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Timeline – Covid-19: The road to recovery in the apparel sector

24 December - OPINION: The impact of Omicron on apparel supply chains With Omicron, the latest Covid variant, sweeping across…
Clothes recycling schemes boost retailers’ sustainability credentials

Clothes recycling options are a low-cost opportunity for retailers to boost their sustainability credentials, especially if put in place alongside…
From Field to Shelf – How textiles made the world

With the pandemic weighing so heavily on the textile and apparel industry, industry consultant Robert Antoshak wonders if there were lessons from…
Singapore’s potential as the go-to for garment professionals

Political events in China and Hong Kong are pushing the global garment industry away from Hong Kong. Singapore has been…
New Bangladesh textile hub to boost value-added exports

The Bangladesh clothing industry is looking forward to the completion of five state-of-the-art textile factories at the Korean Export Zone…

Latest lockdown adds to Cambodia garment sector woes

Cambodia's latest Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased last week – but many of the capital's garment factories are still dealing…
The impact of Covid on upstream apparel supply chains

The suspension of orders by clothing brands and retailers because of Covid-19 has not just been a problem for apparel…
Sportswear specialism and DTC drive Adidas resilience

Q1 currency-neutral revenues up 27%. In euro terms, revenues grew 20% to EUR5.27bn from EUR4.39bn in 2020. Gross margin increased 2.1 percentage points to 51.8%…
US Q1 in brief – Kontoor Brands, Under Armour, Rocky Brands

The latest first-quarter filings from US apparel and footwear brands and retailers show some companies are beginning to recover from the…
Casualwear supports Hugo Boss as European lockdowns disrupt trade

In group currency, sales decreased 10% to EUR497m (US$599m) from EUR555m a year earlier. Despite the pandemic weighing on key European…