Reagan Administration Officials at First Dismissed the Ozone Hole. Here’s What Changed
The May 1985 paper, published in top scientific journal Nature, rocked the world: British scientists, backed up by harrowing images, revealed that, over Antarctica, a hole had…
ASOS names XPO to manage new fulfilment centre
XPO Logistics will manage the new 437,000 sq ft warehouse when operations commence in August.Earlier this year, ASOS invested £90 million in a new distribution hub, creating…
Amazon’s business practices examined by two U.S. states – reports
The inquiries focus at least in part on how Amazon treats sellers in its online marketplace, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported on…
European textile and apparel manufacturers in dire straits
These figures, coming from the EU’s statistics office Eurostat, are some of the findings of an ongoing survey commissioned by Euratex. Nearly nine out of 10 companies…
H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso backed TreeToTextile builds sustainable fibre demo plant
To markedly reduce their climate footprint and pollution, large apparel and furniture brands are in dire need of affordable greener alternatives to cotton, traditional viscose and polyester….
Global digital sales surpass $1 trillion this holiday 2021- Salesforce
Consumers started shopping early, with 30 percent of global holiday sales completed by November 22, but closer to Christmas, we saw that 23 percent of global digital…
H&M enters the rental market; taking circularity to new level
The high street fashion king unveiled its surprising new concept this week at its latest concept store, H&M Sergels Torg, named after the central shopping district in…
Hong Kong luxury retailers adjusting to drop in high-spending Chinese tourists
Before the pandemic, the Chinese special administrative region had bucked global trends of declining demand for multi-brand department stores and ultra-luxury brands largely due to its attractiveness…
H&M joins UN roundtable in Bangladesh to boost renewable energy market
The main focus of the discussion was the need to advance policies for power purchase agreements and similar solutions, like green tariffs, to enable the industry to…
M&S boosts logistics, starts work on new Bradford warehouse expansion
Part of the retailer’s fast-moving ‘Never the Same Again’ programme, the facility will also create 300 jobs for the local community later this year, it noted.By this…