Amazon faces UK probe over marketplace practices
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it opened an investigation on Tuesday into whether Amazon’s practices that affect sellers on its domestic marketplace may be anti-competitive…
Australia’s Lorna Jane fined over ‘anti-virus activewear’ claim
Lorna Jane was fined almost Aus$40,000 (US$28,000) over claims on its website that “anti-virus activewear” protects from infectious diseases and for implying it was effective against Covid-19,…
France to ban mink farms
Environment minister Barbara Pompili announced the sweeping measures saying “our attitude to wild animals has changed”.Animals rights group PETA hailed the decision as “an historic victory”. “Champagne…
BGMEA vice-president says Western brands won’t be able to source from Bangladesh if in debt with local producers
FashionNetwork.com: You follow closely the status of Western apparel brands, your clients. What is your opinion of bankruptcies like that of Camaïeu?Miran Ali: I have known Camaïeu…
Harvard, Levi Strauss, U.S. think tank in blockchain tie-up on worker welfare
Three factories in Mexico producing goods for Levi Strauss and employing 5,000 workers will be the first to use the blockchain-powered survey in 2019.Blockchain, which first emerged…
H&M’s Xinjiang cotton ban sparks China backlash
The fashion retailer’s products had vanished from Chinese tech titan Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Taobao on Wednesday, while two popular actors cut ties with H&M and state media…
Gran Canaria, the European capital of swimwear-
“The runway gives us more visibility, given the strong attendance of international buyers. Additionally, casting is great and represents a big opportunity for a brand that is…
H&M and Ikea double down on sustainable textile project
The fast fashion giant has added the wood and paper company to its ‘TreeToTextile AB’ initiative, ongoing since 2014.The initiative aims to develop new sustainable textile fibres…
Kingpins Amsterdam canceled due to coronavirus concerns
The Amsterdam show was originally scheduled for April 22 through 23. The cancellation marks the the latest change to the Kingpins schedule as a result of the…
Luxury beauty market- South-East Asia and India’s market size set to triple in the next ten years
According to the report, the prestige beauty market in South-East Asia and India is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 11% until 2031 –…