UK Sportswear Market Faces Another Tough Year in 2024
The UK sportswear market is expected to experience another testing year despite consumers’ intending to be more active in 2024.
Shein’s Us IPO in Jeopardy Following Chinese Cybersecurity Probe
Shein is facing a cybersecurity probe from the Cyberspace Administration of China as it seeks to go public in the US.
Apparel Brands, Retailers To Cover Costs of Textile Waste Under New EU Rules
New rules proposed by the European Commission aim to push apparel companies into improving the recyclability of their products.
New Collections Boost February UK Clothing Sales After Repeated Falls
Spring collections and promotions contributed to a UK clothing stores sales volume rise of 1.7% in February, after repeated falls.
AI Accelerates Innovation in Fashion Trend Forecasting, Design, Sales
Industry experts share how AI has enabled fashion brands to be ahead on trends, experiment with designs and adapt retail offerings.
UK Recession Hits Clothing Retail as Consumer Confidence Wanes
The latest ONS figures hint towards a slowing UK economy with UK’s GDP estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Global Fashion Brand Winners and Losers in 2023
Just Style reveals the fashion industry’s successes and failures and how brands from Next to Inditex and Nike to Shein fared in 2023.
Fashion Circularity: Moving From a Supply Chain to a Supply Network State of Mind
How can we unlock the next stages of circularity in the apparel sector and move away from supply chains to ‘supply networks’?
Five Components of a Successful Apparel Factory in 2024
Smartex believes the apparel industry is evolving but without modernisation, factories will be overwhelmed by competing priorities.
Source Fashion Outlines Top 10 Retail Trends in 2024
UK responsible sourcing event, Source Fashion predicts the top 10 retail trends that will shape the industry in 2024.
EU Ecodesign Framework Aims To Make Green Products the ‘New Norm’
The EU parliament has reached an agreement on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation on making sustainable products the “new norm.”
Signal: Apparel Sector Urged To Promote Sustainable Forest Certification
PEFC tells Just Style fashion brands are not advertising their certifications on labels, which is “a “real missed opportunity”.
Better Cotton Aligns With UN Initiative To Empower SMEs in Global Supply Chains
Better Cotton is backing SMEs through the International Trade Centre’s new initiative to help boost supply chain transparency.
Signal: Unseasonable weather impacts European apparel brand results
Unseasonable weather becomes a key theme in apparel company filings as changing climate impacts consumer choices.
How AI Is Revolutionising Fashion Design and Manufacturing Processes
The co-founder & CEO at Polytropon discusses how the fashion industry is leveraging AI and related software to simplify production processes.