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Reitmans cuts 41 headquarters jobs in latest round of layoffs

"Montreal-based apparel retailer Reitmans has cut 41 jobs at its headquarters as part of an ongoing reorganization aimed at improving profitability." ...

Nike plans more job cuts to boost sputtering turnaround, forecasts steep revenue drop

"Nike is deepening its restructuring under CEO Elliott Hill as its woes in China intensify, announcing a plan to cut more jobs and shake up its global business ...

Fashion wasn't on the guest list at the labour conference. Again

"I was asked to speak on a stage at this week’s Labour conference in Liverpool, invited by Oxfam for an event celebrating Secondhand September. It didn’t go ahe...

Dutch circular denim pioneer returns

"N5 Holding and Horizon Capital take over the bankrupt Mud Jeans, bringing founder Bert van Son back to aid a scaled-back strategy." ...

Fire breaks out at Jaipur readymade garment factory

"A fire broke out at a ready-made garment factory in Jaipur's Mansarovar RIICO Industrial Area at around 9:15 a.m. on Thursday." ...

Over 60 garment workers booked in Bengaluru as protests against PF waiting periods grow

"Garment workers have also protested in other parts of Karnataka such as Maddur, Shikaripura, Haveri, Tumakuru and Tiptur in recent days." ...

China driving worrying rise in EU imports, Commission official says

"Nearly a quarter of imports into the European Union are rising at ⁠a "worrying" rate, driven primarily by goods from China, the European Commission's chief tra...

Cornered, bagged and plucked with pliers: investigation shows ostrich feather ethics-washing

"A new investigation published by World Animal Protection, with findings shared in a report in partnership with Collective Fashion Justice, exposes the brutal r...

NUA on its Sustainable Fashion Week role: ‘Sustainability is not an add-on to creative practice’

"Sustainable Fashion Week returned to the UK this week, continuing its mission of bringing eco-values beyond the traditional fashion industry and into local hub...

Jeansland on fixing relationships within the supply chain, with Auret van Heerden

"In episode 88 of the Jeansland podcast, sponsored by Inside Denim, Andrew Olah speaks to Auret van Heerden, founder and CEO of Equiception Business and Human R...

Some major apparel brands shifting orders from Bangladesh

Three women faint after boiler explodes at garment unit in TN; none injured

"Three women workers fainted after a boiler exploded at a private garment manufacturing unit in Arulpuram, near Palladam, police said on Thursday." ...

Sangam (India) reports fire incident at Bhilwara spinning division

"A fire broke out at Sangam (India)'s Spinning Division in Bhilwara on October 1, 2026. The company filed an official disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI LOD...

Used clothing exports – circularity or textile waste?

"The global trade in used clothing is increasingly contentious – are wealthy countries extending the life of garments, or exporting waste to the Global South?" ...

Milliken achieves Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver Version 5.0 for global carpet portfolio

"Milliken & Company has achieved Cradle to Cradle Certified® Silver Version 5.0 for its global carpet portfolio, reinforcing the company's longstanding commitme...

Sedex responds to urgent need for beyond-Tier 1 mapping

"Sedex, a supply chain sustainability technology provider, has unveiled a set of platform enhancements designed to give businesses sharper visibility and more g...

TW Sustainability Day: “Regulation is not a penalty notice; it is a compass for the industry”

"Around 120 sustainability professionals and those interested in the industry came to the congress in Cologne, where experts mainly discussed EmpCo, EPR and Co....

Naomi Campbell overturns charity trustee ban after deception found

"A UK tribunal ruling found that the former supermodel was not involved in the mismanagement of her Fashion for Relief organization, overturning a five-year ban...

Guide to China’s Zzer secondhand stores

"With luxury spending second only to one country, China is fertile ground for secondhand designer fashion, and Zhu Tainiqi’s company is cashing in." ...

Cotton market tightens amid logistics risks

"Supply deficits, Brazilian freight risks and African trade uncertainty shape ICAC’s cotton outlook in September." ...

Verité report flags apparel labour risks

"New US-backed guidance calls on textile and apparel companies to strengthen due diligence beyond first-tier suppliers." ...

Iron electrodes speed dye removal in lab tests

"Researchers find iron removed a test dye faster than aluminium under optimised conditions, but results differed in other comparisons." ...

Textile Daily set for Performance Days launch

"MCL News Media and Performance Days will together launch Textile Daily, an independent show newspaper covering fabric innovations at the fair’s March 2027 edit...

US trade court probes Trump's 'forced labor' tariffs

"The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday scrutinized the legal and factual underpinnings of President Donald Trump's latest global tariffs, which wer...

Stella McCartney makes waves with ‘sea life, not sea food’ theme in zero-wool Paris show

"Designer showcases wool alternatives and ocean-inspired clothes and says ‘kindness requires real work." ...

Can Amazon actually drive sustainable fashion?

"At a New York Climate Week gathering, Hillary Taymour, the founder and creative director of the New York label Collina Strada, described a problem that has dog...

Sustainable by law: fast fashion and the new regulatory framework

"A step forward in encouraging more mindful consumption, but also a strategic move to protect domestic industry. Would the French approach to tackling ultra-fas...

"The most beautiful job in the world?" An anthropologist delves into fashion's dark underbelly

""How can someone be dressed in Chanel yet not have enough to buy a beer at the bar that evening?" After 15 years of research, anthropologist Giulia Mensitieri ...

Luxury’s Italian supply chain reckoning isn’t over

"Nearly two years after investigations exposed labour abuses in Italy’s luxury supply chain, brands have strengthened oversight and increased audits. But questi...

Carbios cuts cash burn to eur 4.2 million as recycled polyester hits factory floors

"Carbios' enzymatic recycling runs on European production lines with Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon; H1 2026 cash use fell to EUR 4.2M from EUR 33.4M." ...

Speakers urge RMG industries to work together for sustainable business

"All the trade bodies and stakeholders of readymade garments (RMG) should work together for sustainable business and the country's economic development, industr...

Cambodia raises garment workers’ minimum wage by $2 to $212 for 2027

"The government on Wednesday approved a $2 increase in the minimum monthly wage for garment, footwear and travel goods workers, bringing the base wage to $212 f...

Patagonia joins ACT to support living wages across global supply chains

"Patagonia has joined the Action, Collaboration, Transformation (ACT) Initiative, a coalition dedicated to advancing living wages for workers in the garment, te...

Bacteria show promise for dye removal

"Study finds crude bacterial enzymes removed up to 99.9% of selected textile dyes under laboratory conditions." ...

Garment workers stage protest against revised PF withdrawal rules near Maddur town

Sisal waste trialled for cotton dyeing

"Researchers report that leaf waste from sisal production could offer a viable plant-based dye source for cotton." ...

Can technology change fashion? An exhibition in Madrid has the answer

"Sepiia is opening an exhibition in Madrid from October 2nd to 9th at the IED, in the Palacio de Altamira. The exhibition explores how innovation can make garme...

Adolfo Domínguez: how a wrinkle and old clothes boosted sales and erased the red

"The fashion company, which has experienced highs and lows throughout its history, has relied on marketing to define a brand identity around the concept of sust...

ThredUp enters live commerce with Whatnot launch

"ThredUp has officially entered the live-shopping market, launching its first live show on Whatnot on Tuesday as the online resale platform looks to expand its ...

STICA and STICA+ go European

"Sustainable Fashion Academy opens its climate and nature programmes to apparel and textile businesses across Europe." ...

Kraig Labs ships first spider silk yarn

"US biotech company Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has sent a pilot yarn order to an unnamed global performance sports brand." ...

Ecological alternative to fluorocarbon equipment

"STFI and the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research have developed liquid-applied dispersions and solutions for functionalizing textiles without fluorine. In t...

Repair Culture in Fashion

"Repair used to be ordinary. A loose button was sewn back on, shoes went to the cobbler, a torn seam was stitched, a good coat was worth fixin . Clothes were al...

American businesses are making the case for manufacturing textiles again in the US

"Small-scale textile manufacturing is returning to parts of the United States with a heavy reliance on modern technology and automation. In Burlington, Vermont,...

574 garment workers, families get injury scheme benefits

"A total of 574 garment workers and their family members are receiving financial support under the pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS), which provides long-ter...

The new textile efficiency race: less water, less steam, more recovery

"The textile industry is already being measured by a tougher question: how much water and steam does it take to produce, and how much can be recovered before it...

Re-Viste and the employers' associations of Inditex and Mango join forces to accelerate circularity in textiles and footwear

"Re-Viste and ARTE seal an alliance to promote circularity and regulatory compliance in the textile, fashion, and footwear sector in Spain." ...

ADB signs $50m loan with MSL to expand energy-efficient polyester chips production

"The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Modern Syntex Limited (MSL) today signed a $50 million loan agreement to finance the Modern Energy-Efficient Polyester Chi...