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Byline: Rachel Lawler In a note shared on its Turkish website, Nike said it was no longer allowing customers based in TÈ­rkiye to place orders through either its website or [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla Globally, consumers are pulling back on clothing spend as evidenced this week in second-quarter results from brands including Hugo Boss, Adidas, Kontoor Brands and Columbia Sportswear. And [...]

Byline: Isatou Ndure The study, titled “Just For Show: Worker representation in Asia’s garment sector and the role of fashion brands and employers” alleged that brands and their suppliers are [...]

Byline: Shemona Safaya Changing Markets Foundation alleges that big fashion brands and retailers are duping customers with their take-back schemes. As part of its investigation, the Dutch NGO explains it [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla You know that age-old adage 'push yourself out of your comfort zone'? Well, the US apparel and footwear sector certainly appears to be leading with this mindset [...]

Byline: Laura Husband Spurred by increasingly eco-conscious consumers, a growing number of fashion brands are choosing to reuse, resell, and recycle materials. H&M has implemented a garment collection programme where [...]

Byline: Isatou Ndure Nike joins Adidas and Puma in committing to cruelty-free wool According to animal welfare organisation Four Paws, sportwear giant Nike has taken a significant step towards improving [...]

Byline: Laura Husband The US Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party published a report last week titled ‘Fast Fashion and the Uyghur Genocide: Interim Findings’ after quizzing fast fashion [...]

Byline: Isatou Ndure In a world where fashion is often synonymous with excess and disposability, a transformative wind of change is sweeping through the industry. We find ourselves at the [...]

Byline: Isatou Ndure IndustriALL says the union leaders were forced to resign from their positions after the formation of a local union and the election of ten union officials from [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla The dyestuff library, which will accelerate the shift from harmful chemistry to more sustainable options by enabling visibility and access to innovations, is supported by Fashion for [...]

Byline: Claire Jenns International Women's Day has become a go-to platitude and marketing strategy for corporations hoping to reassure their customer base that their company is investing in women's rights. [...]

Byline: Laura Husband The global cost of living crisis has taken centre stage for the majority of 2022 with fashion brands and retailers understandably feeling concerned that shoppers will be [...]

Byline: Beth Wright Here are the week's most highly trending stories on Just Style: Four ways Europe's biggest clothing brands achieve sourcing success Just Style deep dives into the sourcing [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has today (10 June) published the UK government’s response to its 'Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK supply [...]

Byline: Laura Husband Two suppliers in the country are said to have been forced to stop operations following Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a report published in The Independent this week. [...]

Byline: Laura Husband Two suppliers in the country are said to have been forced to stop operations following Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a report published in The Independent this week. [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has today (10 June) published the UK government’s response to its 'Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK supply [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell The ongoing issue of forced labour in cotton-hub Xinjiang took a number of turns last week, including a backlash by Chinese consumers against Western fashion and footwear [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has welcomed the publication of a Notorious Markets review by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie Concerns continue to mount over the prospect of additional punitive tariffs being applied to US imports of apparel and footwear from Vietnam - with companies including Nike, [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla The UK Parliament is holding a hearing today (5 November) to determine the extent to which business in the UK are exploiting the forced labour of Uyghur [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Children's wear manufacturer Haddad Brands is digitalising its colour approval process with the aim of reducing approval time and the possibility of errors. The company, which counts [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Major apparel companies including H&M, Marks & Spencer, Adidas, Nike and Gap have been contacted by UK politicians to give evidence at an inquiry exploring the forced [...]

Byline: Ivan Castano Freeman Manufacturing giant Grupo Kattan is seeking a venture partner to help build a $70m woven fabric plant in Honduras, the company's president and owner, Jacobo Kattan, [...]

Byline: Beth Wright Top stories this week on just-style include a look at some of the biggest challenges set to face apparel brands and retailers in the year ahead, the [...]

Byline: Jens Kastner China's state textile planners are strengthening ties with Mekong River countries within Southeast Asia in the textile and apparel sectors. The move contradicts assumptions that the Chinese [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie Cambodian unions have written to global clothing firms Gap, Puma, Nike, Adidas, Uniqlo, Levi Strauss and VF Corp urging them to sign up to the ACT (Action, [...]

Byline: Hannah Abdulla Yesim Textile, one of Turkey's largest suppliers to brands including Nike, Zara and Tommy Hilfiger, is to build a new 44,000 square metre ready-made garment production facility [...]

Byline: Beth Wright Top stories on just-style this week include a comparison of the labour costs across the world's top 25 clothing supply countries, Nike becomes the latest company to [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie Apparel brands and retailers including Adidas, Gap Inc, Under Armour, Patagonia, New Balance, and Nike have expressed concerns over the ongoing political and social crisis in Nicaragua [...]

Byline: Beth Wright Top stories on just-style in the month of June included an interview with Esquel Group CEO John Cheh discussing the Hong Kong-based manufacturer's new $313.3m eco-friendly production [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie Nearly $55,000 in counterfeit pairs of Nike Air Jordans sneakers that arrived as air cargo near Washington Dulles International Airport have been intercepted by US Customs and [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Top stories this week on just-style include a look at the potential impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on textile and apparel trade?, why the [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie A group representing more than 100 US retailers and trade associations - including Walmart, Target Corp, Nike, Levi Strauss and Gap - has launched a battle against [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Top stories this week on just-style include a look at how Adidas is pulling ahead on speed and innovation, how China's apparel industry is repositioning for the [...]

Byline: Beth Wright The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at why a lack of e-commerce is impacting value fashion retailer Primark, how Nike is gearing towards [...]

Byline: Beth Wright Three bulk consignments containing counterfeit footwear and clothing with an estimated value of GBP550,000 (US$726,000) have been seized by UK Border Force officers at Stansted Airport. The [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie The US footwear industry has voiced its disappointment that athletic brand New Balance has come out in opposition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. The company [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell The US footwear industry has voiced its disappointment that athletic brand New Balance has come out in opposition of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Matt LeBretton, [...]

Byline: Katie Smith The most-read stories on just-style this week include a roundup of US apparel retailers' comparable store sales in April, Nike pledging to expand its US manufacturing operations [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie Sporting goods giant Nike Inc has pledged to expand its advanced manufacturing operations in the US - with the creation of around 10,000 domestic jobs - if [...]

Byline: Katie Smith The most-read stories on just-style this week include a look at Nike's 'game-changing' training shoe, a roundup of January sales from US apparel retailers, and an insight [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell German sportswear giant Adidas has this week updated its global factory list, detailing all factories supplying to the group, with the addition this year of Mynamar. Myanmar/Burma, [...]

Byline: Katie Smith Among the most-read analysis articles on just-style in 2014 were stories relating to Nike's 'manufacturing revolution', the development of Ethiopia and Myanmar as apparel sourcing destinations, and [...]

Byline: Ivan Castano Freeman The global footwear industry is expected to grow 4-5% to nearly $200bn next year as a firming global economy fuels consumer demand for leading brands such [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Sports giant Reebok has been penalised by an Australian court over its EasyTone shoe range, which it claimed boosts muscle tone of calves, thighs and buttocks more [...]

Byline: Michelle Russell Retail shares were among the biggest fallers last week as financial markets reacted to President Vladimir Putin's retaliation to the imposition of sanctions on Russia. While the [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie A group of European retail clothing brands is calling for the elimination of duties on apparel, along with more flexible rules of origin, as part of the [...]

Byline: Leonie Barrie With this year's World Cup football tournament preparing to kick off in Brazil next month, it's perhaps not surprising that environmental activists should turn their attention to [...]