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SHEIN faces multiple accusations in US, South Africa of using slave la…

A coalition named "Shut Down SHEIN" is running a campaign to raise awareness of Shein's alleged human rights abuses and questionable business practices. Shein is a fast-fashion company based in China, claimed to have with links to TikTok and the Chinese Communist Party. The campaign's objective is ... Read more

Right merchandising can help fashion brands succeed in today’s uncerta…

“Great merchandising, like great value, never goes out of fashion. In a dynamic and increasingly digital apparel, fashion, and luxury market, companies that get merchandising right tend to outperform their peers,” says McKinsey. In their article ‘Great merchandising never goes out ... Read more

Proposed mega textile parks a potential game-changer for India's texti…

The government’s decision of setting up seven Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks across the country will boost India’s textile industry and take it to the next level. The initiative aims to create world-class facilities, state-of-the-art infrastructure and an integrated val... Read more

As Sri Lanka’s apparel workers face lay-offs, brands need to take resp…

Yohan Lawrence, Secretary General, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), Sri Lanka, is optimistic the country can increase its annual apparel export revenue by at least $500 million if they are allowed to export more items to India. Indeed, Sri Lanka’s apparel manufacturers have succes... Read more

India’s fashion retail segment poised for good growth with return to n…

Finally India’s fashion retail can look ahead with more optimism as the sector is expected to see good double digit sales growth in FY23. As per a report by credit rating agency ICRA, rising discretionary spending and normalisation of store operations post pandemic, India’s fashion retai... Read more

Global inflation hits some countries harder

Top apparel exporters have been hit badly by ongoing inflation and unstable prices across the globe.Retail outlets are finding it tough to pay electricity bills,shipping charges and other logistics. At the same time, food prices have almost doubled leaving consumers cash-strapped in many countries a... Read more

As inflation impacts sales, fashion brands look for ways to cope with …

Global fashion industry, just like most other consumables industries have realised the ongoing inflation isn’t going to slow down any time soon as the world couldn’t find time to recover from the pandemic before being hit by the economically-disruptive Russian invasion of Ukraine. High inflati... Read more

Global lingerie segment to jump from $78.7 billion to $ 119.4 billion …

Lingerie has come a long way since the time it was considered a female tool of seduction and titillation.The global lingerie marketwas worth $78.7 billion in 2022, reinforcing demand worldwide. A study by the IMARC Group expects the market to reach $119.4 billion by 2028, growing at a compounded ann... Read more

Report on environmental cost of online’s free returns policy in UK rel…

According to a report by the British Fashion Council's Institute of Positive Fashion, “Solving fashion’s product returns: How to keep value in a closed-loop system”, outlines a framework of recommendations to address the issue. The report highlights the need for the fashion industry to t... Read more

Global ethnic wear market to reach $177.2 Billion by 2031, driven by r…

The global ethnic wear market is expected to reach $177.2 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 7.2 per cent from 2022 to 2031, according to a new report published by Allied Market Research. The report cites increasing demand for fusion wear globally, the emergence of mix-and-match styles, the availabili... Read more

Global home textile market to be a $140 billion industry by 2027: Stud…

Canada-based Transparency Market Research has published a comprehensive analytical report on the global status of the home textile sector. The research covering 2019 to 2027 states, the market growing at a CAGR of 5 per cent will be worth $ 140 billion. In another report published by Markets & R... Read more

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