Allbirds steps into regenerative farming for wool production
How can agriculture revolutionize fashion?At Allbirds, we use natural materials such as merino wool or eucalyptus tree fiber in our footwear and clothing, which practically means that…
New athletic line Girlfriend Collective pledges to be eco-friendly
Girlfriend Collective will launch its full line of leggings and sports bras on its online shop on June 28, with various items available for pre-order in the…
Nathalie Dufour of Andam says the French association has been involved in all of fashion’s trends
FashionNetwork.com: How has the Andam prize evolved over the past 30 years?Nathalie Dufour: Thirty-four years ago, there were only the Hyères Festival and the Andam [prize]. At the…
Online fashion growth sees sharp slowdown – Kantar
Figures from market analytics company Kantar showed year-on-year growth in the 12 weeks up to June 2 was only 0.6%. In the same period in 2018 it…
Primark claims progress on sustainability in last year
The international value-focused fashion and lifestyle retail giant has published its second ‘Sustainability and Ethics Progress Report’, showing how “it’s embedding and scaling up programmes across the…
LVMH bets on biodiversity with UNESCO
As part of the agreement, the luxury group helmed by Bernard Arnault will be present alongside UNESCO for education, science and culture at major upcoming international events…
Smaller UK fashion retailers see Brexit and tech as threats says survey
That’s the result of a new study from finance solutions provider Duologi. It spoke to 500 SMEs and found 18% citing Brexit as their biggest challenge with…
U.S. factory orders decline in February
The Commerce Department said on Monday that factory orders dropped 0.8% after surging 2.7% in January. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast factory orders slipping 0.5% in…
Tesco whistleblower did not raise concerns in appraisal, court told
The three deny any wrongdoing and have pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and false accounting relating to Tesco’s revelation in September 2014 that its group…
UK fashion retail has tough March, gift buying moves online
That’s according to the latest BDO High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), which said that “a mere 4.8% rise in in-store sales proved dire for high street retailers…