factories making products for the company were paying less than the minimum wage and conditions in those factories were below standard….
Read moreCiara unveils LITA womenswear brand
Launched as part of The House of LR&C, the fashion house co-founded by Ciara with her husband – NFL player Russell Wilson – and former Lululemon CEO…
Read moreClarins launches traceability platform for skincare products
The innovative platform is called Clarins T.R.U.S.T. (the acronym for traceability, responsibility, uniqueness, security and transparency) and utilises blockchain technology. Via QR codes printed on the product packaging…
Read moreFirst American designer shows in Cuba after end of embargo
The designer told the press, “There are so many ways to break barriers between countries that are at conflict. Fashion is one of those ways. I am…
Read moreFast fashion’s slow adoption of new fibers puts green targets at risk
Magnus Håkansson, the interim chief executive officer of Renewcell AB — which produces circulose, a pulp it has trademarked made from recycled cotton and used in creating…
Read moreRussian diamond giant Alrosa found biggest jewelry gem in decade
The company, which is under sanctions linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, found the diamond at the Mayat mine in Yakutia. The stone is of non-standard…
Read moreIndia wants private sector to explore for diamonds, gold
Balvinder Kumar told Reuters on Monday that the Indian government will start to auction the rights to up to 70 diamond and gold exploration zones to mining…
Read moreApparel retailers must stop targeting “broke” millennials, says study
The report, entitled “The Emperor’s Clothes”, cites figures from the UK’s Office of National Statistics and the US Bureau of the Census which record higher retail sales…
Read moreTop cotton buyers flock to India as hurricanes hit U.S. crop
In the past week alone, India, the world’s second-biggest cotton exporter, sealed deals to sell about a million bales to China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia…
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