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Sustainability

Exclusive: Shein Wants Brands to Use Its Supply Chain. Should They?

The fast-fashion giant is offering to let smaller labels plug directly into its famed on-demand manufacturing and global logistics network. But is the boost in speed worth the risk of putting operations in a competitor’s hands?

Sustainability

Exclusive: Shein Wants Brands to Use Its Supply Chain. Should They?

The fast-fashion giant is offering to let smaller labels plug directly into its famed on-demand manufacturing and global logistics network. But is the boost in speed worth the risk of putting operations in a competitor’s hands?


Global Markets

Oil Shock: What Fashion Needs to Know

Monday’s price spike proved short-lived, but volatile markets, supply disruptions, rising freight costs and shaky consumer confidence have put the global fashion industry on edge.

Global Markets

Oil Shock: What Fashion Needs to Know

Monday’s price spike proved short-lived, but volatile markets, supply disruptions, rising freight costs and shaky consumer confidence have put the global fashion industry on edge.


Sports

Sportswear Won’t Escape the Impact of the Iran War

Gas prices won’t be the only thing rising due to the United States’ conflict with Iran. Prepare to feel the impact through some of your favourite fashion brands in the sportswear space too.

Sports

Sportswear Won’t Escape the Impact of the Iran War

Gas prices won’t be the only thing rising due to the United States’ conflict with Iran. Prepare to feel the impact through some of your favourite fashion brands in the sportswear space too.


Global Markets

China Apparel Makers Brace for Cost Hikes as Oil Price Surges

Chinese manufacturers are facing significant cost increases due to the Iran war, forcing them to absorb rising costs amid fragile global demand.

Global Markets

China Apparel Makers Brace for Cost Hikes as Oil Price Surges

Chinese manufacturers are facing significant cost increases due to the Iran war, forcing them to absorb rising costs amid fragile global demand.


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Sustainability

Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution

Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.

Sustainability

Fashion Searches For a New Climate Solution

Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.


Sustainability

Textile Recycler Circ Names New Brand Partners as It Grows Commercial Reach

A new group of brand partners, including Reformation and C&A, is joining the poly-cotton recycler’s long-term commercialisation program only weeks after its debut, signalling growing demand as the company gears up for industrial-scale production in Europe.

Sustainability

Textile Recycler Circ Names New Brand Partners as It Grows Commercial Reach

A new group of brand partners, including Reformation and C&A, is joining the poly-cotton recycler’s long-term commercialisation program only weeks after its debut, signalling growing demand as the company gears up for industrial-scale production in Europe.


Sustainability

Exclusive: Textile Recycler Circulose Is Restarting Its Recycling Plant

The sustainable materials company, which closed its Swedish factory in 2024, is opening it again after a year of restructuring.

Sustainability

Exclusive: Textile Recycler Circulose Is Restarting Its Recycling Plant

The sustainable materials company, which closed its Swedish factory in 2024, is opening it again after a year of restructuring.


Global Markets

Ralph Lauren, Walmart Suppliers Among Winners in India-US Deal

Footwear manufacturers and apparel exporters emerged as major winners in the joint framework for an interim trade deal between the US and India.

Global Markets

Ralph Lauren, Walmart Suppliers Among Winners in India-US Deal

Footwear manufacturers and apparel exporters emerged as major winners in the joint framework for an interim trade deal between the US and India.


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Global Markets

Worldview | What India’s Trade Deals with US and EU Mean for Fashion

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the next wave of Chinese luxury malls, Sri Lanka’s apparel exports and plans for Saudi Arabia’s new fashion district.

Global Markets

Worldview | What India’s Trade Deals with US and EU Mean for Fashion

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the next wave of Chinese luxury malls, Sri Lanka’s apparel exports and plans for Saudi Arabia’s new fashion district.


Retail

This Week: Waiting on Tariffs, Saks and More

The fate of Trump’s tariffs and Saks’ bankruptcy in the coming days, weeks and months will define how fashion’s year plays out.

Retail

This Week: Waiting on Tariffs, Saks and More

The fate of Trump’s tariffs and Saks’ bankruptcy in the coming days, weeks and months will define how fashion’s year plays out.


Luxury

Luxury Fashion Is Rethinking Its Value to Shoppers

After years of raising prices with no corresponding bump in quality or creativity, the industry is being forced to rebuild its trust with shoppers, according to the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026.

Luxury

Luxury Fashion Is Rethinking Its Value to Shoppers

After years of raising prices with no corresponding bump in quality or creativity, the industry is being forced to rebuild its trust with shoppers, according to the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2026.


Global Markets

Worldview | India’s Textile Sector Struggles With Waste Management

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkey’s EU Green Deal and Indonesia’s thrift boom.

Global Markets

Worldview | India’s Textile Sector Struggles With Waste Management

This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkey’s EU Green Deal and Indonesia’s thrift boom.