Macy’s announces latest sustainability initiatives
In particular, over the past year-and-a-half, the company has introduced several initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle across its private and market brand product offerings and operations.To reduce…
Hugo Boss begins producing masks and protective clothing
In a related move, its international fragrance partner Coty has begun manufacturing hand sanitizers to additionally combat shortages caused by the coronavirus. “We have dedicated our production facilities to the…
Levi’s Paul Dillinger on how denim innovations must take environmental impact into account
FashionNetwork.com: What has changed between the first and the current version of the Levi’s Trucker jacket featuring Google’s Jacquard technology?Paul Dillinger: We originally launched this product for urban cyclists,…
Paul Smith’s Foundation helps Smithfield open creative fashion studios
This is being partly delivered by Paul Smith’s Foundation along with the Mayor of London and Projekt. It will “provide London fashion designers with free space in the…
Shopify reveals customer data theft carried out by two -rogue- employees
“Two rogue members of our support team were engaged in a scheme to obtain customer transactional records of certain merchants,” the company explained in a blog post, going…
Replay dives deeper into recycled denim
The new Hyperflex Re-Used material is made/remade from eco-friendly raw materials, plus a mix of reused or recycled materials. The company said the blend of reused cotton and…
Tencent boss meets China antitrust officials as scrutiny widens
The meeting is the most concrete indication yet that China’s unprecedented antitrust crackdown, which started late last year with billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba business empire, could soon target…
Toast to add Reworn to existing circularity initiatives
Guided by long-standing principles “to create long-lasting pieces and explore ways to keep them in use for longer”, the brand has expanded its ‘The Circle’ initiative to introduce…
Textiel Innovatie Fonds among group of financiers to invest in Swedish We Are SpinDye
Together with the Dutch company Social Impact Ventures and the Chinese group Bestbase Group, Textiel Innovatie Fonds has injected €3 million in the fashion tech company.The funding marks…
Understanding in-store customer behaviour digitally is key to success says report
Having the technology to capture customer preferences and behaviours in-store will be just as important as selling products in bricks-and-mortar stores, according to the ‘Pulse of Retail 2021’…