This, together with the difficulty in hiring garment workers and the Chinese government’s policy of upgrading its manufacturing sector with a strategic shift towards higher value-added industries, has driven many…
Despite the slightest of rises for both November and December, the main reading remained at a chilly -42. Of the wider measures, three were up, one was down, and one was…
Reflecting its “commitment to finding the best retail talent”, each programme has been reshaped and simplified “to focus even more on the store experience”.Each has been aligned to key business areas…
The Circular Toolbox is a free, online, step-by-step guide. Apparel brands of all sizes interested in circular business models that extend the practical lifetime of clothes can now use Circle…
A supply crunch in Pakistan, at a time when back-to-back droughts have taken a toll on output at top producer India, could boost global cotton prices from their current near…
From cutting sleeves and stitching shoes to putting the finishing touches on clothes, home workers are increasingly being used by factories to sub-contract work but have no right to a…
In partnership with the British Council and five Official Development Assistance (ODA) countries, it’s part of an aim to promote the cultural, social and environmental values of a sustainable global…
Overall shop prices fell 1.0 percent year-on-year in April, matching March’s pace of decline, which had been the fastest in more than a year, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said.Ongoing…
With around 60% of non-essential stores in England having opened on June 15 and having new Covid-conscious operating models in place, some 40% of those polled for the Ipsos Covid…
The world’s largest retailer said shoppers should have an opportunity to “reasonably access, correct or delete their data while limiting the sale of their data to third parties and its…