Comment & Opinion

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Cotton, climate, and the next chapter of fashion sourcing

Alison Ward, CEO of Cotton Connect says climate change is coming with devastating effects on cotton, and the fashion industry must take steps to avoid being caught on the back foot.

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Week in Review: Is British manufacturing making a comeback?

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Apparel’s Maybe Tariff: USMCA on the Clock

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Week in Review: Our fast-fashion obsession could get us kicked out of heaven

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Week in Review: Why fashion supply chains must look beyond carbon

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Why Apparel Brands Are Rethinking Quality Inspections in Global Sourcing

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China Tightens the Threads: Navigating the New Softlines Regulatory Reality

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Week in review: Extreme heat hits home

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Week in Review: You can audit a factory. Can you control it?

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How textile, apparel sectors can survive era of ‘verified sustainability’

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The diversification catch: In luxury, a second supplier buys you fragility

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Week in Review: Trump, China and the new trade squeeze on fashion

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USDA’s Cotton Plan Is Really About the Fibre Wars

Robert Antoshak

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Week in review: Is fast fashion too cheap?

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Tariffs return: What UK fashion brands may be overlooking in the US

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Week in Review: Halfway through 2026, we’re rethinking relationships

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Circularity is the new couture: Fashion’s future belongs to brands that reuse

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Rana Plaza 13 Years On: The Unfinished Fight Against Forced Labour and Modern Slavery

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Week in Review: Is Starmer’s struggle a harbinger of deeper pressure on UK fashion?

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Apparel exporters have more options than Washington thinks

Robert Antoshak

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Week in review: Was the Met Gala backlash a warning for the wider industry?

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Week in Review: A net-zero factory takes shape in India’s temple city

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High-street vs digitalisation: what’s next for Primark’s growth strategy?

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Week in Review: Global chaos reshapes opportunity for UK fashion makers

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Week in Review: Global chaos forces rethink of cost-led sourcing models

Analyst Comment

The Devil Wears Water – how fashion is reducing its water use

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Week in Review: Apparel forecasting in a volatile market

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Fast Fashion: When Cheap Gets Expensive

Robert Antoshak

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Week in Review: Shein, ultra-fast fashion and circularity

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Week in Review: UK clothing retailers count cost of war

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Why Europe footwear sourcing is returning to brands’ strategic radar

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Time of reckoning for ESG in fast fashion sector is nigh

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Week in Review: Diversify, dodge, repeat

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Is A New Global Apparel Industry Emerging?

Robert Antoshak

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Week in Review: Mango’s logistics centre shows where fashion’s real scale lies

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US apparel import data in 2025 points to four key sourcing trends

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Week in Review: Forward planning, to infinity and beyond

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How to cultivate agile, resilient apparel supply chains with advanced AI integration

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