Brands urged to stop sourcing from China’s Xinjiang over forced labour fears
The United States this month hit senior Chinese officials with sanctions over alleged rights abuses against the Uighurs, and Britain and France have recently condemned their treatment.While…
Bestseller expands TextileGenesis partnership to boost traceability
The Danish fashion giant, which owns the Jack & Jones and Vero Moda brands, is one of the first fashion retailers to scale the new blockchain solution…
Generation Z finding time for second-hand luxury watches
The global second-hand watch market is estimated at nearly 20 billion Swiss francs ($21.7 billion) and could reach 35 billion francs by 2030, according to a study…
Henkel opens North American Experience Center
The first of its kind outside of Henkel’s global headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, the 5,200-square-foot center is made up of 10 experience stations showcasing the company’s latest…
Hot weather helps UK retail but fashion falls
The CBI said the rise in sales volumes was broad-based, with online sales, durable goods and department stores doing particularly well. But there was a sting in…
India gold prices back at discount; yuan slide supports Chinese buying
Dealers in India – the world’s second biggest gold consumer – were offering a discount of up to $3 an ounce to the global price for the…
Heels on way out as women switch to trainers and flats – Deichmann research
It looks like the six-inch-heel-plus-platform trend of the 2000s could have been the last gasp of the killer heel with shoe retailer Deichmann saying that British women…
Japan December consumer prices dip slightest amount in nearly a year
While prospects of accelerating inflation offer some relief for the BOJ, many central bankers remain wary. They would much prefer that reaching their ambitious 2 percent inflation…
Is Lady Gaga about to launch a beauty line-
The United States Patent and Trademark Office lists the possible product categories for the trademark as: “Cosmetics; cosmetic compacts; make-up; foundations; cheek colors; eyebrow colors; lipstick, lip…
France tightens ad rules to take aim at ‘greenwashing’
The measures, which came into force on January 1, come after United Nations experts issued a raft of new guidelines aimed at drawing a “red line” around…