Lara Singer joins the company new soft lines division, where she will cover bags, umbrellas and hats. As Sambro begins its new growth plans, the company has revealed it will be introducing a new soft lines division, with a new appointment ...
Tags: Sambro, Appointments, Lara Singer, Head of softlines
Xidelang Holdings (XDL), China-based manufacturer of sports and leisure wear, has signed an agreement to acquire the entire existing business and undertakings of Jinjiang Yangsen Garments Company, including all of its assets and certain ...
Tags: sports wear, leisure wear
Ireland-based paper and plastic bags firm AB Group Packaging is set to foray into the US with a manufacturing unit in Delaware. The new plant will make paper bags and industrial packaging products, and is expected to generate around 100 ...
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In constant currency, sales at UK fashion retailer Primark were 15 per cent ahead from the first half of fiscal 2014, for the 24 weeks period ended February 28, 2015,. At actual exchange rates and as a result of the weakening of the ...
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Greenpeace East Asia released its Detox Catwalk, an online platform report which assesses how effectively fashion brands are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution. Inditex Group, Puma and ...
Tags: Puma, Valentino, fashion brands, toxic chemicals
At the recently held World Retail Congress, Swedish apparel retailer H&M and Japanese garment marketer Fast Retailing bagged the 'International Retailer of the Year’ award and ‘Retailer of the Year’ award, respectively. ...
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As Milan fashion week gets under way, Greenpeace International revealed that the same hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing of fast fashion are used by ‘exclusive’ luxury brands. In addition, the concentration of ...
Tags: Supply Chains, Apparel
British luxury brand Burberry made a commitment to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 1 January 2020. Burberry’s move comes after two weeks of people powered campaigning on the brand’s social ...
Tags: Burberry, Fashion, luxury sector, environment
North American labor rights groups welcomed a landmark agreement, announced, to deliver an estimated $40 million in compensation to the families of those killed in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh and called on Walmart, ...
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Instead of our regular look at the most read stories on just-style during the week, we thought a fitting end to the year would be to take a look at the top stories on just-style in 2013. Garment factory disasters, strikes, safety ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Retailers, including Marks & Spencer, Calvin Klein, H&M and Topshop, came to the agreement after horrific videos of the wool’s manufacturing process came to light two weeks ago, according to the Sunday Times. Angora wool is loved ...
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Bangladesh has slowly emerged as the world’s second largest exporter of ready-made clothes and has been able to slowly close the gap with China, the once ‘leading dragon’ of the global economy. According to the reports, ...
Tags: Apparel Sector, ready-made clothes
Primark, the famous Irish high-street fashion chain, has unveiled its print heavy Spring/Summer 2014 collection titled Modern Couture. Based on a saccharine-dipped fresh colour palette, the range is decorated with prints, inspired ...
Britian's biggest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S) is losing market share to smaller rivals such as Primark as austerity pushes hard-pressed Britons towards trendy budget fashion. M&S, the 129-year old brand, is in a stiff battle ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Under the leadership of Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, a delegation of 30 garment exporters participated in the three day Australia International Sourcing Fair (AISF) at Melbourne. The Indian pavilion was inaugurated by the Counsel ...
Tags: Garment Exporters