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H&M Factory in Myanmar Damaged in Violent Labor Dispute

Workers demanding better conditions and benefits have destroyed the production line of a Chinese-owned factory making clothes for Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz, in one of the most violent labor disputes in Myanmar in years.

North Face, Timberland Set Forest Policy, Extend Responsible Sourcing

VF Corporation, whose brands include The North Face, Timberland, Wrangler and Lee, released its first-ever Forest Derived Materials Policy, which sets purchasing guidelines and commits the company and its suppliers to using sustainable forest materials and products.

New Adidas CEO Plans Fast-Fashion Focus to Catch Up to Nike

Adidas AG's new chief executive officer is doubling down on surging sales of casual sneaker lines like Stan Smith and Tubular to transform the German sportswear maker into a fast-fashion business and gain ground on larger rival Nike Inc.

What Are the Benefits of Private Label?

Analyst Insight: Exclusive in-house brands or comprehensive private-label ranges are increasingly being used to execute a differentiation strategy. Exclusive differentiation is one of the key elements to creating an exciting and productive retail environment. It is vital to explore the importance of exclusive and private-label brands as a key differentiator in apparel retailing today. – Nancy Marino, Senior Vice President, Tompkins International

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What Went Wrong: Nasty Gal, Former Fashion World Darling, Is Now Bankrupt

By 2012, Nasty Gal was a fashion world success story, growing from an Ebay store to nearly $100m in sales in just six years.

How Can We Save American Manufacturing?

American manufacturing is in need of a reboot.

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Will 'Made in Italy' Replace 'Made in China'?

China's textile industry is a world beater, accounting for over 60 percent of world chemical and synthetic fiber production. Cotton production is lower, but still large, at over 20 percent of the global total, ranking only behind India in 2016. The trend, however, is downwards as China is caught between rising domestic costs, persistent technical and distribution advantages elsewhere.

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The North Face, Patagonia to Phase Out Perfluorinated Chemicals

Gore Fabrics says it will eliminate perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) of environmental concern from its products by 2023.

With Everything About Trump, What's a Designer to Do?

The night President and Mrs. Trump had dinner at Mar-a-Lago with the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his wife, Akie Abe - after a nice round of golf and a garden tour, before North Korea necessitated an impromptu news conference - Alexander Wang dragged his audience up to the crumbling abandoned RKO Hamilton Theater on 146th Street in Harlem and jammed everyone into a standing-room-only area that once housed orchestra seats and now framed a raised runway.

Supply Chain Audits Lack Legal Weight, NGO Says

Auditing firms need to be held legally liable for incidents of worker abuse or health and safety failings that they fail to uncover, a human rights NGO has said.

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In Advance of Earnings Calls, Apparel Brands Face the 'Trump Question'

What to say? As corporate chieftains prepare for a round of no doubt excruciatingly painful fourth-quarter conference calls with Wall Street, they find themselves on unusually uncertain ground.

Thomas Pink Piloting IoT System With RFID to Manage Inventory, Traffic

U.K.-based luxury clothing and shirt retailer Thomas Pink launched an Internet of Things pilot at its Wall Street store in New York City this month that features ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology to track the movement of merchandise in real time throughout the business, and RetailNext camera-based technology.

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