CollectPlus in industry-first ‘social send’ service

Marketplace sales have exploded in recent years and have been key for both sales of second hand fashion goods and for small entrepreneurs building fledgling fashion businesses.The new CollectPlus Social Send is an app-based offer with a name that makes the most of consumers’ social media obsessions.

But it’s not a new social media conceptคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Instead it allows parcels to be sent when the sender only has the recipient’s email address or phone humberคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. It also means that purchasers can keep their address detail pr…

Clothiers bet on ‘cooling’ fabrics as global temperatures rise

Other major companies, including VF Corp and Permira-owned Reformation, are also touting warm-weather styles made with Tencel, a lyocell fiber that textile manufacturer Lenzing says is more absorbent than cotton.The push comes as clothing retailers, whose sales dipped as inflation-weary consumers prioritized essentials over discretionary purchases, amp up their marketing of “cooling” garments as heat waves batter at least three continents.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

Apparel manufacturers and sellers are banking on lightweight materials and performance fabrics aimed at offering more relief than traditional cotton and polyester knits, as well as high-tech fibers they say offer wear…

Foreign credit card firms hit JV obstacle in China push

The push to get foreign card issuers to enter into equity tie-ups with Chinese companies, instead of running fully-owned units, comes ahead of Trump’s visit to China this week, and could further delay access to China’s rapidly-growing market for foreign card companies like MasterCard and Visa.The Trump administration has been a fierce critic of what it sees as China’s mercantilist policies. In September, Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative, criticized China for forcing companies into joint ventures.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

Trump also called the U.S. trade deficit with China “horrible” ahead of a trip to Asia that started Friday and includes visits …

H&M launches new sustainable packaging

The company is currently diving deep into digital and said the fact that e-commerce is increasing worldwide is driving large amounts of plastic waste, so there’s “an increased need to find new solutions for more sustainable packaging”.Much of the packaging used to fulfil online deliveries is plastic-based and the majority of it ends up in landfill sites or, even worse, the oceans.

The company said: “In the fashion industry, plastic is one of the biggest challenges. It is not only used in synthetic materials such as polyester, but also in hangers, hang tags, single-use shopping bags and polybags. When it comes to packaging, plastic is partly used to protect some products and prevent waste, which makes it even more challenging to replaceคำพูดจาก…

European MEPs call for rules to curb textile workers’ exploitation

The report sought rules from the European Union (EU) Commission so that all players in the textile and clothing industry supply chain respect the labour and human rights of their workers. It also adds that the EU should lead by example and purchase their textiles from sustainable and fair producers.The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) are at the forefront of the fight against unsustainable work in order to avoid further tragedies such as the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh.

“National initiatives like the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles are a good and important base for a European initiative. The Commission must present an EU-wide regulation because trade does not only concern national markets. Trade policy is European policy,” said S&D MEP Arne Lietz.”The …

Indian cosmetics face doubled import duty, prices could rise

The past year has seen the beauty industry boom in India, especially online. However, with the new government budget’s higher tax rates, some fear a dampener could be put on thisคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. The Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley, has proposed an increase in customs duty as well as the introduction of a ten percent welfare surcharge on basic customs duty.Many makeup products will be affected by these new rates including perfumes, hair dyes, and manicure and pedicure productsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. Health and wellness products such as sunscreens will also…

Justin Bieber slams H&M -trash- merchandise featuring his image

“The H&M merch they made of me is trash and I didn’t approve it,” Bieber wrote in an Instagram story on Monday, encouraging his 270 million followers not to buy it.H&M said separately that it had removed the Bieber-related products from sale and they no longer appeared available in its online stores.
“We have followed all approval stages, but while we are still checking this with all concerned parties, items have been removed from selling,” an H&M spokesperson said in a written comment to Reuters.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง<…

Permira takes control of Italian luxury suppliers hub Florence

The deal announced on Thursday highlights a trend among private equity funds, which after running out of big brands to buy, have locked on to the challenges of the luxury industry’s supply chain and turned to a “buy and build” strategy.Florence was founded in 2020 by VAM Investments, a private equity firm controlled by former Bulgari Chief Executive Francesco Trapani, who will stay on as Florence chairman.

Permira takes control of Italian luxury suppliers hub Florence

Its current CEO Attila Kiss will also retain his role.With revenues of more than 600 million euros in 2022, Florence group…

Six recycling innovations that could change fashion

The problem is that recycling textiles is a highly complex task and technical solutions are still in their infancy.NGOs warn the real problem is over-production, and that tech innovations may just provide cover for brands to continue pumping out billions of new clothes.

But the pressure to start recycling at massive scale is happening now.”Brands need to get to high levels of recycling at super-speed, and if they don’t, the EU will be giving them massive fines,” said circular economy consultant Paul Foulkes-Arellano.AFP spoke to multiple experts to see which ideas could make a difference.Many will fail, but here is a snapshot of current contenders that illustrate the different challenges in textile recycling.

Circ: unblending clothes 

Most clothes are a blend of mater…

Suppliers, ex-staff mull legal action after Missguided failure

The Guardian reported that suppliers have “filed an official complaint to the Insolvency Service and are considering legal action” over what some claimed to be “a reckless approach” by the former private equity owners.It had been part-owned by turnaround specialist Alteri until it called in administrators from advisory firm Teneo last Monday.  The owners had spent some months trying to sell the company after what the recovery driven by consumers turning to online retailers during the pandemic went into reverse when shops reopened.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

The newspaper said that more than a dozen suppliers based mainly in Leicester and Manchester are owed mi…