China could strike back at Dow-listed firms over trade
Trump threatened on Monday to hit $200 billion of Chinese imports with 10 percent tariffs if China follows through with retaliation against his previous targeting of $50 billion…
Don’t hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain’s parliament
With just weeks to go before Britain is due to leave the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May will return to parliament on Monday to set out how she…
Amazon asks India regulator to order withdrawal of Future-Reliance deal approval
Amazon has for months been locked in a dispute with Future, accusing India’s second-largest retailer of violating some pre-existing contracts by selling its retail assets to market leader…
Pay more for your clothes, Bangladesh workers tell global fashion brands
Bangladesh raised the minimum wage by more than 50 percent last week to 8,000 taka ($95.5) a month – the first increase since 2013, when a string of…
M&S exits Myanmar manufacturing on human rights worries
Official findings under a ‘Myanmar Enhanced Due Diligence Sectoral Assessment’ showed “it is impossible for our Global Sourcing Principles to be upheld”, M&S said this week. The UK retail…
Nobody’s Child launches digital product passports
The brand has added unique QR codes to the care labels of its product with the initial rollout covering the Happy Place Fearne Cotton collection. DPPs are planned…
Peta launches offensive against Woolmark Prize
The International Woolmark Prize is known in the fashion industry for championing sustainable fashion and the use of Merino wool, but Peta thinks the initiative’s priorities are misplaced.Ahead…
Saks Fifth Avenue calls end to fur sales
According to the retailer, its fur salons, which sell and offer a range of cleaning, repair and storage services for fur products, will close by the end of…
Steinhoff to meet to discuss asset sales, debt repayments
Steinhoff had been fighting for survival since December last year when it uncovered accounting irregularities that sent its shares crashing and left it scrambling for working capital.In July,…
China’s child modelling industry booms amid controversy
The kids’ apparel market is growing faster than any other clothing sector in the country and was worth more than $40.5 billion in 2018 according to Euromonitor.This combined…