Relative to the number of uses, a fast-fashion item is said to cost more than the corresponding item bought on Vestiaire Collective, according to the French high-end resale specialist.
Having moved on to the stage of industrialising its offering via a factory in Thailand, Japanese company Spiber has announced that it has raised 10 billion yen to support the roll-out of...
The British NGO Earthsight has unveiled a series of documents pointing to illegal deforestation by Brazilian producers of the "Better Cotton" used in the Zara and H&M collections.
The online retail platform has announced the appointment of Arnaud Le Roux as its new head of innovation. Le Roux’s primary mission is to accelerate the internal adoption of artificial...
At a time when Amazon is quietly winding down its experiment in checkout-free supermarkets, the American group is stepping up its offer to enable retailers to charge via palm recognition.
UIT has drawn up six proposals for France's EU elections candidates, a week after the French Parliament voted on the first measures to control fast fashion, which were regarded as welcome...
The Paris 2024 organisers brought together 20,000 event volunteers on Saturday March 23 at La Défense Arena. The occasion for Decathlon to present the 15-item official kit the volunteers...
Bologna-based La Perla Manufacturing, the La Perla group’s production company, is reportedly about to go into administration, while Italy’s authorities are hoping the procedure will apply...
The French footwear retailer's business volume and revenue fell respectively by 4.5% and 4.1% in 2023, and no new store openings are planned in 2024 for the listed group, which...
Unused fabric inventory is now being increasingly taken into consideration by designers, brands and major labels, as some French start-ups active in the growing dormant stocks sector have...
While the French government is trying to put the brakes on fast-fashion players, EU Parliament members are following their own agenda, and are tackling the issue of textile waste.
Along with luxury goods, sportswear could be the latest sector to escape the slowdown in Chinese textiles and clothing, which is trying to find a new balance between exports and the...
The Intertextile show, with 3,000 fabric producers exhibiting, and the Chic show, with its 1,200 apparel manufacturers, kicked off on March 6 amidst hopes of renewed growth in Western and...
Sixteen months after its sensational entrance in the American market, generalist budget e-tailer Temu now wants to open the site to US vendors, perhaps also in order to dampen criticism.
Cambodia, the sixth-largest apparel supplier to the USA and the EU, recorded a 13.3% drop in textiles-apparel exports in 2023, while the number of its textiles factories reached 2,000.
The European Commission has disclosed negotiations with Zalando for the removal of certain flags and icons emphasizing the claimed sustainability of corresponding products.
The European Union experienced a 3% decline in apparel exports and a 4% decline in textile exports last year. This deceleration follows the growth witnessed in 2021 and 2022, yet the...
The ITM textile machinery show and the Texhibition yarns and fabrics show will be held in Istanbul at the beginning of March, respectively featuring 1,200 and 400 exhibitors.
The Canadian specialist in creating and managing e-commerce platforms experienced a 26% surge in revenue last year, reaching $7.1 billion, while its profits bolstered by 28% to $3.5 billion.
The Canadian platform for creating webstores worldwide has appointed Emilie Benoit-Vernay as Director of Partnerships for EMEA, while Lara Rosquët is taking over its French operations.
The Salinas Packaging group, a Spanish luxury packaging specialist, has bought the Arteos Digital factory that produces boxes and folders, aiming to extend its product range to satisfy...
The European Parliament's Internal Market and Environment Committees have voted in favour of a law which, if adopted, will force companies to have their environmental marketing validated...
At a time when Chinese players are causing concern in European commerce, Alibaba reveals that its French, German, Italian, Spanish, and British counterparts sold €30 billion worth of...
A year after China’s borders were fully re-opened, the country’s leading fabrics trade show will be staged alongside Intertextile Home Textile, Yarn Expo, apparel show Chic and knitwear...
While the value of the USA’s apparel imports fell across the board in 2023, orders placed to EU suppliers were an exception and remained on par with 2022, despite a fall in US textiles...
After an exceptional 2022 in terms of values and volumes, European apparel imports slowed down in 2023, translating into growth levels for Asian producers consistent with those of the...
While the imbalance between supply and demand has propelled the fiber's price by 36% between June and November, the European Linen and Hemp Alliance foresees an increase in acreage...
The Messe Frankfurt event, which is held in Paris and New York, is to become Texworld Apparel Sourcing, and at the same time adopt "Econogy" signage dedicated to exhibitors offering...
In the face of competition from Asia, Turkish apparel exporters are determined to prioritize sustainability in their efforts to captivate European and American brands.
The group’s VP brand & retail told FashionNetwork.com that, by resorting to bio-based products and boosting elastane and polyester recycling, it is no longer relying solely on innovation...
