Gap Names PepsiCo Exec as Global Chief Marketing Officer
Fabiola Torres, who has also held leadership roles at Nike and Apple, will oversee the group's marketing, merchandising and store experience functions.
Traces of cotton from Xinjiang were found in nearly a fifth of samples from American and global retailers, highlighting the challenges of complying with a US law aimed at blocking imports that could be linked to forced labour in China.
Traces of cotton from Xinjiang were found in nearly a fifth of samples from American and global retailers, highlighting the challenges of complying with a US law aimed at blocking imports that could be linked to forced labour in China.
The Worker Rights Consortium says that garment workers have been denied billions of pounds of legally mandated severance pay after being sacked or losing their jobs due to brands cancelling orders or factory closures.
The Worker Rights Consortium says that garment workers have been denied billions of pounds of legally mandated severance pay after being sacked or losing their jobs due to brands cancelling orders or factory closures.
Unpaid wages, unexplained dismissals, and punishing working hours are among the catalogue of exploitative practices in UK’s garment sector, according to new industry report.
Despite strides made to eliminate the use of forced labour in fashion’s supply chain, companies’ commitments straggle due to a lack of transparency, according to a new industry report.
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Two landmark bills taking aim at the industry’s environmental and social impact — the New York Fashion Act and the Fashion Workers Act — are back on the US state’s legislative agenda.
Record-breaking temperatures have turned up the heat on fashion’s climate commitments this year. But the industry still has a long way to go to deliver on its sustainabiity ambitions.
Members of Congress have written to the American Apparel & Footwear Association calling for fashion companies to support higher wages after a wave of protests over pay was met with violence and arrests.
Negotiations over a new minimum wage for garment workers in Bangladesh have sparked mass demonstrations on streets across the capital.
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In a letter sent late last week, a coalition of shareholders urged the US sportswear giant to enable payment of $2.2 million to garment workers claiming wage theft at two supplier factories.
The killing of a union leader in Bangladesh this summer has heightened anxiety over the risks facing labour organisers amid a broader, often violent, crackdown on labour rights.
Companies like Nike and Adidas see big growth opportunities in women’s football. But while the game is often marketed with an inspirational wrapper of female empowerment, its growing prominence has also drawn attention to the persistent exploitation of largely women workers in the apparel and footwear supply chain.
Companies like Nike and Adidas see big growth opportunities in women’s football. But while the game is often marketed with an inspirational wrapper of female empowerment, its growing prominence has also drawn attention to the persistent exploitation of largely women workers in the apparel and footwear supply chain.
The Swedish fast fashion giant is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at its Myanmar suppliers just weeks after top rival Inditex said it was phasing out factories in the Southeast Asian country.
Fabiola Torres, who has also held leadership roles at Nike and Apple, will oversee the group's marketing, merchandising and store experience functions.
Allbirds’ revenue dropped 28 percent year over year to $39 million in the first quarter of the year as demand for its sneakers remains weak, the company reported on Wednesday.
After rallying more than 120 percent last year, Shopify shares have struggled this year after the company had projected higher operating costs than expected for this quarter.
The online fashion specialist said it had built up net debts of £95m in the year to the end of February – down from almost £6m of net cash a year before – after losses widened 76 percent to £160 million.
Levi notified a federal judge in Oakland, California on Tuesday that it was dismissing the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again. Settlement talks began shortly after Levi sued in January.
Demand for retro shoe styles such as 'terrace' has helped boost sales of sportswear brands like Puma and its rival Adidas at a time when the sector has been hit by weaker consumer demand and excess stocks.
Kenvue beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, and said it would cut 4% of its global workforce amid the Tylenol and Band-Aid maker’s efforts to expand its key brands.
Vhernier is small but Richemont has a history of turning small brands into success stories