Bangladesh exporters want duty-free access to US, Brazil
Siddiqur Rahman, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has written a letter to the US ambassador, asking for duty-free access to the US…
Austrian data privacy activist files complaint against Amazon, others
The action by Noyb, chaired by data privacy activist Max Schrems, also named Netflix , Spotify and Youtube , after it tested them by requesting private data…
Ghana’s apparel exports under AGOA crosses $9m
“With investment partnerships with US companies and technical assistance from USAID, we fully expect to see another large increase in exports in 2016 with the potential to…
France to pay bonus for shoe, clothes repairs to cut waste
The move aims to cut down on the 700,000 tonnes of clothes thrown away by French people each year, two-thirds of which ends up in landfills.”From October,…
Britons loosen January pursestrings, fashion benefits but did margins suffer-
The news came from BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST) that also showed a strong performance across all sectors with all of the three categories that it…
H&M in talks to support Bangladesh workers as lockdowns hit livelihoods
Millions of people in impoverished Bangladesh rely on the garment industry to feed their families and the cancellation of an estimated $3 billion in orders is hitting…
Fidel gone and Trump looming, Cuban businesses count on more reforms
The economic reforms were ordered by President Raul Castro, who took over as Cuba’s leader when his older brother Fidel Castro fell seriously ill in 2006.Fidel Castro,…
Kanye West files ‘Sunday Service’ apparel trademark
The trademark, made for the name ‘Sunday Service’, was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 19 by Mascott Holdings, according to public records.Mascott…
Guess partners with I-CO for nationwide wardrobe recycling program
As part of the program, Guess will give customers who bring in five or more items of unwanted clothing or shoes to any local Guess, Guess Factory, G by Guess,…
L’Oréal is piloting an innovative cosmetic bottle created through a new recycling process
Presented as a world first, this new-generation cosmetic bottle is the first one designed in plastic entirely recycled thanks to Carbios’ enzymatic technology.This new technology could eventually…