What to Know About the XBB.1.16 Variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring a new COVID-19 subvariant called XBB.1.16, which is now circulating in the U.S. after an initial surge of cases in…
ASOS is latest fast fashion giant to unveil ambitious new ESG goals
The online fashion giant’s ‘Fashion with Integrity’ (FWI) 2030 programme, which includes a commitment to achieve Net Zero across the full value chain by 2030, “continues the…
‘Ababis’ and ‘Star Wnrs’- Knockoffs thrive in China e-commerce
As China held its massive annual “Singles Day” online sales event on Sunday, shoppers could still find cheap imitations on Alibaba’s Taobao app despite the company’s efforts…
Gucci publishes environmental and social impact report
Gucci began to take interest in its environmental impact in 2011 and started publishing its Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) account in 2015, before making its results…
Hugo Boss to close down Italian leather goods factory and delocalise
Another employee, the 22nd, is on their way out as their contract is expiring, so that the factory’s entire, highly qualified workforce will effectively be laid off….
Discount retailers’ sales rebound with anxious shoppers seeking deals
Even with holiday-spending growth seen slipping to a five-year-low, off-price retailers TJX Cos., Ross Stores Inc. and Burlington Stores Inc. are set to post higher sales in…
H&M, C&A lead new Fashion Transparency Index, Gucci is top luxury brand
Fashion Revolution’s annual list has named H&M as the highest-scoring brand with 73% out of 250 possible points “as it publishes detailed information about its supply chain…
Indian diamond prices increase thanks to US, China demand
As the Christmas holidays and Chinese New Year approach, demand for Indian diamonds is again on the increase. Ashok Gajera, the Managing Director of Laxmi Diamond, a…
50% e-shoppers engage in cross-border e-commerce, say reports
Apparel is one of the categories with highest demand in cross-border e-retail across the world, says the Global Cross-Border B2C E-commerce 2017 report by yStats.Delivery and shipping…
India cotton exports drop on thin supply pushing prices higher
The freeze in Indian export will prompt Brazil, Australia and United States to raise shipments and has pushed global prices to near their highest since August.The price…