As fashion sales fall globally, big brands leave Asia’s garment workers in limbo
An estimated 60 million garment workers could struggle to weather the crisis unless more brands take responsibility, according to several fashion industry insiders and watchers.Heavyweights such as Adidas,…
China seizes record ivory tusks, busts smuggling gang
The seizures came during an operation against an international criminal gang “that has long been specializing in smuggling ivory,” the customs administration said on Monday.China, the world’s largest…
Expert panel appointed to decode the future of the high street
Announced by High Streets Minister Jake Berry on Monday, the panel will be chaired by John Timpson, chairman of multiple service retailer Timpson, and includes an array of…
Christmas sales to international shoppers to outperform in UK says Planet
Last year, sales to international shoppers added up to almost £7 billion in the UK and those shoppers (or at least those from outside the EU who claim…
Germany’s Scholz wants global tax floor to stop evasion
In a guest article for the Sunday paper, extracts from which were made available on Saturday, Scholz fleshed out proposals that he was considering jointly with France to…
Germany’s Soex to recycle Mercedes-Benz shoes
During a tour of its site in Wolfen (near Leipzig) in 2021, Soex explained that it was heavily relying on its ability to transform end-of-life shoes into new…
Hermès begins construction of twentieth leather goods workshop in France
“The proximity of the two Normandy-based factories will promote the transmission of saddlery and leatherwork culture between artisans, as well as the study of the unique Hermès know-how…
Investors pump money into buoyant retail parks – report
And that success drew strong investment last year, attracting twice as much money to out-of-town retail parks than in the year before, “reflecting confidence in the City that…
Johnson & Johnson’s baby shampoo samples fail Indian quality test; company rejects findings
This comes just a few months after Indian authorities launched an investigation into J&J’s Baby Powder to see if it contains cancer-causing asbestos. J&J said in late February…
Johnson & Johnson says new tests show no asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder
A total of 155 tests were conducted by two different third-party labs using four different testing methods on samples from the same bottle tested by the FDA’s contracted…